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Rajaratnam jury listens to more wiretaps
As many expected, the wiretaps that were so central to the prosecution's case against alleged criminal insider trading mastermind Raj Rajaratnam loom large in jury deliberations. The prosecution, in its closing statement, urged jurors to listen again to the near-50 wiretaps they trotted out as par
Rajaratnam case to go to jury
We're accustomed to closing arguments that are brief summations of the case laid before the jury. But the prosecution in the Raj Rajaratnam trial took a different tack. It decided on a lengthy approach, replaying a lot of the wiretap evidence that seems to show Rajaratnam in a bad light. He stands
Preet Bharara puts his career on the line?
The insider trading investigation that Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District in Manhattan, is now conducting is a career-maker--or a career-breaker. It all depends on how well it goes. It could propel his career forward, the way it did Rudy Giuliani and Andrew Cuomo, or it cou
Judge ponders wiretaps in Rajaratnam insider trading case
The insider trading case of Raj Rajaratnam ( Raj Rajaratnam news ) seems to have arrived at a pivotal moment. A federal judge is considering whether the prosecution can rely on evidenced gleaned from wiretaps.
The use of wiretaps in this case was notable because it had never been used before
Handicapping Cuomo's chances against Ken Lewis
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo generated large headlines with his move to charge former CEO Ken Lewis and current head of consumer and small business banking Joe Price with fraud. TheStreet.com weighs in with a skeptical look at the case. This would hardly appear to be a slam dunk.
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:
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
