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August 16, 2010

Dodd-Frank and Bounty Hunters...

...or "Dodd-Frank and Whistleblowers," depending on your point of view.

As previously noted here and elsewhere, the mammoth financial reform legislation touches, in part, upon the bounties paid by the SEC to individuals providing information leading to charges of fraud.

For a thorough (and timely) breakdown of how the new law may affect enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, see Professor Koehler's thoughtful post at http://fcpaprofessor.blogspot.com/2010/07/financial-reform-bills-whistleblower.html .

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