Some corporate insiders make the mistake of trading while in possession of material non-public information. Others compound the error by lying to the SEC staff during an ensuing investigation. Yang Xie, formerly an employee at a pharmaceutical company, made both mistakes. SEC v. Xie, Civil Action No. 2:18-cv-02779 (Feb. 27, 2018).
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