Securities and commodities fraud
United States Code
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- 2026Maria N Villani v. Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance Inc. Tex. App.-Eastland
- 2026Betch D. Maryland
- 2026United States v. Dayakar Mallu 3rd Cir.
- 2026Rodriguez W.D.N.C.
- 2026VIRGILIA RODRIGUEZ v. WIPRO LIMITED W.D.N.C.
- 2026SEC v. George Georgiou 3rd Cir.
- 2025United States v. Shawn Baldwin 7th Cir.
- 2025United States v. Christopher Jordan 7th Cir.
- 2025United States v. Gregg Smith 7th Cir.
- 2025United States v. Michael Nowak 7th Cir.
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to defraud any person in connection with any commodity for future delivery, or any option on a commodity for future delivery, or 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 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 commodity for future delivery, or any option on a commodity for future delivery, or 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)); Whoever knowingly executes, or attempts to execute, a scheme or artifice— (Source: (Added Pub. L. 107–204, title VIII, § 807(a), July 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 804; amended Pub. L. 111–21, § 2(e)(1), May 20, 2009, 123 Stat. 1618.))