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Schedule 13D

Schedule 13D discloses beneficial ownership above five per cent of a class of registered equity, along with the holder's intentions. Concealed control blocks are usually concealed by not filing it.

compliance and practice · updated 2026-09-23

Where does schedule 13d come up?

This term is used in the following manipulation techniques, each explained in full on its own page.

Enforcement actions involving these techniques

Action Agency Filed Technique Penalty Status
SEC v. Airborne Wireless Network and others (pump and dump, 2025) SEC 2025-02-07 Pump And Dump , Undisclosed Control Blocks — judgment
SEC v. Wells Real Estate Investment, LLC, Janalie C. Joseph a/k/a Janalie C. Bingham, and Jean Joseph, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2024) SEC 2024-08-20 Ponzi Schemes , Undisclosed Control Blocks — unknown
SEC v. Damon R. Durante (undisclosed control blocks, 2023) SEC 2023-06-30 Undisclosed Control Blocks — unknown
SEC v. William Andrew Stack, Esq. (undisclosed control blocks, 2023) SEC 2023-03-31 Undisclosed Control Blocks , Unregistered Distributions $333k judgment
SEC v. John W. Pauciulo, Esq. (undisclosed control blocks, 2022) SEC 2022-07-07 Undisclosed Control Blocks $490k settled

See also

Terms that refer here

Section 16 reporting

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