Trevor Kitchen v. CFTC

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Case Number:

25-1098

Court:

Appellate - DC Circuit

Nature of Suit:

Government Agencies

  1. June 05, 2026

    DC Circ. Backs CFTC Denial Of $147M Whistleblower Award

    The D.C. Circuit Friday affirmed the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's decision denying a former trader's bid for a $147 million whistleblower incentive award after he tipped off the agency about foreign exchange market manipulation, saying there's no evidence he was the original source on which the commission relied.

  2. February 11, 2026

    DC Circ. Questions Denial Of CFTC Whistleblower Award

    The D.C. Circuit seemed skeptical Wednesday morning about the argument that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission wrongly denied a man a $147 million whistleblower incentive award after he tipped off the agency about foreign exchange market manipulation.