Centro de Documentação da PJ
Analítico de Periódico
CD 349
What is securities fraud? [Documento electrónico] / Samuel W. Buell
Duke Law Journal, Durham, V. 61, nº 3 (December 2011), p. 511-581
FRAUDE FINANCEIRA, INFORMAÇÃO PRIVILEGIADA, SEGURANÇA DE INFORMAÇÕES, PREVENÇÃO DA CORRUPÇÃO
Introduction. I. What is fraud?. A. The question is hard and important. B. Some axes of fraud. C. Mental state and fraud. 1. Core fraud versus misrepresentation. 2. Goal versus awareness. 3. Level of awareness. 4. Criminal fault. II. What is securities fraud?. A. structure of the statutory and regulatory scheme. B. Elements, according to the federal courts. C. The Scienter mess. 1. Private Lawsuits. 2. SEC actions. 3. Criminal prosecutions. D. Insider trading. E. Securities fraud remains undefined. III. Improving the law of securities fraud. A. Costs of the status quo. B. Objectives for reform. 1. Fraud and the purposes of securities regulation. 2. The civil-criminal line. 3. Capitalizing on expressive capital. C. Reform angels. 1. Amend the statutes and rules. 2. Repair the doctrine in the courts. Conclusion.
