The SEC Office of the Whistleblower post Notices of Covered Action where a final judgment or order, by itself or together with other prior judgments or orders in the same action issued after July 21, 2010, results in monetary sanctions exceeding $1 million.Subject to the Final Rules, individuals who voluntarily provided the Commission with original information after July 21, 2010 that led to the successful enforcement of a covered action listed below are eligible to apply for a whistleblower award.Once a Notice of Covered Action is posted, individuals have 90 calendar days to apply for an award.

View the updated list below:  

NOTICE NO. ACTION NOTICE DATE CLAIM DUE DATE
2015-53 In the Matter of Julieann Palmer Martin
Administrative Proceeding File No.: 3-15613
Case filed: November 13, 2013
Initial Decision: March 9, 2015
Qualifying Judgment/Order: April 21, 2015
5/29/2015 8/27/2015
2015-52 SEC v. Guy M. Jean-Pierre, a/k/a “Marcelo Dominguez de Guerra”
Case number: 12-cv-08886 (United States District Court for the Southern District of New York)
Case filed: December 6, 2012
Qualifying Judgment/Order: April 16, 2015
5/29/2015 8/27/2015
2015-51 SEC v. Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc., Aaron Black and William Fang
Case number: 15-cv-02304 (United States District Court for the Southern District of New York)
Case filed: March 27, 2015
Qualifying Judgment/Order: April 1, 2015
5/29/2015 8/27/2015
2015-50 In the Matter of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and Bartholomew A. Battista
Administrative Proceeding File No.: 3-16501
Case filed: April 20, 2015
Qualifying Judgment/Order: April 20, 2015
5/29/2015 8/27/2015
2015-49 SEC v. Rudolf Pameijer, Lindsay R. Sayer, Ryan W. Koester, Rykoworks Capital Group, LLC
Case number: 12-cv-01364 (United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana)
Case filed: September 24, 2012
Qualifying Judgment/Order: April 29, 2015
5/29/2015 8/27/2015
2015-48 In the Matter of Jonathan Fortenberry (A/K/A S.J. Fortenberry, John Fortenberry, and Johnny Fortenberry)
Administrative Proceeding File No.: 3-15858
Case filed: April 28, 2014
Initial Decision: March 2, 2015
Qualifying Judgment/Order: April 7, 2015
5/29/2015 8/27/2015
2015-47 SEC v. Frank Perkins Hixon, Jr.
Case number: 14-cv-00158 (United States District Court for the Western District of Texas)
Case filed: February 20, 2014
Qualifying Judgment/Order: April 20, 2015
5/29/2015 8/27/2015
2015-46 In the Matter of Larry C. Grossman and Gregory J. Adams
Administrative Proceeding File No.: 3-15617
Case filed: April 7, 2014
Initial Decision: December 23, 2014
Qualifying Judgment/Order: April 22, 2015
5/29/2015 8/27/2015
2015-45 SEC v. Eric William Johnson
Case number: 14-cv-08825 (United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois)
Case filed: November 5, 2014
Qualifying Judgment/Order: April 13, 2015
5/29/2015 8/27/2015