How much time should Raj Rajaratnam spend in prison?…. Richard J. Holwell, a Manhattan federal judge, will give his answer to that question when he sentences Rajaratnam on Sept. 27. A lengthy sentence would go a long way toward validating not just the federal prosecutors who brought the case but also the Securities and Exchange Commission, which first investigated the hedge fund. Before and since the Rajaratnam trial, the S.E.C. has brought numerous cases, part of a campaign to root out insider trading and, in theory, make markets fairer for the average investor. In recent weeks alone, the S.E.C. filed complaints against traders who ran the gamut from celebrity to ordinary.
Read more: In the Insider Trading War, Market-Beaters Beware — New York Times Magazine
