U.S. DOJ's Antitrust Division And USPS Partner For New Whistleblower Rewards Program

Whistleblowers with knowledge of postal-related antitrust crimes have a new incentive for coming forward. The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division announced a partnership with the United States Postal Service (USPS) to create a whistleblower rewards program on July 8, 2025. This marks the very first time the Antitrust Division will reward whistleblowers — with potentially up to 30% of the recovered criminal fine — for their assistance in reporting postal-related antitrust crimes.

Antitrust schemes give larger companies an unfair advantage by consolidating control over markets, squeezing out smaller competitors, and leaving the public with higher prices and fewer choices. Detecting these schemes can be difficult. Assistant Attorney General Abigail Slater of the Antitrust Division described it as a "formidable challenge" but expressed hopes that the new program will encourage people with firsthand knowledge of antitrust crimes and related offenses to help the