About Us

Pugsley Wood attorneys is a specialty law firm dedicated to representing and protecting clients who have come forward to report fraud. Our team of federal whistleblower lawyers has many years of experience assisting clients with the investigation of whistleblower cases, navigating the complex statutory framework relating to these claims, maintaining the confidentiality of our clients, submitting tips or filing lawsuits, and protecting our clients against retaliation.

We have established and maintain strong relationships with prosecutors and investigators within the United States Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the IRS, and other state and federal regulatory agencies.

We have obtained more than $100 million for our clients and have the resources, experience, and expertise to investigate these cases and to represent our clients from the initial tip through the claims process and all necessary appeals.

Our federal whistleblower lawyers can assist you in evaluating and bringing any kind of financial fraud claim, including the following:

• Securities fraud, stock manipulation, insider trading, Ponzi schemes and other financial fraud cases reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Whistleblower Office under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
• Information about the underpayment of tax can be reported to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under its whistleblower program
• Claims involving commodities fraud and crypto fraud submitted to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Program under its whistleblower program
• Tips involving bank fraud brought to the U.S. Department of Justice under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (FIRREA)
• Federal “Qui Tam” cases brought under the False Claims Act and the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009, or FERA
• Whistleblower tips involving securities fraud on Canadian markets submitted to the Canadian Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)
• Reports involving vehicle safety problems and violations of law that can be reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation under the Vehicle Safety Act
• Whistleblower tips involving money laundering can be reported to the United States Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) under the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Program
• Information about foreign bribery can be reported to the SEC under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) whistleblower program
• Tips involving assets unlawfully acquired by kleptocrats and corrupt entities can be reported to the US Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence under its new Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Program.

Our federal whistleblower lawyers accept cases on a contingency fee basis, which means we don’t charge a fee unless our clients receive a reward.