I've felt for 20 years now that a nice system design would be to, by law, give 10% of the fine levied against a wrong-doing company to the whistleblower. This way there's always a financial incentive to whistle-blow, especially when the wrongdoing is egregious.
> The Whistleblower Program was created by Congress to provide monetary incentives for individuals to come forward and report possible violations of the federal securities laws to the SEC. Under the program, eligible whistleblowers are entitled to an award between 10 and 30% of the monetary sanctions collected in actions brought by the SEC and related actions brought by certain other regulatory and law enforcement authorities.
