The tip-off from the employee is apparently crucial in the case, but the question remains if the worker will be able to cash in on the $60k reward at all.The rules are complicated, as they stipulate tipsters in with a chance of the FBI portion of the reward cannot nominate themselves.
This means the McDonald’s worker will have to be put forward by an investigating agency, such as the Department of Defense or the FBI, which is then reviewed by an interagency committee.
If approved, the suggestion is passed on to the Secretary of State, who signs off on the final decision.
i think what they mean is that it’s not ‘automatic’. an investigating agency or prosecutors office has to submit a request to pay out the reward money, how much of it, and to which person or persons. then it’s up to agency heads up the chain to approve or not.
I got the meaning from context, it’s specifically “in with a chance” that doesn’t make any sense to me.