McDonald’s employee may not get full $60,000 reward for providing the tip that led to catching Luigi Mangione…

I don't really know a lot about this topic but after reading this USA Today article, the writer makes it seem like a lot would need to happen for the McDonald's employee to receive the full reward amount from both the New York City Police Department ($10k) as well as the F.B.I. ($50k)

What is the point of offering rewards if they aren't going to be fully honored by our trusted institutions?

Setting aside for a moment the moral satisfaction of helping out society and being a good citizen, assuming Luigi Mangione is ultimately convicted, if I were that McDonald's employee and the F.B.I. decided to not pay me the full $50k, I would be quite upset.

The article at the end makes it seem as if this McDonald's employee would "likely not" receive the full F.B.I. reward as advertised. Am I missing something? Can someone help me understand why not in this case?