The legal attribute of market manipulation is not monopoly or vicious speculation, but securities fraud.

操纵市场行为的法律性质不是垄断、恶意投机，而是证券欺诈。

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But federal securities law prohibits RICO claims when simple fraud claims can be brought instead.

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The latest was Richard Causey, Enron's former chief accounting officer, who was to have gone on trial but instead pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud.

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Goldfarb was originally charged with Securities Fraud in November 2009, but in April of this year the government presented new charges on insider trading against him, Zvi Goffer, Emanuel Goffer, Craig Drimal, and Michael Kimelmen.

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