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How Raj Rajaratnam will fight charges
We've noted that it looks like Raj Rajaratnam intends to go to the mat against the SEC on the insider trading charges against him. The New York Times offers a preview of what might be his defense. For one thing, as we suggested before, he seems to be attacking the government's use of wiretaps.
Jurors in Bear Stearns case go public
It's not uncommon for jurors in big trials to go public after they reach a decision. In the trial of Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin, among the first to speak to the media was Stephanie Stimpson, who works at Brooklyn College. She was interviewed by Bloomberg and the headlines were memorable:
Big questions after acquittals
As Wall Street continues to cheer, the jury acquittals of Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin continue to reverberate. Business Week notes there are plenty of unanswered questions. Chief among them is whether and to what extent the two Bear Stearns hedge fund managers were responsible for massive
Cioffi and Tannin, innocent
Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin took their chances in court--and their bet paid off. They were acquitted. The verdict cannot be taken lightly as they ponder whether to bring charges against others or not. A jury found both men innocent even though there were plenty of emails that the prosecution u
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
Lehman Brothers regulatory woes mount
Nothing gets prosecutors worked up quite like financial scandals. So far, we've seen sporadic action only--notably charges against two Bear Stearns hedge fund executives for misleading investors. A big Enron-like enforcement action has yet to be filed. But Lehman Brothers may be a good bet. Bloo
