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ARTICLE · 30 JULY 2025

DOJ Antitrust Division Announces Whistleblower Rewards Program

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On July 8, 2025, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), in partnership with the United States Postal Service (USPS) and U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (USPS OIG)...

United StatesAntitrust/Competition Law
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  • The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on July 8, 2025, a whistleblower rewards program to encourage reporting of antitrust offenses that harm consumers, taxpayers and free market competition.
  • Individuals stand to qualify for monetary rewards of up to 30 percent of any criminal fines recovered for violations of antitrust and related laws affecting the U.S. Postal Service. Criminal convictions from whistleblower reports that result in fines of at least $1 million may qualify for rewards.

On July 8, 2025, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), in partnership with the United States Postal Service (USPS) and U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (USPS OIG), announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind Whistleblower Rewards Program for antitrust violations. Assistant Attorney General Abigail Slater stated that the program is meant to increase detection of crimes that "harm free market competition [and] often

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