insider trading
noun
: the illegal use of information available only to insiders in order to make a profit in financial trading
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British billionaire Joe Lewis, whose family trust owns the Tottenham Hotspur soccer club, will not spend any time in prison after pleading guilty to insider trading and conspiracy charges in New York, a federal judge said Thursday.
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Larry Neumeister, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
Two brothers who helped fund former President Donald Trump's now-public social media company pleaded guilty Wednesday to insider trading.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024
Two men pleaded guilty on Wednesday to insider trading in securities in the company that ultimately took former U.S. President Donald Trump’s media business public.
—Reuters, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
British billionaire Joe Lewis says he should be spared prison time after pleading guilty to insider trading and instead be put on supervised release for three years and fined $5 million.
—Robert Burnson, Fortune Europe, 22 Mar. 2024
Two years after her criminal trial, in August 2006, Stewart also settled with the SEC over the civil insider trading charges against her — bringing her legal saga to an end.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 28 Jan. 2024
Advocates say a ban on individual trades would curb worries about conflicts of interest and insider trading in Congress.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
The insider trading allegations surfaced in court documents filed in December in the New York securities fraud case brought last year against the Shvartsmans and Garelick.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
That announcement happened in 2021, but faced delays from legal holdups and investigations, including fraud/insider trading charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
—Brian Cheung, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
Larry Neumeister, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
Two brothers who helped fund former President Donald Trump's now-public social media company pleaded guilty Wednesday to insider trading.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024
Two men pleaded guilty on Wednesday to insider trading in securities in the company that ultimately took former U.S. President Donald Trump’s media business public.
—Reuters, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
British billionaire Joe Lewis says he should be spared prison time after pleading guilty to insider trading and instead be put on supervised release for three years and fined $5 million.
—Robert Burnson, Fortune Europe, 22 Mar. 2024
Two years after her criminal trial, in August 2006, Stewart also settled with the SEC over the civil insider trading charges against her — bringing her legal saga to an end.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 28 Jan. 2024
Advocates say a ban on individual trades would curb worries about conflicts of interest and insider trading in Congress.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
The insider trading allegations surfaced in court documents filed in December in the New York securities fraud case brought last year against the Shvartsmans and Garelick.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
That announcement happened in 2021, but faced delays from legal holdups and investigations, including fraud/insider trading charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
—Brian Cheung, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
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