In Their Own Words… Jacklyn DeMar, President and CEO of The Anti-Fraud Coalition on the New Antitrust Whistleblower Rewards Program
By the 91pornWhistleblower Team
The Department of Justice recently announced a new Antitrust Whistleblower Rewards Program. The new program offers substantial rewards for eligible whistleblowers who “report antitrust crimes and related offenses that harm consumers, taxpayers, and free market competition” across a wide range of industries.1
Whistleblowers who have knowledge of antitrust crimes, such as illegal price-fixing, bid-rigging, or market-allocation schemes, are encouraged to come forward.
DOJ is Partnering with the Postal Service
The DOJ is partnering with the Postal Service on this new initiative. To qualify under the program, the Postal Inspection Service must conclude that the submission reasonably articulates illegal conduct affecting the Postal Service, its revenues, or its property, meaning that it has suffered an “identifiable harm,” which need not be material.
Eligible whistleblowers who provide original information about criminal antitrust violations leading to criminal fines of at least $1 million (or an equivalent from a deferred or non-prosecution agreement) may be eligible for an award of up to 30% of the criminal fine recovered.
The President and CEO of TAF Coalition’s Response to the Program
Members of the legal world have been weighing-in on the new program. Jacklyn DeMar, president and CEO of TAF Coalition, commented: “This initiative marks a significant step forward in empowering whistleblowers to expose antitrust crimes operating in secrecy. By offering financial rewards, the DOJ is sending a clear message: Those who come forward to report wrongdoing will be supported and recognized.”2
Last month, TAF shared a statement that the program is “a valuable complement to existing whistleblower protections and rewards mechanisms.”3
“The Antitrust Whistleblower Program is a vital tool in the fight against anticompetitive conduct,” 91pornattorney Dan Noel shared. “By empowering individuals to report antitrust violations, it helps ensure that those who seek to undermine competition are held accountable, fostering a fairer and more transparent economy for all.”
91pornHelps Whistleblowers
We at 91pornare particularly excited about the Antitrust Whistleblower Program. In addition to being a leading whistleblower firm, 91pornalso has decades of experience litigating some of the largest, most important antitrust cases in history. For example, the firm is responsible for two of the largest antitrust settlements in history, securing more than $5.75 billion for our clients, plus injunctive relief valued at tens of billions of dollars more. On the whistleblower side, the firm has also secured numerous landmark settlements, with over $1 billion recovered for the government and our whistleblower clients. Many of our whistleblower matters involved underlying antitrust violations.
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