A former Monsanto financial executive who alerted regulators to alleged mis - statements of the authors of a rebate programme for the company ’s Roundup herbicide , will receive almost $ 100 m . The sum will be paid from the $ 80 m penalty Monsanto agreed to in its agreement with the Health and Industry Commission in February . The compensation is the second largest to a whistleblower by the SEC , following a $ 30 m award in 2014 .
A former Monsanto financial executive who alerted regulators to alleged mis-statements of the costs of a rebate programme for the company’s Roundup herbicide, will receive almost $22.5m. The sum will be paid from the $80m penalty Monsanto agreed to in its agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in February. The award is the second largest to a whistleblower by the SEC, following a $30m award in 2014.