18 U.S.C. § 1348 : US Code - Section 1348: Securities fraud

Search 18 U.S.C. § 1348 : US Code - Section 1348: Securities fraud

Whoever knowingly executes, or attempts to execute, a scheme or
artifice -
(1) to defraud any person in connection with any security of an
issuer with a class of securities registered under section 12 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78l) or that is
required to file reports under section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o(d)); or
(2) to obtain, by means of false or fraudulent pretenses,
representations, or promises, any money or property in connection
with the purchase or sale of any security of an issuer with a
class of securities registered under section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78l) or that is required to file
reports under section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o(d));
shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than 25
years, or both.