Insider trading
Insider trading: In Silicon Valley, you can be worth billions and it’s not enough
Andreas Bechtolsheim, the first investor in Google, has an estimated $25 billion fortune. He recently settled charges that he engaged in insider trading for a profit of $US415,726.
- by David Streitfeld
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Ex-FBI trainee gets 15 months for trading on girlfriend’s info
A former FBI trainee is the latest in a number of cases brought by US authorities against people who traded on secret data gleaned from their partners while working from home during the pandemic.
- by Chris Dolmetsch
Husband snooping on wife’s M&A work gets insider trading charge
Insider-trading cases have surged in the US as a result of couples eavesdropping while working from home
- by Austin Weinstein
The Goldman Sachs insider trader who worked at the supermarket
It was an unusual side job for someone who worked at a financial giant but for Mohammed Zina, it was a chance to stay grounded. Prosecutors saw him differently.
- by Upmanyu Trivedi
‘You’re welcome boyz’: The insider trading probe that ensnared a fashion influencer’s husband
Brandon Charnas, already famous for being married to a social media icon, is now in the US Justice Department’s spotlight.
- by Sabrina Willmer
British billionaire charged with insider trading takes bigger bite of beef stake
Joe Lewis, who is facing allegations of insider trading, increased his already sizeable holdings in Wagyu producer Australian Agricultural Company.
- by Jessica Yun
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How Australia became embroiled in billionaire insider trading claims
The indictment against Tottenham Hotspur owner Joe Lewis paints a rollicking tale of alleged insider trading with a twist – his alleged actions have been characterised as a perverse means to compensate his staff, and enrich his friends and lovers.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Tottenham’s billionaire owner Joe Lewis charged with insider trading in US
Prosecutors claim Joe Lewis passed on insider information about several companies, including Australian Agricultural Co, to friends, his personal pilots and romantic partners.
- by Ava Benny-Morrison
Mystery trader’s $11m debt-ceiling windfall sparks insider concerns
Wall Street analysts had mostly expected vague promises on energy permits to be included in a bill to raise the US debt ceiling. Yet, options trading suggests something bigger may have been in the offing.
- by Austin Weinstein and Geoffrey Morgan
Ex-Tesla boss avoids prison over insider trading of lithium miner’s stock
The former head of Tesla’s Australian operations was sentenced to two years and six months prison after his conviction, but was released on a good behaviour bond. Â
- by Colin Kruger
Former Tesla Australia executive pleads guilty to insider trading
The former director of Tesla Australia, Kurt Schlosser, has pled guilty to two counts of insider trading based on knowledge of a pending supply deal with Piedmont Lithium in 2020.
- by Nell Geraets