Whistleblower Actions During Government Shutdown
Notice: Due to a lapse in appropriations, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is currently closed. During the closure, time sensitive or critical tips, complaints, or referrals should be submitted via the electronic portal only. The Office of the Whistleblower will continue to accept whistleblower applications for awards. All such applications must comply with the instructions, including timelines, on the Office of the Whistleblower Notices of Covered Action page. All other timelines relating to whistleblower award applications, including requests for the record or reconsideration, also remain in place. Thank you.
Claim an Award
We post Notices of Covered Action for each SEC 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.
The inclusion of a Notice means only that an order was entered with monetary sanctions exceeding $1 million. By posting a Notice for a particular case, we are not making any determinations either that (i) a whistleblower tip, complaint or referral led to the SEC opening an investigation or filing an action with respect to the case or (ii) an award to a whistleblower will be paid in connection with the case.
Subject to the Whistleblower Amended Rules, individuals who voluntarily provided the SEC 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 by submitting a completed Form WB-APP to the Office of the Whistleblower by midnight on the claim due date listed for that action.
NOTE: On July 2, 2024, the Commission posted a new Form WB-APP for individuals seeking to apply for an award for a Covered Action. You may continue to use the prior version of the form for the 30-day period following the posting of the new form. Starting on August 1, 2024, please use the new Form WB-APP to apply for an award.
We strongly encourage Form WB-APPs to be submitted by email to FormWB-APPSubmission@SEC.GOV. Duplicate submissions of a Form WB-APP by multiple methods (e.g., fax, email, and mail) are discouraged as they may cause delays. Generally, submissions are acknowledged within 60 days.
Whistleblower Award Applications submitted by mail or fax should be sent to:
SEC Office of the Whistleblower (c/o ENF-CPU)
14420 Albemarle Point Place Suite 102 Chantilly, VA 20151-1750
Fax: 703-813-9322
| Notice No. | Action | Notice Date | Claim Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-077 | SEC v. Mohammed Pithapurwala, Ammar Kutiyanawalla, and Alifiya Kutiyanawalla |
07/29/2022 | 10/27/2022 |
| 2022-076 | In the Matter of Weiss Asset Management LP |
07/29/2022 | 10/27/2022 |
| 2022-075 | In the Matter of Ernst & Young LLP |
07/29/2022 | 10/27/2022 |
| 2022-074 | In the Matter of Egan-Jones Ratings Company and Sean Egan |
07/29/2022 | 10/27/2022 |
| 2022-073 | In the Matter of CohnReznick LLP |
07/29/2022 | 10/27/2022 |
| 2022-072 | In the Matter of Tenaris S.A. |
07/29/2022 | 10/27/2022 |
| 2022-071 | SEC v. Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC |
07/29/2022 | 10/27/2022 |
| 2022-070 | In the Matter of Petroteq Energy, Inc., and Aleksandr Blyumkin |
07/29/2022 | 10/27/2022 |
| 2022-069 | SEC v. Kenneth W. Crumbley, Jr. and Sedona Oil & Gas Corporation |
07/29/2022 | 10/27/2022 |
| 2022-068 | In the Matter of Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC |
07/29/2022 | 10/27/2022 |
| 2022-067 | SEC v. Frederick L. Sharp, Zhiying Yvonne Gasarch, Courtney Kelln, Mike K. Veldhuis, Paul Sexton, Jackson T. Friesen, William T. Kaitz, Avtar S. Dhillon, and Graham R. Taylor |
07/29/2022 | 10/27/2022 |
| 2022-066 | SEC v. Shuang Chen, Lirong Gao, Jing Guan, Tonghu Jia, Xuejie Jia, Vicky Liu, Shun Sui, Lujun Sun, Huailong Wang, Jiadong Wang, Jiafeng Want, Jiali Want, Xiaosong Wang, Linlin Wu, Lin Xing, Yong Yan, Jiancheng Zhao, and Forrest (HK) Co., Limited |
07/29/2022 | 10/27/2022 |
| 2022-065 | SEC v. Patrick Churchville, Clearpath Wealth Management, LLC |
07/29/2022 | 10/27/2022 |
| 2022-064 | SEC v. Christopher W. Burns, Investus Advisers LLC d/b/a Dynamic Money LLC, Investus Financial LLC, and Peer Connect LLC |
07/29/2022 | 10/27/2022 |
| 2022-063 | SEC v. Donald E. MacCord, Jr., Shannon D. Doyle, and Digi Outdoor Media, Inc. |
06/30/2022 | 09/28/2022 |
| 2022-062 | SEC v. Michael A. Liberty, Brittany Liberty; Paul Hess; Richard Liberty; George Marcus, Esq.; Mozido Invesco, LLC; Family Mobile, LLC; BRTMDO, LLC Brentwood Financial, LLC; and, TL Holdings Group, LLC |
06/30/2022 | 09/28/2022 |
| 2022-061 | In the Matter of Medley Management Inc., Brook B. Taube and Seth B. Taube |
06/30/2022 | 09/28/2022 |
| 2022-060 | SEC v. Sohrab ("Sam") Sharma, Robert Farkas, and Raymond Trapani |
06/30/2022 | 09/28/2022 |
| 2022-059 | In the Matter of NVIDIA Corporation |
06/30/2022 | 09/28/2022 |
| 2022-058 | In the Matter of Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC |
06/30/2022 | 09/28/2022 |
| 2022-057 | In the Matter of Virtua Capital Management, LLC, Quynh Palomino, Jack D. Rose, and Derek Uldricks |
06/30/2022 | 09/28/2022 |
| 2022-056 | In the Matter of RiverSource Distributors, Inc. |
06/30/2022 | 09/28/2022 |
| 2022-055 | In the Matter of Kimberly D. Butler, Prosperity Economics Partners, LLC, and Partners for Prosperity, LLC |
06/30/2022 | 09/28/2022 |
| 2022-054 | SEC v. Bernard L. Compton |
06/30/2022 | 09/28/2022 |
| 2022-053 | In the Matter of First Republic Investment Management, Inc. |
06/30/2022 | 09/28/2022 |
| 2022-052 | In the Matter of BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. |
06/30/2022 | 09/28/2022 |
| 2022-051 | SEC v. Benja Incorporated and Andrew J. Chapin |
05/31/2022 | 08/29/2022 |
| 2022-050 | SEC v. Jose Luis Casero Sanchez |
05/31/2022 | 08/29/2022 |
| 2022-049 | SEC v. Phillip W. Conley |
05/31/2022 | 08/29/2022 |
| 2022-048 | SEC v. Eric C. Malley and MG Capital Management, LP |
05/31/2022 | 08/29/2022 |
| 2022-047 | SEC v. Alexander C. Burns and Andrew B. Scherr |
05/31/2022 | 08/29/2022 |
| 2022-046 | In the Matter of Rollins, Inc., and Paul Edward Northen |
05/31/2022 | 08/29/2022 |
| 2022-045 | SEC v. Nanotech Engineering, Inc., Michael James Sweaney, David Sweaney, and Jeffrey Gange |
05/31/2022 | 08/29/2022 |
| 2022-044 | SEC v. Airborne Wireless Network, Kalistratos Kabilafkas, Timoleon Kabilafkas, Chrysilios Chrysiliou, Panagiotis Bolovis, Jack Edward Daniels, Eric Scheffey, and Moshe Rabin |
05/31/2022 | 08/29/2022 |
| 2022-043 | In the Matter of Stericycle, Inc. |
05/31/2022 | 08/29/2022 |
| 2022-042 | SEC v. Alan H. New, David N. Knuth, Synergy Investment Services, LLC |
05/31/2022 | 08/29/2022 |
| 2022-041 | SEC v. Chatfield PCS Ltd., GO ECO Manufacturing, Inc., and Trajay Scarlett |
05/31/2022 | 08/29/2022 |
| 2022-040 | SEC v. Roger Knox, Wintercap SA, Michael T. Gastauer, WB21 US Inc., Silverton SA Inc., WB21 NA Inc., C Capital Corp., Wintercap SA Inc. and B2 Cap Inc. |
05/31/2022 | 08/29/2022 |
| 2022-039 | SEC v. Joseph A. Meyer, Jr. and Statim Holdings, Inc. |
05/31/2022 | 08/29/2022 |
| 2022-038 | SEC v. Stefan Qin, Virgil Technologies LLC, Montgomery Technologies LLC, Virgil Quantitative Research LLC, Virgil Capital LLC, and VQR Partners LLC |
04/29/2022 | 07/28/2022 |
| 2022-037 | SEC v. Global Investment Strategy UK Ltd. and John William Gunn |
04/29/2022 | 07/28/2022 |
| 2022-036 | SEC v. Martin Shkreli, Evan Greebel, MSMB Capital Management LLC, and MSMB Healthcare Management LLC |
04/29/2022 | 07/28/2022 |
| 2022-035 | SEC v. Cavco Industries, Inc.; Joseph Stegmayer; and Daniel Urness |
04/29/2022 | 07/28/2022 |
| 2022-034 | In the Matter of City National Rochdale, LLC |
04/29/2022 | 07/28/2022 |
| 2022-033 | In the Matter of Mark Alan Bourgeois |
04/29/2022 | 07/28/2022 |
| 2022-032 | SEC v. Ronnie Lee Moss, Jr., Genesis E&P, Inc., Royal Oil, LLC, and Catalyst Operating, LLC |
04/29/2022 | 07/28/2022 |
| 2022-031 | SEC v. Brothers Investment Group International, Inc. n/k/a Brothers International Group Inc., and Anson Jean-Pierre |
04/29/2022 | 07/28/2022 |
| 2022-030 | In the Matter of Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC |
04/29/2022 | 07/28/2022 |
| 2022-029 | In the Matter of Educators Financial Services, Inc. |
04/29/2022 | 07/28/2022 |
| 2022-028 | SEC v. Dawn J. Bennett, Bradley Mascho, and DJB Holdings, LLC |
03/31/2022 | 06/29/2022 |
| 2022-027 | In the Matter of BlockFi Lending LLC |
03/31/2022 | 06/29/2022 |
| 2022-026 | SEC v. Ofer Abarbanel, Victor Chilelli, Income Collecting 1-3 Monts T-Bills Mutual Fund |
03/31/2022 | 06/29/2022 |
| 2022-025 | In the Matter of KT Corporation |
03/31/2022 | 06/29/2022 |
| 2022-024 | SEC v. Complete Business Solutions Group, Inc. d/b/a Par Funding, Full Spectrum Processing, Inc. ABetterFinancialPlan.com LLC d/b/a A Better Financial Plan, ABFP Management Company, LLC, f/k/a Pillar Life Settlement Management Company, LLC, ABFP Income Fund, LLC, ABFP Income Fund 2, L.P., United Fidelis Group Corp., Fidelis Financial Planning LLC, Retirement Evolution Group, LLC, Reirement Evolution Income Fund, LLC, f/k/a Re Income Fund, LLC, Re Income Fund 2, LLC, Lisa McElhone, Joseph Cole Barleta, a/k/a Joe Cole, Joseph W. LaForte, a/k/a Joe Mack, a/k/a Joe Macki, a/k/a Joe McElhone, Perry S. Abbonizio, Dean J. Vagnozzi, Michael C. Furman, and John Gissas |
03/31/2022 | 06/29/2022 |
| 2022-023 | SEC v. Thunderbird Power Corp., Richard Hinds, Anthony Goldstein, and John Alexander Van Arem |
03/31/2022 | 06/29/2022 |
| 2022-022 | SEC v. Viktor Gjonaj |
03/31/2022 | 06/29/2022 |
| 2022-021 | In the Matter of Baxter International Inc. |
03/31/2022 | 06/29/2022 |
| 2022-020 | SEC v. George S. Blakenbaker, StarGrower Commercial Bridge Loan Fund 1 LLC, StarGrower Asset Management LLC, Blankenbaker Investments Fund 17 LLC |
03/31/2022 | 06/29/2022 |
| 2022-019 | SEC v. Seyed Taher Kameli, Chicagoland Foreign Investment Group, LLC, and American Enterprise Pioneers, Inc. |
03/31/2022 | 06/29/2022 |
| 2022-018 | SEC v. Ryan Gilbertson, Thomas Howells, and Douglas Hoskins |
03/31/2022 | 06/29/2022 |
| 2022-017 | SEC v. Justin Robert King and Elevate Investments LLC |
02/28/2022 | 05/29/2022 |
| 2022-016 | SEC v. VerdeGroup Investment Partners, Inc.; Thomas Gaffney; and Lisa Gordon |
02/28/2022 | 05/29/2022 |
| 2022-015 | In the Matter of O.N. Investment Management Company |
02/28/2022 | 05/29/2022 |
| 2022-014 | SEC v. Timothy Burroughs, Jay Holstine, John Griffin, and Michael Oswald Williams |
02/28/2022 | 05/29/2022 |
| 2022-013 | SEC v. Phillip Michael Carter, d/b/a North Forty Development Capital Account, Bobby Eugene Guess Richard Gregory TIlford, North-Forty Development LLC, North Forty Development, LLC, Texas Cash Cow, LLC, f/k/a Texas Cash Cow Investments LLC, and Texas First Financial, LLC |
02/28/2022 | 05/29/2022 |
| 2022-012 | In the Matter of Global Infrastructure Management, LLC |
01/31/2022 | 05/01/2022 |
| 2022-011 | In the Matter of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC |
01/31/2022 | 05/01/2022 |
| 2022-010 | In the Matter of Steven Turner |
01/31/2022 | 05/01/2022 |
| 2022-009 | SEC v. American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc., Jonathan L. Wilcox, Jason M. Boucher and Karen J. Smith |
01/31/2022 | 05/01/2022 |
| 2022-008 | SEC v. Peter Baker, Prestige Global Trading, Ltd., Elizabeth Oharriz, Diversified Initiatives Consulting & Logistics, Inc., and Sienna Business Group, Inc. |
01/31/2022 | 05/01/2022 |
| 2022-007 | In the Matter of Nikola Corporation |
01/31/2022 | 05/01/2022 |
| 2022-006 | SEC v. Ivan Acevedo and Dane R. Roseman a/k/a Dayne R. Roseman |
01/31/2022 | 05/01/2022 |
| 2022-005 | In the Matter of 1st Global Advisors, Inc., now known as Avantax Advisory Services, Inc. |
01/31/2022 | 05/01/2022 |
| 2022-004 | SEC v. Robert Samuel Shumake, Jr., Willard L. Jackson, Nicole T. Birch, 420 Real Estate, LLC, Vicent Petrescu aka Vincent Petrescu, and TruCrow, Inc. dba Fundanna |
01/31/2022 | 05/01/2022 |
| 2022-003 | SEC v. Gary F. Pryor, ZipRemit, Inc., and Lendaily, Inc. |
01/31/2022 | 05/01/2022 |
| 2022-002 | SEC v. James Siniscalchi |
01/31/2022 | 05/01/2022 |
| 2022-001 | In the Matter of Wedbush Securities Inc. |
01/31/2022 | 05/01/2022 |
| 2021-146 | SEC v. Stephen Scott Moleski, David Michael, and Erik Christian Jones |
12/30/2021 | 03/30/2022 |
| 2021-145 | SEC v. Alexander Rowland |
12/30/2021 | 03/30/2022 |
| 2021-144 | In the Matter of Michael Margiotta |
12/30/2021 | 03/30/2022 |
| 2021-143 | In the Matter of MIO Partners, Inc. |
12/30/2021 | 03/30/2022 |
| 2021-142 | In the Matter of Fixed Income Clearing Corporation |
12/30/2021 | 03/30/2022 |
| 2021-141 | SEC v. Tomer Feingold and Dov Malnik |
12/30/2021 | 03/30/2022 |
| 2021-140 | SEC v. Richard Vu Nguyen, a/k/a Nguyen Thanh Vu, and NTV Financial Group, Inc. |
12/30/2021 | 03/30/2022 |
| 2021-139 | SEC v. Denis Georgiyevich Sotnikov, Adaptive Technology LLC, AGQ Business Group LLC, ATL Business Group LLC, BO&SA Corporation, DN Industrial LLC and Expert Digital LLC |
12/30/2021 | 03/30/2022 |
| 2021-138 | SEC v. Guy Scott Griffithe and Robert William Russell |
12/30/2021 | 03/30/2022 |
| 2021-137 | SEC v. Russell Craig and Onestep Financial Services, LLC |
12/30/2021 | 03/30/2022 |
| 2021-136 | SEC v. Akazoo S.A. |
12/30/2021 | 03/30/2022 |
| 2021-135 | In the Matter of United States Commodity Funds LLC and United States Oil Fund, LP |
12/30/2021 | 03/30/2022 |
| 2021-134 | SEC v. Andrew Dale Ledbetter |
12/30/2021 | 03/30/2022 |
| 2021-133 | SEC v. Andres Fernandez and Edison Denizard |
12/30/2021 | 03/30/2022 |
| 2021-132 | SEC v. Ann M. Vick |
12/30/2021 | 03/30/2022 |
| 2021-131 | SEC v. Isaiah Goodman |
12/30/2021 | 03/30/2022 |
| 2021-130 | SEC v. Kevin R. Kuhnash and Jason P. Jimerson |
12/30/2021 | 03/30/2022 |
| 2021-129 | SEC v. Edward L. Wooten, Lee S. Rose, John L. Krcil, and Black Lion Investment Partners, Inc. |
12/30/2021 | 03/30/2022 |
| 2021-128 | SEC v. Gregory Lamont Drake, Stephen Kenneth Grossman, Stephen Scott Moleski, Jason David St. Amour, and David Wolfson |
11/30/2021 | 02/28/2022 |
| 2021-127 | In the Matter of Xuepeng Xie |
11/30/2021 | 02/28/2022 |
| 2021-126 | SEC v. DaRayl D. Davis |
11/30/2021 | 02/28/2022 |
| 2021-125 | In the Matter of Tradition Securities and Derivatives, LLC |
11/30/2021 | 02/28/2022 |
| 2021-124 | SEC v. Steven Pagartanis |
11/30/2021 | 02/28/2022 |
Last Reviewed or Updated: Sept. 30, 2025