18 U.S.C. § 1348
securities & commodities fraud
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Securities

Criminalizes schemes to defraud in connection with securities or commodities; the Sarbanes-Oxley securities-fraud statute.

730
documents charge this statute
3
associated schemes
3
structural heuristics
scheme mix in corpus: Insider Trading 107Ponzi 107Financial-Statement Fraud 74Health Care Fraud 52Public Corruption 45Investment Adviser Fraud 45Non-Corporate Fraud 34Pump-and-Dump 31Accounting / Disclosure Fraud 31Market Manipulation 31Corporate Disclosure Fraud 23Cyber Fraud 23Crypto / Digital-Asset Securities 20Advance-Fee Fraud 20Unregistered Securities Offering 19Pre-IPO Fraud 17Racketeering / RICO 17Broker-Dealer Fraud 14Affinity Fraud 10Boiler Room 4Obstruction of Justice 4FCPA Violation 1unclassified 1

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
Accounting / Disclosure Fraud regex

Restatements, non-reliance announcements, auditor changes, and late filings that signal misstated financials.

rule / inferenceRestatement / non-reliance (8-K Item 4.02), auditor change (Item 4.01), or late-filing NT.
SEC filings 10-K10-Q8-K (4.02)8-K (4.01)NT 10-KNT 10-Q
heuristicslate_filer_cluster
Insider Trading observation

Trading on material non-public information (MNPI) ahead of a public disclosure.

rule / inferenceA Form 4 / 144 transaction timed near a material 8-K or 10-Q disclosure.
SEC filings Form 4Form 3Form 51448-K10-Q
heuristicsform_144_outlier

What to look for in SEC filings

EDGAR form fingerprints across the associated schemes:

8-K10-K10-QForm 48-K (4.02)8-K (4.01)NT 10-KNT 10-QForm 3Form 5144
sec_staff_actionSEC staff-action footprint (trading suspension, delinquency, revocation).
late_filer_clusterCluster of NT / late periodic filings around the conduct window.
form_144_outlierForm 144 insider-sale volume outlier near a material disclosure.

Documents citing this statute 730

U.S. Soldier Charged With Using Classified Information To Profit From Prediction Market Bets press_release insider-trading Southern District of New York 2026-04-23Broker Charged With Insider Trading And Obstruction Of Justice press_release insider-trading Southern District of New York 2026-03-30Mississippi Man Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading press_release insider-trading Southern District of New York 2026-03-26Rockland County Man Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Investors In Investment Scheme press_release pump-and-dump Southern District of New York 2026-03-11CaaStle Founder Pleads Guilty To $300 Million Fraud Scheme press_release accounting-fraud Southern District of New York 2026-03-04FORMER NEW YORK CITY REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER PLEADS GUILTY TO DEFRAUDING INVESTORS press_release ponzi Southern District of New York 2026-02-27Senior Executives Of Telecom Company Charged In Accounting Fraud Scheme press_release accounting-fraud Southern District of New York 2026-02-17Principals Of ‘Pre-IPO’ Funds Plead Guilty To Defrauding Investors press_release boiler-room Southern District of New York 2026-01-30Startup CEO Charged With Fraud press_release pre-ipo-fraud Southern District of New York 2026-01-29Former New York City Official Charged With Bribery And Fraud press_release public-corruption Southern District of New York 2026-01-13Former Corporate Executive Pleads Guilty To Multimillion-Dollar Insider Trading Scheme press_release insider-trading Southern District of New York 2026-01-09Investment Manager Extradited Back To The United States To Face Securities Fraud Charges press_release ponzi Southern District of New York 2025-12-23Tech Company Executive Sentenced To Prison For Multimillion-Dollar Embezzlement Scheme And Tax Evasion press_release corporate-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-12-18Bronx 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 2025-12-16Crypto-Enabled Fraudster Sentenced For Orchestrating $40 Billion Fraud press_release crypto-securities Southern District of New York 2025-12-11Former NYPD Officer Charged With Bribery, Narcotics, Firearms, And Robbery Offenses press_release public-corruption Southern District of New York 2025-11-04Former 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 2025-09-25Repeat 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 2025-09-18President Of Queens-Based Construction Company Sentenced For Fraud In Connection With Homeless Shelter Contracts Worth $12 Million press_release corporate-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-09-17Quant At Investment Management Firm Charged With Securities And Wire Fraud press_release accounting-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-09-11Sports Park Executives Sentenced To Prison For Municipal Bond Fraud press_release market-manipulation Southern District of New York 2025-09-10Defendant Charged In Over $50 Million Ponzi Scheme And Related Investment Fraud press_release ponzi Southern District of New York 2025-09-09SUSPENDED BROKER CHARGED FOR ONLINE INVESTMENT FRAUD press_release investment-adviser-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-08-21Do Kwon Pleads Guilty To Fraud press_release crypto-securities Southern District of New York 2025-08-12Ghanaian Nationals Extradited For Roles In Criminal Organization That Stole More Than $100 Million Through Romance Scams And Other Fraud press_release affinity-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-08-08Nigerian Man Extradited To Face Hacking, Fraud, And Identity Theft Charges press_release cyber-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-08-05Two Men Charged For Nationwide Fraud Scheme Targeting Hundreds Of Elderly Victims press_release cyber-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-07-31Construction Company President Charged With $5 Million Payroll Tax And Wire Fraud Schemes press_release accounting-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-07-23CaaStle Founder Charged In $300 Million Fraud Scheme press_release pre-ipo-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-07-18Two Men Charged In HIV Medication Fraud And Identity Theft Scheme press_release health-care-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-06-30Serial Hacker “IntelBroker” Charged For Causing $25 Million In Damages To Victims press_release cyber-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-06-25Florida Man Convicted In Multimillion-Dollar Medicare Fraud Scheme press_release health-care-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-06-24Father And Son Plead Guilty To Defrauding Sports Park Bondholders press_release pre-ipo-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-05-28NY Man Charged With Using Sham Blockchain Venture To Defraud Investors press_release crypto-securities Southern District of New York 2025-05-21International Stock Manipulator Sentenced To 20 Months For Pump-And-Dump Scheme press_release pump-and-dump Southern District of New York 2025-05-20Correction Officers Charged With Years-Long Healthcare Fraud Scheme Following Use Of Force Incidents On Rikers Island press_release health-care-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-05-19Founder Of Celsius Sentenced To 12 Years For Fraud And Market Manipulation press_release crypto-securities Southern District of New York 2025-05-08

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