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The FBI’s Interesting Endgame with Michael Lucarelli | Compliance Week

By Securities Docket on September 3, 2014, 3:41 pm

New details on the FBI’s investigation of Michael Lucarelli for insider trading reveal an extraordinary search of a locked briefcase and an interesting question about how quickly the government should have moved to make an arrest. via The FBI’s Interesting Endgame with Michael Lucarelli | Compliance Week

Posted in Criminal, Top | Tagged FBI, SD Insider

Four gov’t agencies now investigating high-speed “Insider Trading 2.0” — Ars Technica

By Securities Docket on April 18, 2014, 9:09 am

The revaluation of the subpoenas from Eric Schneiderman’s office, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, brings to at least four the number of agencies probing what the New York Attorney general has described as “Insider Trading 2.0.” Other entities investigating whether Wall Street firms are taking advantage of “differences in delays, or latencies, of […]

Posted in SEC, Top | Tagged CFTC, FBI, High-Frequency Trading, Investigations, NYAG

Before You Accept that Envelope Full of Cash In Exchange for Inside Info…

By Securities Docket on April 12, 2013, 11:58 am

Before you accept that envelope stuffed with cash in exchange for inside information about public companies, just remember that sometimes it is a set-up.

Posted in Criminal, Top | Tagged FBI, Insider Trading

People Need to Stop Selling Earnings Info to Undercover FBI Agents

By Securities Docket on February 28, 2013, 10:24 am

Further proof that selling stolen, pre-release earnings report information about a company is a foolish, “Go Directly to Jail”-type of offense.

Posted in Criminal, Top | Tagged FBI, Insider Trading

Feb. 13 Webcast: Preparing an Internal Investigation for Effective Prosecution

By Securities Docket on January 14, 2013, 8:04 am

Please join Joe Dooley, Keith Slotter and John Carney for this webcast.

Posted in Criminal, Industry, SEC, Top | Tagged FBI, Referrals, Webcasts

‘They Owe It to Me’: FBI Identifies Top Email Phrases Used by Fraudsters

By Securities Docket on January 8, 2013, 11:43 am

What do phrases such as “nobody will find out,” “grey area,”and “they owe it to me” have in common? According to research conducted by Ernst & Young in collaboration with the FBI, these phrases are among the top terms used by employees in emails discussing fraud…. via ‘They Owe It to Me’: FBI Identifies Top Email […]

Posted in Criminal, Industry, Top | Tagged FBI