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Hardin was dropping off his dry cleaning on July 8, 2008 at 55th Street and Eighth Avenue when a man behind him asked “Are you Tom?” He turned around and there were two FBI agents in front of him. They sat down at Wendy’s, and the agents told him that they knew about the four […]
Video: What it Looks Like When Your GC is Wearing a Wire | Compliance Week
In a snippet of a video that has now become public, the general counsel for oil services firm PetroTiger, working as an informant for the FBI, can be seen trying to obtain incriminating evidence from the company’s then-CEO. A judge has ruled that the video is not privileged and can be used in the criminal […]
How a Former Executive Went Undercover for Prosecutors – WSJ.com
Mr. Bistrong, 51 years old, was released from prison in December—having done time for conspiring to bribe officials to win contracts from the United Nations and several foreign countries. (Mr. Bistrong’s former company, Armor, from which he was fired, settled allegations related to him with the Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission in 2011, […]
SAC Case Began With Informant’s Tips on Cohen, Rajaratnam – Bloomberg
Without [David] Slaine, Rajaratnam and Cohen might still be investing clients’ money. He was the first person to cooperate with the government and was acknowledged in all but name at yesterday’s press conference announcing SAC’s plea, according to two people familiar with the investigation. via SAC Case Began With Informant’s Tips on Cohen, Rajaratnam – […]
Confidential witnesses are endangered species in NY securities cases
Trend developing to force plaintiffs’ lawyers to identify confidential witnesses.