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> I doubt those materials would be admissible in court. As long as legitimacy of those documents is confirmed in court, why would they be inadmissible? From my

> I doubt those materials would be admissible in court. As long as legitimacy of those documents is confirmed in court, why would they be inadmissible? From my perspective on admissibility, I don’t see much of a difference between the whistleblower scenario and a random person walking on the street, noticing something that could be a crime evidence (e.g., a blood trail), reporting it to the relevant authorities, and then that blood trail being used as a piece of evidence in court. What about the FBI most wanted list, where they promise monetary awards for tips that could lead to the person on the poster? Because if passerby’s just randomly encountering helpful info like that aren’t qualified for the awards, the bar becomes almost impossible to satisfy, unless you are directly involved with people you are providing info on (which eliminates a massive group of whistleblowers that are third-party witnesses)

JumpCrisscross 3y ago
> As long as legitimacy of those documents is confirmed in court, why would they be inadmissible? In the process of confirming legitimacy, you'll get the originals. Random stuff found on a street could be a fictitious creation or misconstrued. If you saw who dropped off the briefcase, that might count as observation. I would see the SEC having a hard time not counting that as "original information." > What about the FBI most wanted list, where they promise monetary awards for tips that could lead to the person on the poster? Tips versus "information," from what I understand. That said, it's very much an open book [1]. [1] https://www.whistleblowers.org/faq/sec-whistleblower-dodd-frank-act/ https://www.whistleblowers.org/faq/sec-whistleblower-dodd-fr...
- filoleg 3y ago
  > Tips versus "information" Is there an actual distinction between those two terms in this context? I strongly doubt it, given that the official SEC page for whistleblowing uses "tips" and "information" fully interchangeably. For example, here is a quote[0] from a section at the top with instructions: >> Submit a Tip >>To qualify for an award under the Whistleblower Program, you must submit information regarding possible securities law violations to the Commission in one of the following two ways: >> (1) By submitting a tip electronically through the SEC’s Tips, Complaints and Referrals Portal by clicking the button below. >> (2) By mailing or faxing a Form TCR to:[...] 0. https://www.sec.gov/whistleblower/submit-a-tip https://www.sec.gov/whistleblower/submit-a-tip

JumpCrisscross 3y ago

> As long as legitimacy of those documents is confirmed in court, why would they be inadmissible? In the process of confirming legitimacy, you'll get the originals. Random stuff found on a street could be a fictitious creation or misconstrued. If you saw who dropped off the briefcase, that might count as observation. I would see the SEC having a hard time not counting that as "original information." > What about the FBI most wanted list, where they promise monetary awards for tips that could lead to the person on the poster? Tips versus "information," from what I understand. That said, it's very much an open book [1]. [1] https://www.whistleblowers.org/faq/sec-whistleblower-dodd-frank-act/ https://www.whistleblowers.org/faq/sec-whistleblower-dodd-fr...

filoleg 3y ago
> Tips versus "information" Is there an actual distinction between those two terms in this context? I strongly doubt it, given that the official SEC page for whistleblowing uses "tips" and "information" fully interchangeably. For example, here is a quote[0] from a section at the top with instructions: >> Submit a Tip >>To qualify for an award under the Whistleblower Program, you must submit information regarding possible securities law violations to the Commission in one of the following two ways: >> (1) By submitting a tip electronically through the SEC’s Tips, Complaints and Referrals Portal by clicking the button below. >> (2) By mailing or faxing a Form TCR to:[...] 0. https://www.sec.gov/whistleblower/submit-a-tip https://www.sec.gov/whistleblower/submit-a-tip