# International Whistleblower Advocates: Global Legal \& Advocacy Support for Whistleblowers > We support international whistleblowers with legal aid, advocacy, and policy\. We fight to protect whistleblower rights and win financial awards\. Generated by Yoast SEO v28.4, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Términos de uso](https://whistle-blower.com/terms-of-use/) - [Suscripción exitosa](https://whistle-blower.com/sign-up-received/) - [¡Recibimos su solicitud de contacto\!](https://whistle-blower.com/contact-request-received/) - [¡Recibimos su solicitud de consulta\!](https://whistle-blower.com/consultation-request-received/) - [Haga su consulta](https://whistle-blower.com/consultation/): Si tiene información sobre fraude, corrupción o finanzas ilícitas, envíe una solicitud de admisión a IWA para una consulta confidencial\. ¡Contáctenos hoy\! ## Posts - [La SEC acepta reclamaciones de recompensa para denunciantes en casos de soborno bajo la FCPA](https://whistle-blower.com/sec-accepting-whistleblower-award-claims-for-fcpa-bribery-cases/) - [Las autoridades de EE\. UU\. impusieron 1\.500 millones de dólares en sanciones en casos de la FCPA en 2022](https://whistle-blower.com/u-s-authorities-imposed-1-5-billion-in-sanctions-in-fcpa-cases-in-2022/): En 2022, el DOJ y la SEC impusieron más de 1\.500 millones de dólares en sanciones en casos de la FCPA, un aumento drástico respecto a 2021, aunque las cifras siguen por debajo del promedio de la última década\. - [La necesidad urgente de que las Naciones Unidas actúen en la CoSP 11, destacada en el pódcast "Whistleblower of the Week"](https://whistle-blower.com/critical-need-for-united-nations-action-at-cosp11-highlighted-in-whistleblower-of-the-week-podcast/): En un pódcast conducido por la denunciante del FBI Jane Turner, el presidente del National Whistleblower Center, Stephen M\. Kohn, instó a los defensores de derechos humanos y a las ONG a exigir que los Estados parte de una próxima conferencia anticorrupción de la ONU en Doha respalden el uso de leyes como la Foreign Corrupt Practices Act y las leyes contra el lavado de dinero para combatir la corrupción\. - [Critical Need for United Nations Action at CoSP11 Highlighted in “Whistleblower of the Week” Podcast](https://whistle-blower.com/critical-need-for-united-nations-action-at-cosp11-highlighted-in-whistleblower-of-the-week-podcast/): In a podcast hosted by FBI Whistleblower Jane Turner, National Whistleblower Center Chairman Stephen M\. Kohn urged human rights defenders and NGOs to insist that State Parties at an upcoming UN anti\-corruption conference in Doha endorse using laws like the Foreign Corrupt Practices and Anti\-Money Laundering Acts to combat corruption\. - [La transparencia internacional y la protección de informantes y denunciantes](https://whistle-blower.com/international-transparency-and-the-protection-of-informants-and-whistleblowers/): La transparencia de nombre no basta\. Conozca por qué la verdadera transparencia internacional exige proteger, incentivar y recompensar a los denunciantes que exponen la corrupción\. ## Bios - [Sara Strömberg](https://whistle-blower.com/bio/sara-stromberg/): Sara Strömberg es enlace internacional en International Whistleblower Advocates\. - [Sara Strömberg](https://whistle-blower.com/bio/sara-stromberg/): Sara Strömberg is an international liaison at International Whistleblower Advocates\. - [Serena Korkmaz](https://whistle-blower.com/bio/serena-korkmaz/) - [Serena Korkmaz](https://whistle-blower.com/bio/serena-korkmaz/) - [Eric Hylton](https://whistle-blower.com/bio/eric-hylton/) ## Campaigns - [Tell FinCEN that They Must Adopt Rules for AML WIA that Match What Congress Passed](https://whistle-blower.com/campaign/tell-fincen-that-they-must-adopt-rules-for-aml-wia-that-match-what-congress-passed/): Comments that identify violations of the underlying statute become part of the official record — and can be used to challenge the final rule in federal court\. - [Dígale a FinCEN que Debe Adoptar Reglas para la AML WIA que Coincidan con lo que Aprobó el Congreso](https://whistle-blower.com/campaign/tell-fincen-that-they-must-adopt-rules-for-aml-wia-that-match-what-congress-passed/) - [Mejorar los Enjuiciamientos por Soborno en el Extranjero y Lavado de Dinero](https://whistle-blower.com/campaign/enhancing-foreign-bribery-and-money-laundering-prosecutions/): Instamos a los Estados parte, las ONG y los defensores de los derechos humanos a abogar enérgicamente por herramientas eficaces para combatir la corrupción, incluidos el soborno en el extranjero y el lavado de dinero\. - [Enhancing Foreign Bribery and Money Laundering Prosecutions](https://whistle-blower.com/campaign/enhancing-foreign-bribery-and-money-laundering-prosecutions/): We urge State Parties, NGOs and Human Rights Defenders to strongly advocate for effective tools to combat corruption, including foreign bribery and money laundering\. ## Definitions - [Bribery](https://whistle-blower.com/definition/bribery/): Bribery is giving, offering, receiving, or asking for something of value to corruptly influence an official act or business decision — and when it involves a foreign official and a publicly traded company, it is exactly the kind of conduct the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is built to reach\. - [Corruption](https://whistle-blower.com/definition/corruption/): Corruption is one of the most misunderstood words in law\. It covers everything from a customs official pocketing a bribe to a bank laundering billions of dollars, and international law treats it not as a single crime but as a whole family of them: bribery, embezzlement, money laundering, and more\. For whistleblowers, knowing exactly which form of corruption they've witnessed is the first step toward understanding whether U\.S\. law can help them report it, and be rewarded for doing so\. - [Extorsión](https://whistle-blower.com/definition/extortion/): La extorsión es una exigencia respaldada por una amenaza: dinero o una ventaja obtenidos mediante coacción, intimidación o el uso indebido del poder oficial\. Esta entrada explica en qué se diferencia la extorsión del soborno, el chantaje y la solicitación, qué dicen el derecho internacional y estadounidense sobre los funcionarios que exigen pagos, y qué opciones tienen realmente los denunciantes\. - [Integridad](https://whistle-blower.com/definition/integrity/): La integridad es la alineación constante de la conducta con los valores éticos y el interés público\. Esta entrada explica las definiciones de la OCDE y la ONU, en qué se diferencia la integridad de la ética y la transparencia, los mecanismos que la hacen cumplir y qué ocurre cuando falla\. - [Tráfico de Influencias](https://whistle-blower.com/definition/trading-in-influence/) ## Downloads - [The Role of Financial Rewards for Whistleblowers in the Fight Against Economic Crime](https://whistle-blower.com/file-download/the-role-of-financial-rewards-for-whistleblowers-in-the-fight-against-economic-crime/) - [¡Un Llamamiento Urgente a la Acción\! Declaración de la UNCAC del National Whistleblower Center](https://whistle-blower.com/file-download/national-whistleblower-center-uncac-statement/) - [Estrategia de los Estados Unidos para Combatir la Corrupción](https://whistle-blower.com/file-download/united-states-strategy-on-countering-corruption/) - [Convención de las Naciones Unidas contra la Corrupción \(UNCAC\)](https://whistle-blower.com/file-download/united-nations-convention-against-corruption/) - [Un Plan Marshall Inverso para la Anticorrupción: Las Democracias Liberales Pueden Llenar el Vacío Dejado por los Cambios en las Políticas de los EE\. UU\.](https://whistle-blower.com/file-download/a-reverse-marshall-plan-for-anti-corruption-liberal-democracies-can-fill-the-void-left-by-the-changes-in-u-s-policies/) ## Events - [Managing Risks and Rewards: How Incentives Can Change the Whistleblower Landscape](https://whistle-blower.com/event/managing-risks-and-rewards-how-incentives-can-change-the-whistleblower-landscape/): The National Whistleblower Center and WhistleblowersUK bring together leaders from the legal, governmental, and nonprofit communities at the Palace of Westminster to explore how American\-style whistleblower reward programs are transforming the worldwide effort to combat corruption — including HMRC's newly introduced Strengthened Reward Scheme for reporting tax fraud\. - [Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption](https://whistle-blower.com/event/united-nations-anti-corruption-conference/): Meet our team on December 15\-19, 2025 at at CoSP 11 session in Doha, Qatar to support the NWC Proposal "Enhancing Foreign Bribery and Money Laundering Prosecutions\." - [Learn About the New Breakthrough HMRC Informer and Whistleblower Program](https://whistle-blower.com/event/learn-about-the-new-breakthrough-hmrc-informer-and-whistleblower-program/): Join representatives from HMRC, RUSI, and leading international tax whistleblower experts for an exclusive webinar on the United Kingdom’s landmark new tax whistleblower reward program—a breakthrough development in the global fight against tax evasion and fraud\. - [Whistleblower Attorney Calls for Global Anti\-Corruption Enforcement at OECD Conference](https://whistle-blower.com/event/whistleblower-attorney-calls-for-global-anti-corruption-enforcement-at-oecd-conference/): Whistleblowers play a crucial role in the ongoing fight against corruption\. Current trends in the U\.S\. highlight the urgent need for enhanced international whistleblower protections to enable NGOs and member states to effectively work with whistleblowers in prosecuting foreign bribery and money laundering cases\. The session will discuss the legal framework needed to permit whistleblowers to play a key role in winning major anti\-corruption cases\. - [Whistleblower Advocates Call for Best Practice Whistleblower Resolution at CoSP10](https://whistle-blower.com/event/whistleblower-advocates-call-for-best-practice-whistleblower-resolution-at-cosp10/) ## FAQs - [Leyes de denunciantes contra el lavado de dinero \(AML\): la pregunta frecuente completa](https://whistle-blower.com/faq/anti-money-laundering-aml-whistleblower-laws-the-complete-faq/): Esta FAQ está diseñada para ayudarlo a comprender las leyes, los organismos y los programas de denunciantes que combaten el lavado de dinero y la evasión de sanciones\. - [HMRC Whistleblower Reward Program: How to Report Tax Evasion in the UK](https://whistle-blower.com/faq/what-is-the-uks-hmrc-tax-whistleblower-reward-scheme/): Learn about the UK's new HMRC whistleblower scheme, which offers significant financial rewards, enhanced protections, and US\-style incentives for reporting tax fraud\. - [CFTC Whistleblower Program FAQ for International Whistleblowers](https://whistle-blower.com/faq/cftc-whistleblower-program-faq-for-international-whistleblowers/): The Commodity Futures Trading Commission \(CFTC\) Whistleblower Program was established by the U\.S\. Congress to incentivize individuals to report possible violations of the Commodity Exchange Act \(CEA\) that lead to successful enforcement actions\. - [What Happens When You Report to HMRC?](https://whistle-blower.com/faq/what-happens-when-you-report-to-hmrc/): When you report someone to HMRC, you'll get confirmation it was received — but no follow\-up after that unless HMRC needs more information from you or you qualify for a reward\. Investigations into serious tax fraud can take years to resolve\. - [Programa de denunciantes del IRS: pregunta frecuente de denunciantes internacionales](https://whistle-blower.com/faq/irs-whistleblower-program-faq-for-international-whistleblowers/): El Programa de Denunciantes del IRS es uno de los programas de recompensas más consolidados disponibles para denunciantes estadounidenses e internacionales que reportan incumplimiento fiscal\. ## Guides - [Report Tax Evasion in the UK to HM Revenue and Customs](https://whistle-blower.com/guide/how-to-report-tax-evasion-uk-hmrc/): Individuals with information of large UK corporations or wealthy individuals involved in tax evasion can report their concerns to the UK’s tax authority His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs \(HMRC\) and potentially qualify for an award between 15% and 30% of the tax collected\. - [Guía del Denunciante Internacional para Reportar la Evasión Fiscal ante el IRS](https://whistle-blower.com/guide/international-whistleblower-guide-on-reporting-tax-evasion-to-the-irs/): Los denunciantes internacionales han ayudado al IRS a recaudar más de 7\.000 millones de dólares en impuestos atrasados y sanciones\. Esta guía explica quién puede presentar una denuncia, cómo funciona el proceso, y qué recompensas y protecciones están disponibles, sin necesidad de ciudadanía estadounidense\. - [Guía de Denuncia ante FinCEN: Violaciones de AML, BSA y Sanciones](https://whistle-blower.com/guide/fincen-whistleblowing-guide-aml-bsa-and-sanctions-violations/): Las personas con información sobre lavado de dinero, violaciones de la Bank Secrecy Act o de sanciones pueden reportar de forma anónima ante FinCEN y pueden calificar para una recompensa del 10–30 % de las sanciones recaudadas\. Esta guía recorre la elegibilidad, cómo se calculan las recompensas, la recopilación de pruebas, la presentación de su denuncia y los errores comunes que debe evitar\. - [Cómo Reportar el Fraude de Valores ante la SEC: Guía Práctica Internacional](https://whistle-blower.com/guide/reporting-securities-fraud-to-the-sec-international-how-to-guide/): No necesita ser ciudadano estadounidense —ni pisar jamás los Estados Unidos— para reportar fraude de valores ante la SEC y obtener una recompensa del 10–30 % de las sanciones recaudadas\. Desde confirmar su elegibilidad hasta presentar la denuncia de forma anónima a través de un abogado estadounidense y reclamar su recompensa, esta guía recorre a los denunciantes internacionales por cada paso del proceso, desde cualquier parte del mundo\. - [Cómo Reportar el Fraude de Materias Primas ante la CFTC: Guía Internacional](https://whistle-blower.com/guide/reporting-commodities-fraud-to-the-cftc-international-guide/) ## Locations - [London Whistleblower Lawyer](https://whistle-blower.com/location/london-whistleblower-lawyer/): For over 38 years, we've represented some of the highest\-profile whistleblowers in history — including landmark cases against UBS and Danske Bank\. ## Press Releases - [National Whistleblower Center’s Founder and Chairman of the Board Recognized on Forbes’ 2025 America’s Top Lawyers List](https://whistle-blower.com/press-release/national-whistleblower-centers-founder-and-chairman-of-the-board-recognized-on-forbes-2025-americas-top-lawyers-list/) - [El fundador y presidente de la junta directiva del National Whistleblower Center reconocido en la lista de los mejores abogados de Estados Unidos de Forbes 2025](https://whistle-blower.com/press-release/national-whistleblower-centers-founder-and-chairman-of-the-board-recognized-on-forbes-2025-americas-top-lawyers-list/) - [Por qué los Estados de la UNCAC deben unirse para combatir la corrupción global en la CoSP11](https://whistle-blower.com/press-release/why-uncac-states-must-unite-to-fight-global-corruption-at-cosp11/) - [Why UNCAC States Must Unite to Fight Global Corruption at CoSP11](https://whistle-blower.com/press-release/why-uncac-states-must-unite-to-fight-global-corruption-at-cosp11/) ## Pro Bono Efforts - [Instando a la CoSP de la UNCAC a fortalecer los procesamientos por soborno en el extranjero y lavado de dinero](https://whistle-blower.com/pro-bono-effort/urging-cosp-to-the-uncac-to-enhance-foreign-bribery-and-money-laundering-prosecutions/) - [Urging CoSP to the UNCAC to Enhance Foreign Bribery and Money Laundering Prosecutions](https://whistle-blower.com/pro-bono-effort/urging-cosp-to-the-uncac-to-enhance-foreign-bribery-and-money-laundering-prosecutions/) ## Stories - [Howard Wilkinson](https://whistle-blower.com/story/howard-wilkinson/): Howard Wilkinson expuso un esquema de lavado de dinero que involucraba aproximadamente 200\.000 millones de euros \(unos 230\.000 millones de dólares\) en transacciones sospechosas que pasaron por la sucursal estonia de Danske Bank\. - [Champions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act](https://whistle-blower.com/story/champions-of-the-foreign-corrupt-practices-act/): Aseguramos más de 70 millones de dólares en recompensas para nuestros clientes: ciudadanos no estadounidenses de Europa, Asia y América Latina\. - [Bradley Birkenfeld](https://whistle-blower.com/story/bradley-birkenfeld/): Bradley Birkenfeld recibió una recompensa de 104 millones de dólares del IRS por denunciar cuentas ilegales en el extranjero gestionadas por el banco suizo UBS\. - [Confidential Tax Fraud Whistleblower Case](https://whistle-blower.com/story/confidential-tax-fraud-whistleblower-case/): Las revelaciones de un denunciante confidencial llevaron a que 461 evasores fiscales pagaran más de 562,9 millones de dólares en multas y sanciones, con recompensas de más de 112,6 millones de dólares\. - [Anonymous DOJ \& IRS Case](https://whistle-blower.com/story/anonymous-doj-irs-case/): Nuestros profesionales lograron una recompensa histórica de 135 millones de dólares para un denunciante, la mayor de su tipo jamás otorgada en una acción anticorrupción multijurisdiccional\. ## Practice Areas - [Home](https://whistle-blower.com/practice-area/home/) - [Tax](https://whistle-blower.com/practice-area/tax/) - [AML](https://whistle-blower.com/practice-area/aml/) - [SEC](https://whistle-blower.com/practice-area/sec/) - [Qui Tam](https://whistle-blower.com/practice-area/qui-tam/) ## Pro Bono Categories - [Anti\-Corruption](https://whistle-blower.com/pro-bono-category/anti-corruption/) ## Reference Tags - [AML Practice](https://whistle-blower.com/reference-tag/aml-practice/) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://whistle-blower.com/sitemap_index.xml)