Convicted trader Goffer given 10-year sentence
A former securities trader known as Octopussy because of his many sources of information was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday after being found guilty of insider trading.
Convicted trader Goffer handed 10-year sentence
A former securities trader was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday after being found guilty of insider trading as part of the government's campaign against financial crimes on Wall Street.
Ex-Primary Global manager guilty in insider case
A former Silicon Valley sales manager was found guilty of conspiracy charges on Tuesday in connection with the U.S. government's crackdown on insider trading.
SEC probes trading before U.S. rating cut: report
Securities regulators have sent subpoenas to hedge funds and other trading firms as it probes possible insider trading before the U.S. government's long-term credit rating was cut last month, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.
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U.S. seeks up to 10 years for Jiau in insider case
Prosecutors asked a judge on Tuesday to imprison a Taiwan-born former technology company consultant for as long as 8 to 10 years as part of a crackdown on insider trading.
Hedge Fund Diamondback to Pay $1 Million to Settle Ex-Employee's Insider Case
Hedge fund Diamondback Capital Management, which had been embroiled in the government's insider trading case, has agreed to pay back roughly $1 million to settle an insider trading case, according to a court filing released on Wednesday.
Hedge fund Diamondback to pay $1 million to settle insider case
Hedge fund Diamondback Capital Management, which had been embroiled in the government's insider trading case, has agreed to pay back roughly $1 million to settle an insider trading case, according to a court filing released on Wednesday.
Vanished Moody's analyst told to pay SEC $34.6 million
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Bronfman steps down as Warner Music CEO
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Lawyer Goldfarb gets 3 years prison in insider case
A lawyer caught up in the government's massive insider trading investigation was sentenced to three years in prison on Friday after pleading guilty to participating in a scheme to trade on corporate secrets from a prominent law firm.
Accused insider trader hits back at SEC over Marvel stock
A California man accused last week of insider trading on Disney's $4 billion purchase of Marvel is hitting back at the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Ex-Nasdaq Executive Gets 42 Months for Insider Trading
A former Nasdaq OMX Group Inc executive was sentenced Friday to 3-1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty for making hundreds of thousands of dollars by trading on confidential information.
SEC Investigation of S&P: Could be Bad Move for Obama
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC ) is now looking into potential insider trading by Standard & Poor's employees before the rating agency's decision to downgrade the U.S.'s long-term debt, according to Financial Times.
SEC investigating S&P's downgrade of U.S. debt: report
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) to disclose which employees knew of its decision to downgrade U.S. debt before it was announced last week, the Financial Times said, citing people familiar with the matter.
Prosecutors seek as much as 24-1/2 years for Rajaratnam
Prosecutors asked a federal judge to sentence Raj Rajaratnam to as much as 24-1/2 years in prison, calling the Galleon Group hedge fund founder arguably the most egregious violator of insider trading laws ever to be caught.
Rajaratnam seeks leniency after insider conviction
Raj Rajaratnam, the Galleon Group hedge fund founder convicted of insider trading in May, asked a federal judge to impose a sentence substantially below what U.S. guidelines recommend, saying a long prison term would be tantamount to a death sentence.
Playboy partners with online porn company Manwin
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Ex-Orioles player settles insider-trading charges
Former Baltimore Orioles third baseman Doug DeCinces agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle insider trading charges filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday.
Ex-Goldman director Gupta, SEC to drop litigation
Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc director Rajat Gupta and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission are dropping litigation against each other stemming from the sprawling federal insider trading probe.
Former Third Baseman, 3 Others Charged With Insider Trading
A former Major League baseball player and three others were charged and fined by the SEC on Thursday for their insider trading in 2009.
Expert: networking defendant challenges wiretap
A former expert-networking executive arrested as part of a government insider trading probe asked a New York judge on Monday to throw out wiretap evidence four weeks before his trial is to begin.
SEC builds new tips machine to catch the next Madoff
For more than three years, U.S. securities regulators investigated allegations of accounting fraud at a small telecom firm called China Voice Holding Corp, but could not make a case.
Ex-trader admits threatening to kill regulators
A former commodities trader pleaded guilty on Monday to threatening to kill more than 40 financial regulators, including the heads of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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