15 U.S.C. § 77q(a)
fraud in securities offers — '33 Act
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Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933: prohibits fraud or deceit in the offer or sale of securities, the offering-side companion to Rule 10b-5.

3,261
documents charge this statute
5
associated schemes
5
structural heuristics
scheme mix in corpus: Ponzi 477Investment Adviser Fraud 413Unregistered Securities Offering 380Accounting / Disclosure Fraud 356Pump-and-Dump 261Broker-Dealer Fraud 253Financial-Statement Fraud 250Market Manipulation 214Pre-IPO Fraud 159Corporate Disclosure Fraud 114Crypto / Digital-Asset Securities 109Insider Trading 84Affinity Fraud 39Non-Corporate Fraud 33other 31Boiler Room 31Cyber Fraud 15Public Corruption 12Health Care Fraud 9Advance-Fee Fraud 9FCPA Violation 8unclassified 3

Fraud schemes charged under this statute

Securities Fraud (general antifraud) observation

General antifraud conduct under Rule 10b-5 / § 17(a) — the catch-all securities-fraud category.

rule / inferenceMaterial misstatement or omission in connection with the purchase or sale of a security.
SEC filings 8-K10-K10-QForm 4
heuristicssec_staff_action
Unregistered Securities Offering form-presence

Sale of securities with no effective registration and no valid exemption (Securities Act § 5 violation).

rule / inferenceForm D filed for the offering, or NO registration at all (entity → CIK miss).
SEC filings Form DS-1
heuristicsreg_s_issuance · form_d_only_issuer · reg_a_offering
Ponzi form-presence

New-investor funds used to pay prior investors; typically an unregistered fund offering.

rule / inferenceForm D, or no registration at all, for an entity raising pooled investor funds.
SEC filings Form D
heuristicsreg_s_issuance · promissory_clauses · form_d_only_issuer
Pre-IPO Fraud observation

Fake or fraudulent pre-IPO private placement.

rule / inferenceA pre-IPO private placement (Form D / Reg A) with no subsequent S-1 / IPO.
SEC filings S-1Form D1-A
heuristicsreg_a_offering · form_d_only_issuer
Affinity Fraud observation

Unregistered offering targeting a religious, ethnic, or professional community.

rule / inferenceUnregistered community-targeted offering; promissory-note language.
SEC filings Form D
heuristicspromissory_clauses · reg_s_issuance

What to look for in SEC filings

EDGAR form fingerprints across the associated schemes:

8-K10-K10-QForm 4Form DS-11-A
sec_staff_actionSEC staff-action footprint (trading suspension, delinquency, revocation).
reg_s_issuanceRegulation S (offshore) issuance used to evade registration.
form_d_only_issuerEntity raises capital via Form D only, with no registration.
reg_a_offeringRegulation A / 1-A offering used for an unregistered-style raise.
promissory_clausesPromissory-note / guaranteed-return language in offering material.

Documents citing this statute 3,261

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Voyager Pacific Capital Management, LLC complaint ponzi Eastern District of California 2026-04-21Voyager Pacific Capital Management, LLC; Roger David Hardcastle; John Giarmarco; Vanessa Lung Medlock; and Relief Defendants Adagio SPE LLC; Andante SPE LLC; Brighton Cove LLC; Cayucos Dream, LLC; GSD Equities, LLC; HGM Holdings LLC; Kastlemark LLC; Martin-Taylor Company LLC; Premier Property Management Group, LLC litigation_release ponzi Eastern District of California 2026-04-21Harsh V. Patel litigation_release market-manipulation Southern District of New York 2026-04-20SEC v. HARSH V. PATEL complaint market-manipulation Southern District of New York 2026-04-20Donald G. Basile, GIBF GP, Inc, and Monsoon Blockchain Corporation litigation_release crypto-securities Eastern District of New York 2026-04-17SEC v. DONALD G. BASILE complaint crypto-securities Eastern District of New York 2026-04-17Spartan Trading Company, LLC; Estate of Richard Myre; and Estate of Dale Dahmen litigation_release unregistered-securities District of Minnesota 2026-04-15FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT PETER R. QUARTARARO judgment corporate-fraud Eastern District of New York 2026-04-15Amended Judgment Against Spartan Trading Company LLC judgment broker-dealer-fraud District of Minnesota 2026-04-15Peter R. Quartararo litigation_release pre-ipo-fraud Eastern District of New York 2026-04-15SEC v. PETER R. QUARTARARO complaint pre-ipo-fraud Eastern District of New York 2026-04-15FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH BONGIORNO judgment broker-dealer-fraud Northern District of Ohio 2026-04-10(b) to make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, no judgment unregistered-securities Northern District of Ohio 2026-04-10Christopher Joseph Bongiorno and Jason Allan Arthur litigation_release broker-dealer-fraud Northern District of Ohio 2026-04-10SEC v. JAY SCOTT KIRK LEE complaint market-manipulation Southern District of New York 2026-04-09SEC v. JAY SCOTT KIRK LEE complaint market-manipulation Southern District of New York 2026-04-09SEC v. JAY SCOTT KIRK LEE judgment unregistered-securities District of Massachusetts 2026-04-09SEC v. GIANOPLUS CONSORTIA LLC a/k/a complaint ponzi Middle District of Florida 2026-04-08Mark D. Anderson; BBFY USA, Inc.; and Captain Drake, LLC litigation_release pre-ipo-fraud District of Minnesota 2026-04-08MARK D. ANDERSON, BBFY USA, INC., and, : complaint financial-fraud District of Minnesota 2026-04-08Gianoplus Consortia LLC; Michael Peter Gianoplus; Traci Leigh Bransford-Marquis litigation_release pump-and-dump Middle District of Florida 2026-04-08DUNCAN C. SIMPSON LAGOY (Cal. Bar No. 298776) complaint broker-dealer-fraud District of Oregon 2026-04-06Jeffrey Higgins litigation_release investment-adviser-fraud District of Oregon 2026-04-06Jon G. Fullenkamp and Scott R. Sand litigation_release pump-and-dump District of New Jersey 2026-03-31against defendants Jon G. Fullenkamp (“Fullenkamp”), whose last known address is 13160 Teal complaint broker-dealer-fraud District of New Jersey 2026-03-31Plaintiff, United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”), alleges as complaint market-manipulation District of Colorado 2026-03-31SEC v. BRENT DAVID WILLIS judgment insider-trading District of Colorado 2026-03-31Brent David Willis litigation_release corporate-fraud District of Colorado 2026-03-31SEC v. TITANIUM CAPITAL LLC judgment investment-adviser-fraud Southern District of Florida 2026-03-30SEC v. TITANIUM CAPITAL LLC complaint ponzi Southern District of Florida 2026-03-30SEC v. TITANIUM CAPITAL LLC judgment investment-adviser-fraud Southern District of Florida 2026-03-30this Complaint against Krish Kumar (“Kumar” or “Defendant”) and alleges as follows: complaint ponzi Northern District of Oklahoma 2026-03-27Krish Kumar litigation_release ponzi Northern District of Oklahoma 2026-03-27SEC v. SAMIR RAO judgment market-manipulation Eastern District of New York 2026-03-24Ozy Media, Inc. litigation_release accounting-fraud Eastern District of New York 2026-03-24SEC v. OZY MEDIA complaint corporate-fraud Eastern District of New York 2026-03-24SEC v. SUZEE HAN judgment financial-fraud Eastern District of New York 2026-03-24Kenneth A. Welsh litigation_release investment-adviser-fraud District of New Jersey 2026-03-18Final Judgment Against Kenneth A. Welsh judgment non-corporate District of New Jersey 2026-03-18SEC v. BIN HAO and complaint ponzi Southern District of Florida 2026-03-17

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