15 U.S.C. § 69i : US Code - Section 69I: Criminal penalty

Search 15 U.S.C. § 69i : US Code - Section 69I: Criminal penalty

(a) Any person who willfully violates section 69a, 69d, or 69h(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.
(b) 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.