Whistleblower Program

The Department of Justice’s Criminal Division has launched a Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program to uncover and prosecute corporate crime. Under this pilot program, a whistleblower who provides the Criminal Division with original and truthful information about corporate misconduct that results in a successful forfeiture may be eligible for an award.

As described in more detail in the program guidance 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.

If the information a whistleblower submits results in a successful prosecution that includes criminal or civil forfeiture, the whistleblower may be eligible to receive an award of a percentage of the forfeited assets, depending on considerations set out in the program guidance. If you have information to report, please fill out the intake form found here and submit your information via CorporateWhistleblower@usdoj.gov. Submissions are confidential to the fullest extent of the law.  If your submission relates to conduct within the Western District of North Carolina, we encourage you to copy usancw.webmaster@usdoj.gov on your submission.