Securities fraud
is a crime in which securities investing or trading laws
have been violated. Security Fraud
encompasses many things including stocks, bonds, commodities
and other investments. Securities fraud
can be described as deceptive practices in the stock and
commodity markets. Securities fraud occurs
when investors are enticed to buy securities based false
statements. Securities fraud includes
providing false information on a companies financial
statement, SEC filings, lying to an auditor, stock
manipulation schemes, insider trading, and embezzlement.