United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida's Whistleblower Non-Prosecution Pilot Program

     The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida (USAO-SDFL) has created the USAO-SDFL Whistleblower Non-Prosecution Pilot Program (Whistleblower Program) designed to encourage early and voluntary self-disclosures of criminal conduct committed and/or known by individual participants in certain non-violent offenses. In exchange for such self-disclosure and cooperation, the USAO-SDFL will enter into a non-prosecution agreement where certain specified conditions are met, including, but not limited to, the condition that the USAO-SDFL was not previously aware of the criminal conduct that is the subject of the disclosure. By providing clarity on the requirements and the benefits of such self-disclosure, we seek to incentivize individuals (and their counsel) to provide actionable, accurate, and timely information. This, we believe, will bring more misconduct to light, and help law enforcement protect the communities we serve.

     The USAO-SDFL Whistleblower Program is different, and separate, from the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (Whistleblower Awards Program). The USAO-SDFL’s pilot program is for individuals who participated in criminal activity and face criminal liability. The Whistleblower Awards Program is for those who did not meaningfully participate in criminal activity that falls within four subject areas.[1]

The Policy can be found here at USAO-SDFL Whistleblower Policy.

The WBP Reporting Form can be found here at WBP Reporting Form.

Please email the reporting form to USAFLS.WhistleblowerProgram@usdoj.gov.

FAQ’s can be found here at USAO-SDFL Whistleblower Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

[1] To qualify for the Whistleblower Awards Program, the information must relate to one of the following areas: (1) certain crimes involving financial institutions, from traditional banks to cryptocurrency businesses; (2) foreign corruption involving misconduct by companies; (3) domestic corruption involving misconduct by companies; or (4) health care fraud schemes involving private insurance plans. For those interested in the Whistleblower Awards Program, more information can be found at justice.gov/corporatewhistleblower.