November 2012 – Financial Treason & Crime

SUttara Choudhury, 28 November 2012

Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara, who has won guilty convictions against high-profile Galleon Group billionaire Raj Rajaratnam and former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta, is not resting on his laurels.

Since the crackdown on insider trading began five years ago on Wall Street, there have been more than 70 arrests. Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara, who has won guilty convictions against high-profile Galleon Group billionaire Raj Rajaratnam and former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta, is not resting on his laurels. Continue reading “Article: NY Insider trading: Bharara is after Steven Cohen, not Mathew Martoma”

11/27/201203/04/2021

Article: SAC Capital and Steven Cohen: Insider Trading is a Fog That Haunts Wall Street

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SAC Capital and Steven Cohen: Insider Trading is a Fog That Haunts Wall Street

Here we go again, another insider trading accusation on the heels of the Raj Rajaratnam conviction and sentencing. It involves SAC Capital Advisors and a former employee, Matthew Martoma.

The entire episode is detailed in a New York Times article in Monday’s paper. The allegations of insider trading are very serious and could have ramifications to many more individuals before it is over.

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11/20/201203/05/2021

Article: Insider trading case targets big donor

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Insider trading case targets big donor

Steven A. Cohen, the multibillionaire hedge fund owner implicated in an insider-trading scandal, is a major political donor who has contributed heavily to big players in both parties.

Cohen and his wife, Alexandra, have donated more than $450,000 to the campaign committees and leadership PACs of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and other key lawmakers during the past several election cycles, Federal Election Commission records show.

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