NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors in New York say three Chinese nationals profited from insider information about mergers and acquisitions after hacking into the networks of law firms working on the mergers. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara says the three men ...

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WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with the government in a legal clash over the nation’s insider trading laws, a victory for prosecutors seeking to curb corruption on Wall Street. The justices ruled that sharing corporate secrets ...

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed unlikely on Wednesday to place new limits on the ability of prosecutors to crack down on insider trading on Wall Street. Most of the justices said during arguments in a closely watched case that ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit – Insider Trading – Scienter – Disclosure of Confidential Information   United States v. Newman and Chiasson 13-1837-cr(L) Judges Winter, Parker and Hall   Background: The defendants appealed from judgments following a six-week ...

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NEW YORK — A federal appeals court dealt a blow to the government’s success in insider trading prosecutions Wednesday by reversing two convictions with a decision that also jeopardizes a third — and attempts to further define how far prosecutors ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — A former executive at a New York investor firm has pleaded guilty to an insider trading charge for using drafts of press releases to illegally earn nearly a million dollars. Michael Lucarelli entered the plea to ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Securities Act — Insider Trading Purchase — Derivative Security Chechele v. Sperling 12-1769-cv Judges Walker, Wesley and Hall Background: The plaintiffs appealed from the dismissal of their claims arising from the Securities ...

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NEW YORK — A former SAC Capital Advisors portfolio manager was convicted Thursday of helping his company earn more than a quarter billion dollars illegally through trades based on secrets about the testing of a potential breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug. The ...

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NEW YORK — A judge who has talked tough about insider trading stepped out of the way Wednesday of a $1.8 billion settlement of civil and criminal charges against hedge fund giant SAC Capital, saying what he thinks of the ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Insider Trading Non-Pecuniary Benefits — Recorded Telephone Conversations United States v. Jiau 11-4167(L) Judges Kearse, Walker and Chin Background: The defendant appealed her conviction for conspiracy and insider trading arguing that the ...

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NEW YORK — A not guilty plea was entered Friday on behalf of a Connecticut-based hedge fund charged in a criminal indictment with letting insider trading flourish over a 10-year period as it grew into an investing giant and made ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Insider Trading Tipping Chains — Scienter SEC v. Obus 10-4749-cv Judges Walker, Raggi and Carney Background: The Securities and Exchange Commission appealed from an order granting summary judgment to the defendants on ...

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