Securities Fraud also known as stock fraud is a white collar federal crime pursuant to 18 USC § 1348. A Securities Fraud offense takes place when a person involved with stocks, bonds, commodities and investments, lies, cheats, steals or engages in deceptive practices to gain a financial advantage. Securities Fraud offenses include inflating the price of a stock in pump and dumps, Ponzi Schemes, and inducing investors to purchase or sell securities based on false information.
Insider trading, another form of Securities Fraud Charges occur when confidential information about a company's financial state is used to make decisions whether to buy or sell stock before the information is disclosed publicly. Securities trading and Securities fraud carry fines up to $5 million, restitution and a sentence of Federal prison.
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