The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a $4.5 million whistleblower award, the first given under a provision incentivizing employees to submit allegations to the agency within 120 days of internal reporting.

Friday’s award is the latest in a series of massive whistleblower awards, and not just from the SEC. During one week in March, whistleblowers in unrelated cases received $86 million in awards, including $1.87 million for the former general counsel of the Houston Housing Authority. A press release from the SEC Friday claims the agency has awarded “$381 million to 62 individuals since issuing its first award in 2012.”

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