Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today the arrests of CHRISTOPHER COLLINS, a Congressman representing the 27th District of New York, CAMERON COLLINS, the son of CHRISTOPHER … [Read more...]
Private Equity MD Charged With Insider Trading and Making ‘Insider’ Millions For Friends
Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Danny Kennedy, the Acting Assistant Director-in-Charge of the Los Angeles Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced the indictment today of BENJAMIN CHOW, a/k/a “Ben Chow Zhou Bin,” a/k/a “Benjamin Bin Chow,” a/k/a “Bin Zhou,” for conspiracy to commit … [Read more...]
Former Senior KPMG Partner Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading
Former Chief of KPMG’s Audit Practice in Southwest Admits He Passed Confidential Information in Exchange for Cash Bribes LOS ANGELES– A former senior partner at the accounting firm KPMG LLP has agreed to plead guilty to securities fraud for his involvement in an insider trading scheme in which he provided confidential information to a … [Read more...]
Former Hedge Fund Co-Founder Anthony Chiasson Sentenced For Insider Trading
LawFuel.com - US Law News - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ANTHONY CHIASSON, a former portfolio manager and co-founder of the hedge fund Level Global Investors (“Level Global”), was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 78 months in prison for crimes stemming from his involvement in insider trading schemes … [Read more...]
Man Who Made $1 Million Profits From Insider Trading Based On Info From Former KPMG Partner Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges
LOS ANGELES – LawFuel.com - US Law News - The owner of a San Fernando Valley jewelry store was charged today with receiving insider information from a senior partner with KPMG LLP and using that confidential information about KPMG’s clients to make illegal stock trades that generated well over $1 million in illicit profits. Bryan Shaw, 52, of Lake Sherwood, … [Read more...]
Former Stock Broker Faces Insider Trading Charges
LawFuel.com - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that THOMAS C. CONRADT, a former stock broker at a securities trading firm (“Securities Trading Firm-1”), pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court to charges arising from his involvement in an insider trading scheme. The alleged scheme involved … [Read more...]
Investment Firm Research Chief Sentenced for Insider Trading
LawFuel.com - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that TAI NGUYEN was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to one year and one day in prison for conspiring to commit securities fraud and wire fraud in connection with an insider trading scheme in which NGUYEN, the president of Insight Research, LLC, an investment … [Read more...]
