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[In Trouble] Isaiah, an issuer of stock, may be in trouble. He sold stock in a new health club venture before the effective date of registration. He did so because he was in financial trouble due to other projects. Isaiah thought that the health club venture would be such a success that he would never get caught. Unfortunately, he was wrong. The health club venture has significant problems, and investors are looking for some way to hold Isaiah responsible. Another problem Isaiah has is that he inflated information regarding the prospects of the health club in the prospectus. Rafal, a new lawyer, told Isaiah that as far as he knew, Isaiah could be fined for violations under the Securities Act of 1933, but he could not be sent to prison. Isaiah told Rafal that was good news and that no one should feel sorry for the investors because none of them made any effort to check on information contained in the prospectus or to investigate the future profitability of the health club venture. Isaiah says that he plans to rely on the due diligence defense. Isaiah also asks Rafal if he is aware of any other defenses. Isaiah says that once before he was held liable for a violation of the Securities Act of 1933, and he does not want to be in trouble again. -Which of the following is true regarding Isaiah's plan to rely on the due diligence defense?


A) He will be able to do so only if he can establish that the purchasers would have had reasonable grounds to question the registration statement had they reviewed it with due diligence.
B) He will be able to do so only if he can establish that the purchasers would have had reasonable grounds to question the prospectus had they reviewed it with due diligence.
C) He will be able to do so if he can establish that the purchasers would have had reasonable grounds to question either the registration statement or the prospectus had they reviewed them with due diligence.
D) He will not be able to use that defense unless he can establish that he reviewed the registration statement and the prospectus, and had reasonable grounds to believe that the registration statement was accurate with no omission of material facts.
E) He will not be able to rely on that defense because he is an issuer.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

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Which of the following is true regarding exempt transactions?


A) Limited offers, intrastate issues, and resales of securities are all exempt transactions.
B) Intrastate issues and limited offers are exempt transactions, but resales of securities are not.
C) Resales of securities and intrastate issues are exempt transactions, but limited offers are not.
D) Limited offers and resales of securities are exempt transactions, but intrastate issues are not.
E) Limited offers are exempt transactions, but intrastate issues and resales of securities are not.

F) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

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[In Trouble] Isaiah, an issuer of stock, may be in trouble. He sold stock in a new health club venture before the effective date of registration. He did so because he was in financial trouble due to other projects. Isaiah thought that the health club venture would be such a success that he would never get caught. Unfortunately, he was wrong. The health club venture has significant problems, and investors are looking for some way to hold Isaiah responsible. Another problem Isaiah has is that he inflated information regarding the prospects of the health club in the prospectus. Rafal, a new lawyer, told Isaiah that as far as he knew, Isaiah could be fined for violations under the Securities Act of 1933, but he could not be sent to prison. Isaiah told Rafal that was good news and that no one should feel sorry for the investors because none of them made any effort to check on information contained in the prospectus or to investigate the future profitability of the health club venture. Isaiah says that he plans to rely on the due diligence defense. Isaiah also asks Rafal if he is aware of any other defenses. Isaiah says that once before he was held liable for a violation of the Securities Act of 1933, and he does not want to be in trouble again. -Is Rafal correct in that the SEC would have no authority to send Isaiah to prison?


A) Rafal is correct because there are no criminal penalties for violating the 1933 act.
B) Rafal is incorrect because the SEC criminally prosecutes some violators although the action would only be a misdemeanor.
C) Rafal is correct in that the SEC itself would not send Isaiah to prison, but the SEC could recommend criminal action to the Department of Justice resulting in imprisonment for up to five years for a violation.
D) Rafal is incorrect because the SEC criminally prosecutes some violators, and a violation of the act is considered a felony.
E) Rafal is correct in that the SEC itself would not send Isaiah to prison, but the SEC could recommend criminal action to the Federal Bureau of Investigation resulting in imprisonment for up to ten years for a violation.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Which of the following is true regarding the case opener, the case in which Martha Stewart was charged with insider trading after selling stock in a company based on information that her stockbroker gave her that the CEO of the company and his daughter had just sold all of their company stock?


A) She was not convicted of insider trading and sentenced to prison.
B) After a jury trial she was found innocent of insider trading and did not go to prison for anything.
C) She was not convicted of insider trading, but she went to prison for convictions relating to statements made to SEC investigators.
D) She pled guilty to lesser offenses on all counts, paid a large fine, and all charges were dismissed.
E) Charges were dismissed after she agreed to repurchase all shares of stock.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

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During the waiting period, the issuer may publish a(n) ________, a brief ad with a format similar to that of a tombstone.


A) Temperament advertisement
B) special offering
C) unsolicited offering
D) approved offering
E) tombstone advertisement

F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

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________ are profits made from the sale of company stock within a six-month period by a statutory insider to the company.


A) Short-swing profits
B) Short-term profits
C) Insider traded profits
D) Profiteering profits
E) Contemplated profits

F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

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