Legal Opinion
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,957 United States of America v. Luigi M. Di Fonzo
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 15, 1979No. 79-1142PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.
The principal question raised by this appeal concerns the scope of the Security Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) “jurisdiction” pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1001, a statute which punishes false statements made “in any matter within the jurisdiction of any department or agency of the United States.” We hold that the false statements submitted by defendant to the SEC were within that agency’s jurisdiction and affirm his conviction.
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Defendant Luigi M. DiFonzo operated a business which sold commodity options to the public. From January 1973 to May 1973 this business operated under…
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