SEC Reading Of Statutory Language In Denying Whistleblower Award Proper

(November 16, 2022, 2:06 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — The Securities and Exchange Commission did not misinterpret the terms “convicted” and “related to” in the whistleblower provision of the Securities Exchange Act in denying a John Doe whistleblower’s application for a whistleblower award, a Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Nov. 15 in denying Doe’s petition for agency review....