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SEC: Texans Rank Fourth in Snitching on Business Fraud

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission received 135 tips from Texans blowing the whistle on colleagues, bosses or business partners who they contended were violating federal securities laws, bribery statutes and corporate compliance regulations, according to a federal report issued this week.

The Office of the Whistleblower at the SEC issued a 22-page report stating that the agency had received 3,238 tips from whistleblowers during fiscal year 2013, which ended Oct. 1.

Mark Curriden

Mark Curriden is a lawyer/journalist and founder of The Texas Lawbook. In addition, he is a contributing legal correspondent for The Dallas Morning News.

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