551.501 General fraud.
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551.501 General fraud. It is unlawful for a person, in connection with the offer, sale, or purchase of a security, directly or indirectly, to do any of the following:
(1)To employ a device, scheme, or artifice to defraud.
(2)To make an untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(3)To engage in an act, practice, or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon another person.
551.501 Note NOTE: The above annotations refer to this chapter as it existed prior to its repeal and recreation by 2007 Wis. Act 196 .