15 U.S.C. § 68h : US Code - Section 68H: Criminal penalty

Search 15 U.S.C. § 68h : US Code - Section 68H: Criminal penalty

Any person who willfully violates sections 68a, 68c, 68f, or
68g(b) of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction shall be fined not more than $5,000, or be imprisoned
not more than one year, or both, in the discretion of the court:
Provided, That nothing herein shall limit other provisions of this
subchapter.
Whenever the Commission has reason to believe any person is
guilty of a misdemeanor under this section, it shall certify all
pertinent facts to the Attorney General, whose duty it shall be to
cause appropriate proceedings to be brought for the enforcement of
the provisions of this section against such person.