In early February, the Securities and Exchange Commission updated its running Notices of Covered Action list, adding 13 actions that are eligible for its whistleblower bounty program.

According to the SEC, these actions can potentially provide cash bounties to “individuals who voluntarily provided the Commission with original information. . . that led to the successful enforcement of a covered action.” Following the February 1 posting of these latest actions, “individuals have 90 calendar days to apply for an award”—i.e., claims must be filed before May 1, 2012.

In a report on the update, Compliance Week labels the new group of actions “a stark reminder to companies for how the Securities and Exchange Commission plans to work with whistleblowers.”

The baker’s dozen of new 2012 actions are:

  1. SEC v. Wachovia Bank, N.A. (n/k/a Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.)
  2. In the Matter of Gary S. Bell [PDF]
  3. SEC v. Mark Anthony Longoria, Daniel L. Devore, James Fleishman Bob Nguyen, Winifred Jiau, Walter Shimoon, Samir Barai, Jason Pflaum, Bakai Capital Management, Noah Freeman, and Donald Longueuil
  4. SEC v. Alfred S. Teo, Sr., Teren Seto Handelman, MAAA Trust FBO Mark, Andrew, Alan, and Alfred Teo, Jr., John D. Reier, Charles D. Fortune, Jerrold J. Johnston, Mark J. Lauzon, Philip Sacks, Mitchell L. Sacks, Richard A. Herron, Lawrence L. Rosen, and David M. Ross
  5. In the Matter of Investment Placement Group and Adolfo Gonzalez-Rubio [PDF]
  6. In the Matter of Touradji Capital Management, L.P., Respondent [PDF]
  7. SEC v. Myron Weiner
  8. SEC v. Advanced Optics Electronics, Inc.; Leslie S. Robins; JDC Swan, Inc., and Jason Claffey
  9. SEC v. David Ronald Allen; William F. Burbank IV; Alex Dowlatshahi; Ilya Drapkin; Christopher Mills; Gerald Patera; Robert Wilson; Associates Capital Leasing Joint Venture; Associates Funding Group, Inc.; Capital Bankers Group, Ltd.; China Voice Holding Corp.; D-Cap Associates Joint Venture; Development Capital Associates Joint Venture; Integrity Driven Network Corp.; Lucrative Enterprises, Corp.; MG TK Corp.; Silver Summit Holdings, LLC; Sleeping Bear, LLC; Strategic Capital; Synergetic Solutions, LLC; Third Securities Corp., and Townhome Communities Corp.
  10. SEC v. Aon Corporation
  11. SEC v. Richard Dalton and Universal Consulting Resources LLC
  12. SEC v. Market Street Advisors; Shawn R. Merriman; LLC-1; LLC-2; Marque LLC-3, and LLC-4
  13. SEC v. LandOak Securities, LLC; Patrick L. Martin; and Michael A. Atkins

See also: “SEC Reports Record Year for Fraud Enforcements, Expects More in 2012,” CorpCounsel, November 2011.