Tag: Enforcement

U.S. Supreme Court Strengthens SEC’s Power To Recover Illegal Profits

SEC Charlene Lensburg -
The U.S. Supreme Court has handed the SEC an important enforcement win. In Sripetch v. SEC, the Court ruled that the agency does not need to prove measurable investor losses before seeking disgorgement of illegal profits. For financial operators, promoters, and crypto schemes, the message is clear: illegal gains remain exposed.

THE WHISTLEBLOWER BLACKOUT: How the Trump Administration Killed Financial Crime Early Warning System at the Worst Possible Time

CFTC Charlene Lensburg -
In the public record, 2025 looks like a collapse in US whistleblower award messaging: the US SEC’s own newsroom tag shows 7 award-related items in 2023, 5 in 2024, and just 1 in 2025; the CFTC’s whistleblower news feed shows only one 2025 award post. In an era of open banking + crypto rails, that’s a regulatory red flag.