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Heavy trial demands imposed on Lloyd Blankfein
The trial of Rajat Gupta is scheduled for May. As of this moment, it does not appear as though a settlement is in the works.
When will Raj Rajaratnam actually enter prison?
One significant, if somewhat overlooked, aspect of Judge Richard Holwell's sentencing of Raj Rajaratnam was his decision to deny bail to the convicted insider trader while he appeals the conviction.
Thursday: The Rajaratnam trial's final hour
Thursday is the big day for insider trading criminal mastermind Raj Rajaratnam, the biggest fish convicted in the ongoing insider trading crack down. He could well represent the high water mark for
Rajaratnam's ties to Tamil Tigers
The saga of convicted insider trading mastermind Raj Rajaratnam just took an interesting twist in the form of a Vanity Fair article that explores his past as a major funder of the Tamil Tigers, which
New York AG throws wrench in settlement talks
Sometimes, the regulators and the banks really are on the same page. This odd coupling usually crops up unexpectedly. For example, when Judge Jed Rakoff nixed the SEC's settlement with Bank of
Raj Rajaratnam sentencing hearing brings out the extremes
Will Raj Rajaratnam die in jail? The question may seem inflammatory, but the sentencing of the big-time convicted criminal--in this case an insider selling mastermind--always brings out high
SEC administrative drops case against Rajat Gupta
In the run-up to the widely publicized Raj Rajaratnam insider trading trial, which ended well for the prosecution, the SEC filed an odd administrative complaint against former Goldman Sachs director
Director's of failed banks suffer little consequence
Where were the directors? Fairly or not, that's been a big question in the aftermath of the financial crisis. You cannot blame people for pondering what steps the directors were taking as the likes
Zvi Goffer, two others found guilty of insider trading
The majority of federal criminal charges result in plea bargains. When cases do proceed to trial, the federal government has the upper hand statistically speaking. Yet you cannot take victories for
Why the government can't win against Goldman Sachs
Wall Street has been riveted by the possibility that the Department of Justice will file criminal charges against Goldman Sachs and/or individual executives, such as CEO Lloyd Blankfein. It's a
