Trades flagged STOCK_ACT_PROXIMITY by the scoring system — executed within 7 days of a STOCK Act policy event. Detector corrected July 18, 2026: this flag is now applied only to people the STOCK Act actually covers — members of Congress and executive-branch officials (watchlist tiers 1–2). Corporate executives file SEC Form 4s and are not personally bound by the STOCK Act; the old STOCK_ACT_VIOLATION flag reached them on date coincidence alone and has been retired. Rows carrying the legacy flag in older dispatch text reflect the pre-correction methodology. Congressional STOCK Act profiles are in the section below. Ro Khanna is the only member of Congress appearing in this dataset; his profile is in Congressional Watch.
| # | Name | Date | Entity | Value | Type | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No STOCK Act violations detected in current dataset. | |||||||
Members of Congress whose trading volume, committee access, and timing patterns indicate elevated STOCK Act risk. Flagged manually based on committee jurisdiction and disclosed position data. The STOCK Act applies to all members of Congress and senior executive branch officials — 45-day disclosure window, $200 fine per late filing, criminal exposure for trading on material non-public information.
Committees: House Armed Services · House Oversight (former) · House Science, Space and Technology (former)
April 20 context: On April 20, 2026, 47 members of Congress disclosed trades late — a Q1 record spike. Khanna purchased JPMorgan Chase ($32,500) the same day. Additional purchases of Berkshire Hathaway, Home Depot, and Cisco ($32,500 each) on April 12. House Armed Services Committee members receive advance briefings on defense contracting, Iran war posture, and military procurement — all of which directly affect JPMorgan and financial sector valuations.
Note: Individual trades are small-dollar. The scoring flags same-day correlation to the congressional STOCK Act event, not trade size. Khanna is the only member of Congress in the current dataset flagged by the pipeline. STOCK Act compliance status for all April 12 and April 20 transactions is under review.
Committees: House Transportation & Infrastructure · House Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs jurisdiction: Iran negotiations, sanctions policy, geopolitical advance intelligence. Transportation & Infrastructure: Hormuz shipping lanes, pipeline infrastructure, port security.
Pattern: 556 trades in a single congressional term is not portfolio management — it is active trading. RTX (Raytheon) sold May 12; the stock rose 20.1% within the disclosure window. Foreign Affairs committee members receive advance briefings on US military posture and sanctions decisions that directly affect defense sector valuations.
Committee: House Science, Space and Technology — receives classified federal nuclear technology and research funding briefings.
Pattern: First BWXT purchase executed same morning BWX Technologies announced $1.285B long-lead naval nuclear propulsion contract + $165M Ford-class carrier reactor contract. All four trades disclosed June 5 — 21 days after the first transaction.
BWXT supplies naval nuclear reactor components for every carrier and submarine in CENTCOM theater. Full dispatch: The Nuclear Committee Trade →
Senior executive branch officials whose disclosed trades or holdings show STOCK Act compliance issues or conflict-of-interest exposure. The STOCK Act applies to executive branch appointees the same as Congress — 45-day disclosure window via OGE periodic transaction reports.
MicroStrategy (MSTR): $100,001–$250,000 purchased Nov 21, 2025, disclosed May 26, 2026 — 186 days after the trade against a 45-day requirement. Patel's stated explanation: "inadvertently omitted." MicroStrategy is a DOJ contractor; the FBI investigates crypto fraud, and Patel publicly posted on X that "crypto fraudsters have been scamming... no more" while holding undisclosed crypto-adjacent DOJ contractor stock. Deputy AG Taylor's May 28 response: "in compliance with applicable laws" — no fine issued.
Krispy Kreme (DNUT): up to $50,000 purchased May 2025, while the FBI was actively investigating the Play ransomware group's breach of Krispy Kreme, which exposed 160,000+ people's data.
Elite Depot Ltd. (Cayman Islands parent of Shein): $1M–$5M in unvested stock retained rather than divested upon confirmation, citing only a "remote" chance of conflict. The FBI's mandate includes CCP counterintelligence; Shein manufactures in China. Patel consulted for Elite Depot while advising Trump. Other disclosed foreign income: consulting for the Embassy of Qatar and the Czechoslovak Group (CSGM), a Czech arms conglomerate.
What has not been shown: a late disclosure is a procedural STOCK Act violation, not proof of trading on inside information; a retained conflicted holding is an ethics problem, not proof of a crime. Source: NOTUS, July 1 2026 (notus.org/money/kash-patel-stock-act). POGO's Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette: "That's violating the law — no other way to put it." Former US Attorney Joyce White Vance: "Any other FBI Director would have resigned before this story broke. The real news here is that Trump is willing to tolerate this." This story broke the day after Trump v. Slaughter overturned Humphrey's Executor, removing the independent-agency enforcement mechanism that would normally police exactly this kind of violation — a documented sequence, not editorial inference.
| Requirement | Deadline | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure of trades (Congress) | 45 days after transaction | $200 per late filing |
| Disclosure of trades (Executive branch) | 45 days after transaction | Same |
| Trading on material non-public information | Prohibited | Criminal prosecution / SEC civil action |
| Tip to others to trade | Prohibited | Criminal prosecution |