N.Y. General Business Law § 339: Reporting or publishing fictitious transactions in securities

§ 339. Reporting or publishing fictitious transactions in securities.

A person who, with intent to deceive, reports or publishes, or causes to

be reported or published as a purchase or sale of the stocks, bonds or

other evidences of debt of a corporation, company or association, any

transaction therein, whereby no actual change of ownership or interest

is effected, is guilty of a misdemeanor.