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The OIG welcomes information about fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement affecting the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) programs and operations, as well as allegations of wrongdoing by SEC employees, contractors, and consultants. To facilitate the making of complaints, the OIG maintains a hotline for the confidential reporting of these matters to the OIG. Hotline complaints may be made by either calling the OIG's toll-free hotline number, (833) SEC-OIG1 (732-6441) or online via www.sec.gov/oig
Complainants are encouraged to assist the OIG by providing their names and information. Complainants also may request that their identity remain confidential or remain anonymous by not providing any identifying information.
Some matters are outside the OIG's jurisdiction and are handled by other agency components. To file a complaint about a securities law violation or to provide a tip on a potential security law violation, please go to the SEC for Enforcement Tips and Complaints.
To file a complaint against a broker, brokerage firm, investment adviser, transfer agent, mutual fund, and other market participant, you may contact the SEC's Office of Investor Education and Advocacy.
Fiscal Year 2024 Independent Evaluation of the SEC’s Implementation of the FISMA of 2014, Report No. 584
Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2024, through September 30, 2024
The Inspector General’s Statement on the SEC’s Management and Performance Challenges, October 2024
FBI Arrests Alabama Man in the January 2024 SEC X Hack that Spiked the Value of Bitcoin
Data Center Company CEO Indicted for Major Fraud and Making False Statements to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Mastermind of Multimillion-Dollar Penny-Stock Scam Indicted for Fraud and Obstruction
CEO of Publicly Traded Company Arrested in Securities Fraud Scheme
Enhanced Planning, Performance Measurement and Evaluation, and Information Can Improve Oversight of Broker-Dealer Examinations report No. 583
The SEC Missed Opportunities to Lower Contract Risk and More Effectively Manage Time-and-Materials Contracts, Report No. 582
Peer Review: System Review Report on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Inspector General Audit Organization
