Posts Tagged ‘raj rajaratnam’

DealBook: Hedge Fund Founder Gets 11-Year Term in Insider Case

Friday, October 14th, 2011

The punishment for Raj Rajaratnam, the former chief of the Galleon Group, though less than the government sought, was the longest prison sentence ever for insider trading.

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DealBook: Hedge Fund Founder Gets 11-Year Term in Insider Case

DealBook: Caught in a Wide Web, a Trader Faces Prison

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

Michael Kimelman could have avoided prison by accepting a plea deal, but was convicted as part of a Galleon Group insider-trading circle and sentenced to two and a half years.

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DealBook: Caught in a Wide Web, a Trader Faces Prison

DealBook: How Serious a Crime Is Insider Trading?

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

Court filings by Raj Rajaratnam and federal prosecutors put forth dueling views about just how serious the crime of insider trading is and what is an appropriate punishment.

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DealBook: How Serious a Crime Is Insider Trading?

DealBook: Greed vs. Diligence in Galleon Trial

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

In the opening statements for Raj Rajaratnam’s trial for insider trading, the lawyers previewed the case’s evidence.

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DealBook: Greed vs. Diligence in Galleon Trial

DealBook: Tidbits, or Material Facts for Insider Trading?

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

Investors say none of the individual bits of scuttlebutt they pick up constitute material insider information.

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DealBook: Tidbits, or Material Facts for Insider Trading?