A private corporation called Gimbolt, Inc. is in the process of preparing the company to go public $($open up sales of their stock to the public$).$ The night before the stock begins trading on the market, CEO Brian Ravitz tweets that Gimbolt has reached a large deal with a big car manufacturer whereby Gimbolt will sell $$100,000,000$ worth of revolutionary seat cushions to the car manufacturer. The stock goes public and trades at a very high price due to the news of the deal. A few days later, it is reported that there was no such deal. Which federal agency will investigate this matter?

Question $46$ options:

The Federal Bureau of Investigations.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

The Securities and Exchange Commission.

The U$.$S$.$ Treasury Department.