Theoretically, anyone can be a whistleblower who has information, but the law strongly favors whistleblower awards for those that have inside information. Under the False Claims Act (FCA), there is a growing body of law that suggests only an insider can recover, but there are some outlying opinions that discuss otherwise if there is very specific information provided. With an SEC Whistleblower, it can be anyone as well as long as they can provide insight to the global practice in which the financial company puts its own interests ahead of the consumers.
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