18 U.S.C. § 1341
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Fraud

Punishes schemes to defraud executed through the U.S. mail or a private interstate carrier.

566
documents charge this statute
4
associated schemes
4
structural heuristics
scheme mix in corpus: Ponzi 70Financial-Statement Fraud 69Health Care Fraud 59Public Corruption 52Non-Corporate Fraud 45Corporate Disclosure Fraud 42Investment Adviser Fraud 40Advance-Fee Fraud 33Cyber Fraud 28Unregistered Securities Offering 21Accounting / Disclosure Fraud 19Racketeering / RICO 18Affinity Fraud 16Pump-and-Dump 11Crypto / Digital-Asset Securities 9Market Manipulation 9Pre-IPO Fraud 5FCPA Violation 5Obstruction of Justice 3Insider Trading 3unclassified 3Boiler Room 3Broker-Dealer Fraud 3

Fraud schemes charged under this statute

Financial-Statement Fraud regex

Misstated revenue or balance-sheet manipulation in periodic filings.

rule / inferenceMisstated financials / restatement language in periodic filings.
SEC filings 10-K10-Q8-KNT 10-K
heuristicslate_filer_cluster
Ponzi form-presence

New-investor funds used to pay prior investors; typically an unregistered fund offering.

rule / inferenceForm D, or no registration at all, for an entity raising pooled investor funds.
SEC filings Form D
heuristicsreg_s_issuance · promissory_clauses · form_d_only_issuer
Advance-Fee Fraud n/a

Upfront fee charged for a fictitious return; typically no EDGAR footprint.

rule / inferencePromissory notes / upfront-fee solicitations with no registration footprint.
heuristicspromissory_clauses
Affinity Fraud observation

Unregistered offering targeting a religious, ethnic, or professional community.

rule / inferenceUnregistered community-targeted offering; promissory-note language.
SEC filings Form D
heuristicspromissory_clauses · reg_s_issuance

What to look for in SEC filings

EDGAR form fingerprints across the associated schemes:

10-K10-Q8-KNT 10-KForm D
late_filer_clusterCluster of NT / late periodic filings around the conduct window.
reg_s_issuanceRegulation S (offshore) issuance used to evade registration.
promissory_clausesPromissory-note / guaranteed-return language in offering material.
form_d_only_issuerEntity raises capital via Form D only, with no registration.

Documents citing this statute 566

Dutchess County Couple Charged In Credit Card And Identity Theft Scheme press_release cyber-fraud Southern District of New York 2026-04-21Former Commercial Real Estate Vice President Convicted At Trial Of Fraud And Identity Theft Offenses press_release corporate-fraud Southern District of New York 2026-04-21Ghanaian National Pleads Guilty To Stealing More Than $10 Million Via Romance Scams press_release affinity-fraud Southern District of New York 2026-03-05Securities and Exchange Commission v. Joel Castellanos complaint ponzi Southern District of Florida 2026-02-24Bronx Woman Sentenced In Nationwide Sweepstakes Fraud Scheme Targeting The Elderly press_release advance-fee Southern District of New York 2026-01-07Tech Company Executive Sentenced To Prison For Multimillion-Dollar Embezzlement Scheme And Tax Evasion press_release corporate-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-12-18Fraudster Sentenced To 71 Months In Prison For Crypto Ponzi Scheme “IcomTech” press_release ponzi Southern District of New York 2025-12-18Crypto-Enabled Fraudster Sentenced For Orchestrating $40 Billion Fraud press_release crypto-securities Southern District of New York 2025-12-11CEO Of Telecommunications Construction Company Charged With Commercial Bribery, Fraud, And Witness Tampering Offenses press_release corporate-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-12-11Former CEO Of Public Telecommunications Company Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Accounting Fraud press_release accounting-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-09-25President Of Queens-Based Construction Company Sentenced For Fraud In Connection With Homeless Shelter Contracts Worth $12 Million press_release corporate-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-09-17Florida Man Convicted At Trial Of Mail Fraud In Connection With Mass-Mailing Scam press_release advance-fee Southern District of New York 2025-09-17Former Bronx District Leader And Board Of Elections Employee Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Extortion And Fraud press_release public-corruption Southern District of New York 2025-09-02Founder And Former CEO Of Charity Pleads Guilty To Multimillion-Dollar Charity Fraud And Tax Evasion press_release affinity-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-08-18Ghanaian Nationals Extradited For Roles In Criminal Organization That Stole More Than $100 Million Through Romance Scams And Other Fraud press_release affinity-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-08-08Two Defendants Plead Guilty To Fraud Scheme Involving Data Stolen From Hospital Patients press_release health-care-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-08-07Nigerian Man Extradited To Face Hacking, Fraud, And Identity Theft Charges press_release cyber-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-08-05Two Men Charged In HIV Medication Fraud And Identity Theft Scheme press_release health-care-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-06-30Nigerian Man Sentenced To More Than Five Years For Hacking, Fraud, And Identity Theft Scheme press_release cyber-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-06-06Construction Manager Sentenced To Prison For Multimillion-Dollar Embezzlement And Tax Evasion press_release corporate-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-05-28Correction Officers Charged With Years-Long Healthcare Fraud Scheme Following Use Of Force Incidents On Rikers Island press_release health-care-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-05-19Leader Of $48 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme Sentenced To 14 Months In Prison press_release health-care-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-05-06Four Defendants Charged In Connection With Approximately $53 Million Check Fraud Scheme press_release financial-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-04-29Bronx District Leader And Former Board Of Elections Employee Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Extortion And Fraud press_release public-corruption Southern District of New York 2025-04-17Los Angeles Director And Writer Charged With $11 Million Fraud In Connection With Streaming Science Fiction Television Show press_release corporate-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-03-18Irish And U.K. Nationals Charged With Multi-State Construction Fraud That Targeted Vulnerable Homeowners press_release non-corporate Southern District of New York 2025-03-04Mount Vernon Native Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison For Orchestrating $7.6 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme press_release financial-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-02-27Real Estate Executive Charged In Thirty-Million-Dollar Bank Fraud Scheme press_release corporate-fraud Southern District of New York 2025-02-13CEO Of Artificial Intelligence Startup Company Charged With Defrauding Investors press_release pre-ipo-fraud Southern District of New York 2024-11-19Former Corrections Officer Charged With Conspiring To Smuggle Narcotics Into Rikers Island press_release public-corruption Southern District of New York 2024-10-02Securities and Exchange Commission v. Erick M. Ruiz complaint ponzi Southern District of Florida 2024-09-26Securities and Exchange Commission v Bryant Guayara complaint ponzi Southern District of Florida 2024-09-26Securities and Exchange Commission v Karina N Fernandez complaint ponzi Southern District of Florida 2024-09-26Securities and Exchange Commission v Marco A Rosas complaint ponzi Southern District of Florida 2024-09-26Securities and Exchange Commission v Leonela M Duarte complaint ponzi Southern District of Florida 2024-09-26Nigerian Man Pleads Guilty After Extradition To Participating In Romance Scams And Other Fraud Schemes Targeting Elderly Victims press_release affinity-fraud Southern District of New York 2024-09-24President Of Hair Testing Company Sentenced To 41 Months In Prison For Defrauding Over 88,000 Customers In Allergy Testing Scam press_release health-care-fraud Southern District of New York 2024-09-17Owner Of Insurance Firm Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For $40 Million Scheme To Steal Client Healthcare Funds And Defraud Lenders press_release health-care-fraud Southern District of New York 2024-08-20Manhattan Franciscan Friar Charged With Wire And Mail Fraud Related To Fake Medical Charity In Beirut, Lebanon press_release affinity-fraud Southern District of New York 2024-08-19Russian-German National Extradited For Illegally Exporting To Russia Sensitive U.S.-Sourced Microelectronics With Military Applications In Violation Of U.S. Export Controls press_release non-corporate Southern District of New York 2024-08-09

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