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SEC awards whistleblower sixth-largest payment ever: $27 million
By 
Aaron Nicodemus2020-04-16T17:26:00
A whistleblower has been awarded $27 million by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the largest award this year and the sixth-largest payout ever.
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