The _____ Act criminalized securities fraud and toughened penalties for corporate fraud.

A) Dodd-Frank
B) Federal Trade Commission
C) Foreign Corrupt Practices
D) Sarbanes-Oxley
E) Sherman Antitrust

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, passed in 2002, is named after its co-sponsors Senator Paul Sarbanes and Representative Michael Oxley. Its main focus is to strengthen corporate responsibility and financial disclosures, and it criminalizes securities fraud while also toughening penalties for corporate fraud.