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Insider Trading Goes Mainstream: Preet Bharara Makes Cover of Time Magazine
Time Magazine gives its cover to Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the SDNY.
Stanford financial data were buried in external hard drive called ‘The Football’ – NYPOST.com
Witness describes external hard drive used to hide sensitive financial details.
STOCK Act bogged down by congressional lard – POLITICO.com
Democrats and Republicans have proposed an avalanche of populist-tinged amendments and poison pills for STOCK Act.
Stanford Ponzi trial is heating up – NYPOST.com
… The Ponzi scheme trial of disgraced financier R. Allen Stanford shifts into high gear this week. Uncle Sam’s key witness, James Davis, the former chief financial officer at Stanford’s firm — and a former college roommate of the alleged fraudster — is scheduled to take the stand and tell jurors just how the massive [...]
Federal-state law enforcement unit to focus on residential mortgage-backed securities
New fraud-fighting unit will launch with 55 prosecutors and investigators.
Greater Penalties for Insider Trading – NYTimes.com
Under proposed amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines announced last week, recommended punishments for insider trading are likely to increase in response to Congressional pressure to ratchet up sentences for securities fraud. That will put even more pressure on defendants to cooperate with the government in the hope of receiving a reduced penalty. via Greater [...]
FBI searches New York offices of ‘reverse merger’ player New York Global Group – NYPOST.com
FBI reportedly searches offices of New York Global Group, which has played a role in Chinese reverse mergers.
Archived Version and Materials for Jan. 26 Webcast: Insider Trading Compliance for Hedge Funds and Other Regulated Entities
Adam Wasserman and John Stark joined us for this webcast.