It seems right to you that investors in a company caught running a $1.4 billion scam should receive a billion dollars - while the whistleblower loses his career and gets nothing?
... Really?
Like, do you know how big a billion :is:?
... Really?
Like, do you know how big a billion :is:?
I suspect a lot of companies which have illegally covered up losses have later managed to recoup losses to make investors whole again, and have never been discovered. In these cases, investors end up better off without a whistleblower.