Whistleblowers Exposing Fraud Can Receive Up to 30 Percent of Fine Amounts: Bessent

Whistleblowers Exposing Fraud Can Receive Up to 30 Percent of Fine Amounts: Bessent

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

Whistleblowers who expose fraud involving government funds can get up to 30 percent of the fines imposed on violators, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a Feb. 13 interview with CNBC.

ā€œI think it’s going to be a great way to ferret out waste, fraud, and abuse,ā€ Bessent said.
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