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A different Bear Stearns decision might have meant more charges
There's no question that the Raj Rajaratnam insider trading conviction means a lot to a federal prosecutor. The government now has the wind at its back in its efforts to prosecute and try others.
For an indication of just how important the win was, consider the trial of Ralph Cioffi and Matthe
Will any top Wall Street executives be prosecuted individually?
"We have seen very little in the way of senior officer or boardroom-level prosecutions of the people on Wall Street who brought this country to the brink of financial ruin. Why is that?" So asked Sen. Ted Kaufman at a recent hearing. It's a question on the minds of many. Some are angry. Others
Bear Stearns trial wraps up
In some ways, the trial of Ralph Cioffi, 53 and Matthew Tannin, 48, is all about email. That's what it boiled down to as the high-profile trial wrapped up last week. Prosecutor say the Bear Stearns hedge fund managers told "black and white lies" about the funds in the first half of 2007, knowing d
Bear Stearns trial update: Defense hints
We've got the jury in place, and the opening statements have been heard. So we can now prepare for the nitty gritty. Fortune notes that the prosecution so far has opted to keep its case simple. Assistant U.S. attorney Patrick Sinclair said the case is about the alleged lies Ralph Cioffi and Ma
Bear Stearns hedge fund execs' trial underway
And so it begins: The first major trial that fell out of the Wall Street financial crisis that felled Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers. Jury selection for the Matthew Tannin and Ralph Cioffi criminal trial is underway in Brooklyn, New York. Two prospective jurors were already dismissed for their
Bear Stearns hedge fund trial to get underway
When the trial of Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin, who managed two ill-fated Bear Stearns hedge funds, gets started on Tuesday, JPMorgan ( JPM ) will be among the keenest observers. When it bought Bear, it also bought the liability for Cioffi and Tannin, who stand accused of fraud related to the
Bear Stearns arbitration causing headaches?
The trial of former Bear Stearns hedge-fund managers Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin is set to begin in Brooklyn in September. It will be a huge media event, and in some ways--fairly or not--it will be a trial of all that went wrong on Wall Street.
But Fortune notes there's a wrench in the
