Senators Booker and Kim Slam Stock Trading Millionaire Politicians Like Mikie Sherrill, Call for Ban on Insider Trading in D.C.
Trenton, NJ – Senator Andy Kim publicly endorsed Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill for New Jersey governor, but this week, he posted a pointed criticism of elected officials who personally profit from stock trading…
Russian National Extradited for Role in Hacking and Illegal Trading Scheme
BOSTON—A Russian national has been extradited to the United States from Switzerland to face charges relating to his alleged involvement in a global scheme to trade on non-public information stolen from U.S.…
Former Analyst Pleads Guilty To Securities Fraud For Committing Insider Trading By Front-Running Employer’s Pending Trades
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that SERGEI POLEVIKOV, a former analyst employed by an asset management firm, pled guilty to one count…
Trader Indicted for Commodities Insider Trading Scheme
A federal grand jury in Houston returned an indictment on Dec. 7 charging a natural gas trader for an insider trading scheme involving natural gas futures. According to court documents, Peter Miller,…
Two Florida Men Arrested and Charged in Insider Trading Scheme
BOSTON – Two Florida men were arrested today in connection with their roles in an alleged insider trading scheme that generated at least $4 million in profits. Kris Bortnovsky, a/k/a “Kris Bort,”…
Former Netflix engineer sentenced to prison for insider trading
Seattle – A former Netflix software engineer, and his best friend and co-conspirator were sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle for securities fraud for their roles in an insider trading…
Former South Bay Executive Sentenced to Nearly Three Years in Federal Prison for Insider Trading and Securities Fraud
LOS ANGELES – A former executive at a Hawthorne-based company was sentenced today to 35 months in federal prison for trading in options contracts using inside company information and illegally purchasing…
Israeli Securities Trader Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Role In International Insider Trading Scheme
Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DOV MALNIK, an Israeli securities trader and finance professional, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his…
Dikshit charged with insider trading on Goldman Sachs deal
A partner at McKinsey was arrested Wednesday after being charged with insider trading on a Goldman Sachs deal with finance and technology lender GreenSky. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said in…
Management Consulting Firm Partner Charged In Insider Trading Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”),…
Owner And Principal Of Investment Fund Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Insider Trading And Investment Fraud
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that DONALD BLAKSTAD, the owner and principal of a California-based investment fund, was sentenced today in Manhattan…
Suburban Chicago Woman Guilty of Insider Trading
CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago woman admitted in federal court today that she used insider information obtained from her husband to purchase shares of a company ahead of its acquisition by the…
New Jersey-based trader admits to involvement in options trading scheme
ATLANTA – Mark Melnick has pleaded guilty to a criminal information charging him with conspiracy to commit wire and securities fraud arising from a years-long scheme to manipulate the prices of short-term…
Chicago Man Charged in Federal Court With Engaging in Unauthorized Trading That Caused $30 Million in Losses
CHICAGO — A Chicago trader was charged today with securities fraud for allegedly engaging in unauthorized speculative bond trading that cost his employer and others more than $30 million. KEITH WAKEFIELD, 48,…
Former Analyst Charged With $8 Million Insider Trading Scheme For Front-Running Employer’s Pending Trades
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation…
Attorney General James Shuts Down Virtual Currency Trading Platform and Stops Cryptocurrency CEO From Continuing Fraudulent Conduct
Coinseed Put Thousands of Investors’ Money at Risk Despite Ongoing Lawsuit NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today secured a judgment against the virtual currency trading platform Coinseed, as…