18 U.S.C. § 1343
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Fraud

Punishes any scheme to defraud carried out using interstate wire, radio, or television communications — the most common federal fraud charge.

997
documents charge this statute
5
associated schemes
5
structural heuristics
scheme mix in corpus: Ponzi 138Financial-Statement Fraud 123Non-Corporate Fraud 80Corporate Disclosure Fraud 74Public Corruption 71Investment Adviser Fraud 68Advance-Fee Fraud 62Cyber Fraud 62Health Care Fraud 62Accounting / Disclosure Fraud 42Affinity Fraud 30Crypto / Digital-Asset Securities 27Market Manipulation 24Insider Trading 22Unregistered Securities Offering 20Racketeering / RICO 18Pump-and-Dump 18Pre-IPO Fraud 17Broker-Dealer Fraud 13unclassified 8Boiler Room 7FCPA Violation 7Obstruction of Justice 4

Fraud schemes charged under this statute

Financial-Statement Fraud regex

Misstated revenue or balance-sheet manipulation in periodic filings.

rule / inferenceMisstated financials / restatement language in periodic filings.
SEC filings 10-K10-Q8-KNT 10-K
heuristicslate_filer_cluster
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
Advance-Fee Fraud n/a

Upfront fee charged for a fictitious return; typically no EDGAR footprint.

rule / inferencePromissory notes / upfront-fee solicitations with no registration footprint.
heuristicspromissory_clauses
Boiler Room observation

High-pressure phone sales of unregistered securities by an unregistered BD.

rule / inferenceUnregistered-BD offering with high-pressure sales markers.
SEC filings Form D
heuristicsfiler_agent_overlap · reg_s_issuance
Cyber Fraud n/a

Computer intrusion / hacking; wire fraud via cyber means.

rule / inferenceNon-securities — no EDGAR extraction.

What to look for in SEC filings

EDGAR form fingerprints across the associated schemes:

10-K10-Q8-KNT 10-KForm D
late_filer_clusterCluster of NT / late periodic filings around the conduct window.
reg_s_issuanceRegulation S (offshore) issuance used to evade registration.
promissory_clausesPromissory-note / guaranteed-return language in offering material.
form_d_only_issuerEntity raises capital via Form D only, with no registration.
filer_agent_overlapThe EDGAR filing agent overlaps with the issuer/promoter (or CRD record).

Documents citing this statute 997

New Jersey Man Sentenced To 42 Months For $9 Million Fraud press_release ponzi Southern District of New York 2026-04-24U.S. Soldier Charged With Using Classified Information To Profit From Prediction Market Bets press_release insider-trading Southern District of New York 2026-04-23Former Commercial Real Estate Vice President Convicted At Trial Of Fraud And Identity Theft Offenses press_release corporate-fraud Southern District of New York 2026-04-21SantaCon Organizer Charged In Wire Fraud Scheme Targeting Attendees And Host Venues press_release affinity-fraud Southern District of New York 2026-04-15Navy Reservist Pleads Guilty To Fraudulently Obtaining Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars Of Military Leave Pay From The Department Of Correction press_release public-corruption Southern District of New York 2026-04-09Former Employee Of The Croatian Mission To The U.N. Charged With Embezzling $750,000 Through Fraudulent Invoicing Scheme press_release public-corruption Southern District of New York 2026-04-01CEO Of Credit Monitoring Company Pleads Guilty In Connection With Nationwide Online Marketing Scheme press_release advance-fee Southern District of New York 2026-03-31Broker Charged With Insider Trading And Obstruction Of Justice press_release insider-trading Southern District of New York 2026-03-30North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty To Music Streaming Fraud Aided By Artificial Intelligence press_release cyber-fraud Southern District of New York 2026-03-19Ghanaian National Pleads Guilty To Stealing More Than $10 Million Via Romance Scams press_release affinity-fraud Southern District of New York 2026-03-05Manager Of Investment Firm Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Investors In “Pre-IPO” Scheme press_release pre-ipo-fraud Southern District of New York 2026-03-05Financial Advisor Convicted Of Scheme To Defraud Professional Basketball Players press_release investment-adviser-fraud Southern District of New York 2026-03-04Securities and Exchange Commission v. Joel Castellanos complaint ponzi Southern District of Florida 2026-02-24Senior Executives Of Telecom Company Charged In Accounting Fraud Scheme press_release accounting-fraud Southern District of New York 2026-02-17First Brands Executives Charged With Multibillion-Dollar Fraud press_release accounting-fraud Southern District of New York 2026-01-29Startup CEO Charged With Fraud press_release pre-ipo-fraud Southern District of New York 2026-01-29Perpetrator Of Nationwide Sports And Pokémon Trading Card Fraud Convicted press_release unclassified Southern District of New York 2026-01-29Bronx Woman Sentenced In Nationwide Sweepstakes Fraud Scheme Targeting The Elderly press_release advance-fee Southern District of New York 2026-01-07Investment Manager Extradited Back To The United States To Face Securities Fraud Charges press_release ponzi Southern District of New York 2025-12-23Founder Of Private Equity Firm Charged With Defrauding Investors Out Of Millions press_release ponzi Southern District of New York 2025-12-18Tech Company Executive Sentenced To Prison For Multimillion-Dollar Embezzlement Scheme And Tax Evasion press_release corporate-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-12-18Fraudster Sentenced To 71 Months In Prison For Crypto Ponzi Scheme “IcomTech” press_release ponzi Southern District of New York 2025-12-18CEO, CFO, COO Charged In Connection With Billion-Dollar Collapse Of Tricolor Auto press_release accounting-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-12-17Bronx Street Gang Leader And Rapper Kevin Perez, A/K/A “Kay Flock,” Sentenced To 30 Years For Gang-Related Shootings press_release racketeering Southern District of New York 2025-12-16Manager Of Investment Firm Charged With Defrauding Investors In “Pre-IPO” Scheme press_release pre-ipo-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-12-15Crypto-Enabled Fraudster Sentenced For Orchestrating $40 Billion Fraud press_release crypto-securities Southern District of New York 2025-12-11Hollywood Director And Writer Convicted Of $11 Million Fraud On Subscription Streaming Service press_release investment-adviser-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-12-11CEO Of Telecommunications Construction Company Charged With Commercial Bribery, Fraud, And Witness Tampering Offenses press_release corporate-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-12-11Former Commodities Trading Executive Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Scheme To Defraud Employer By Hiding Trading Losses press_release accounting-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-11-25Chief Executive Officer Of Steel Manufacturer Charged With $66 Million Fraud Scheme press_release corporate-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-11-18Eight Men Charged In Conspiracy To Steal More Than 100 Cars And Sell Them To Unsuspecting Buyers press_release non-corporate Southern District of New York 2025-11-14Recidivist Fraudster Arrested For Stealing Gustave Courbet Painting press_release non-corporate Southern District of New York 2025-11-14Statement Of United States Attorney Jay Clayton On The Convictions Of Michael Castillero, Francine Lanaia, And Brian Martinsen press_release pre-ipo-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-11-13Former CEO And Board Chairman Charged With Fraud Scheme Directed At Public Company press_release corporate-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-11-04Newburgh Woman Who Made Headlines For False Claims About Homeless Veterans Sentenced For Wire Fraud And Stolen Valor press_release affinity-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-09-30Former CEO Of Public Telecommunications Company Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Accounting Fraud press_release accounting-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-09-25the defendant, is the founder and owner of several pdf obstruction Southern District of New York 2025-09-24California Man Arrested In Brazen $10 Million Loan Fraud Scheme Designed To Dupe The SEC press_release corporate-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-09-24Repeat Fraudster Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For Massive Belize Real Estate Fraud press_release affinity-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-09-23Defendant Charged In Ponzi Scheme Targeting Harvard Business School Classmates press_release ponzi Southern District of New York 2025-09-18

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