Will the CFTC’s New Top Cop Usher in an Era of Increased Investigation and Related Rewards for Whistleblowers?
- February 21, 2025
- Federal False Claims Act, State False Claims Acts
On February 14, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) signaled some “love” for whistleblowers and the future of the CFTC’s whistleblower program when announcing that Brian Young had been appointed as a new enforcement director. Young, whose career included a stint as a federal prosecutor, had most recently been the CFTC’s whistleblower chief.