Tracker
Reward programs
Seven program pages, from the October 2026 DOJ tip reward to qui tam, SEC, CFTC, IRS, FinCEN, and state statutes.
Independent field guide
U.S. fraud reward programs, in the government’s own words.
What the Justice Department, the SEC, the CFTC, the IRS, and FinCEN have published about awards, who may qualify, and where an official report goes. Every figure on this site is tied to a primary source.
Published award ranges
These lines are copied from the program pages. Each page cites the government source for the figure.
- $10,000 to $30,000, if the Department decides to pay DOJ fraud tip reward
- 15% to 25% if the government proceeds; 25% to 30% if it does not False Claims Act
- 10% to 30% of sanctions collected, if sanctions exceed $1 million SEC whistleblower
- Generally 15% to 30% of proceeds collected IRS whistleblower
Start here
Guides
Fraud types
Hospice, home health, day care, SNAP, unemployment, student aid, PPP, and VA benefits, from public cases.
Quiz
Match a tip
A short client-side quiz. It suggests pages. It does not collect a narrative.
Record
News and payouts
Summaries of government releases on awards, charges, pleas, sentences, and settlements.
Programs
U.S. Department of Justice, National Fraud Enforcement Division
Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program (WHIP)
$10,000 to $30,000, if the Department decides to pay
An early-stage Justice Department reward of $10,000 to $30,000 for specified fraud tips, paid only in the Department’s discretion after criminal charges are unsealed.
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division
False Claims Act qui tam
15% to 25% if the government proceeds; 25% to 30% if it does not
A civil statute that lets a private person sue in the government’s name over false claims for federal money, and share in a recovery if the suit succeeds.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of the Whistleblower
SEC Whistleblower Program
10% to 30% of sanctions collected, if sanctions exceed $1 million
Awards of 10% to 30% of monetary sanctions collected when an SEC enforcement action orders more than $1 million and the whistleblower’s information leads to that action.
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
CFTC Whistleblower Program
10% to 30% when sanctions collected exceed $1 million
Awards of 10% to 30% of monetary sanctions collected when original information leads to a successful CFTC action, or a related action, with sanctions over $1 million.
Internal Revenue Service, Whistleblower Office
IRS Whistleblower Office
Generally 15% to 30% of proceeds collected
The IRS pays awards from proceeds it collects because of a whistleblower’s information. Mandatory awards under section 7623(b) have dollar and income thresholds. Smaller matters are discretionary.
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, U.S. Department of the Treasury
FinCEN AML and sanctions whistleblower program
Statute: 10% to 30% if sanctions exceed $1 million. Payment waits on a final rule.
A Treasury program for information about Bank Secrecy Act, IEEPA, Trading With the Enemy Act, and Kingpin Act violations. FinCEN says it will pay awards after its regulation is final.
State attorneys general and state legislatures
State false claims acts
Set by each state statute. Not listed here.
Some states let a private person sue in the state’s name over false claims for state money. Shares, covered programs, and procedures are in each statute. They are not copied here unless verified.
Guides
Guide
Hospice fraud
Public cases describe Medicare payments for patients who were not terminally ill, and for crisis-level care that was not needed or not provided.
Guide
Home health fraud
The Intrepid settlement describes allegations of Medicare claims for patients who did not qualify, for care that was not necessary, and for services that were not performed.
Guide
Day care and child care fraud
Prosecutors have alleged that licensed home day cares billed subsidized child care programs for days and hours when children were not there.
Guide
SNAP fraud
The Justice Department has described SNAP fraud as a covered example in its early tip reward, and it has prosecuted false household reports used to obtain benefits.
Guide
Unemployment insurance fraud
Prosecutors have described fictitious employers, stolen identities, and thousands of false unemployment claims filed with a state labor department.
Guide
Federal student aid fraud
A North Carolina case describes stolen or borrowed identities, fake enrollment, and FAFSA forms used to draw federal student aid.
Guide
PPP and SBA loan fraud
Public PPP cases describe inflated payroll, fake tax forms, and loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration that were used for personal spending.
Guide
VA benefits fraud
A public plea describes forged employment letters and false certifications used to obtain Department of Veterans Affairs tuition payments.
Recent from the public record
- Justice Department announces a $10,000 to $30,000 fraud tip reward
The Office of Public Affairs said tips that lead to criminal charges in specified fraud areas can be considered for $10,000 to $30,000, in the Department’s discretion.
- Twelve charged in alleged $10 million home day care schemes
The Justice Department said complaints allege false attendance records for subsidized child care and more than $10 million in diverted funds.
- CFTC awards more than $8 million to five whistleblowers
Five people received awards that together exceed $8 million. The release restates the 10% to 30% statutory band and program totals since 2014.
- Ten-year sentence in a $63 million PPP scheme
The Justice Department said fabricated payroll and tax records were used to obtain SBA-guaranteed loans, with restitution over $63 million.
How to read this site
Methodology
Claims stay in only when a government page states them. Unverified award tables are left out.
How qui tam works
The sealed civil lawsuit, and how it differs from the 2026 criminal tip reward.
Anonymity
What each program actually says about names, lawyers, and disclosure.
Retaliation rules
The employment protections the statutes and agency pages describe.