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Ousted NY CEO Dodges $12K In Losses Trading On Insider Info, Feds Say Ousted NY CEO Dodges $12K In Losses Trading On Insider Info, Feds Say
Ousted NY CEO Dodges $12K In Losses Trading On Insider Info, Feds Say The former CEO of a New York telecommunications company is accused of engaging in insider trading just hours after he was fired, dodging thousands in losses. Ken Peterman, 67, was arrested Wednesday, Dec. 11, on federal charges of insider trading and securities fraud. Prosecutors said Peterman exploited non-public information about Melville-based Comtech Telecommunications’ poor financial performance and his impending termination to sell company shares, avoiding significant financial losses. According to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), he violated two trading blackouts whe…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
NY Personal Pilot To Billionaire Investor Admits Role In Insider Trading Scheme NY Personal Pilot To Billionaire Investor Admits Role In Insider Trading Scheme
NY Personal Pilot To Billionaire Investor Admits Role In Insider Trading Scheme A private pilot from New York has admitted to taking part in an insider trading scheme involving his billionaire boss. Albany County resident Patrick O’Connor, age 67, of Preston-Potter Hollow, pleaded guilty to securities fraud in Albany federal court on Monday, Feb. 26. O’Connor worked as a personal pilot to billionaire Joseph Lewis, a British businessman and investor who is the principal owner of the Tavistock Group, an international private investment organization. According to prosecutors, Lewis, age 87, was regularly given material, non-public information about various companies for …

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by Michael Mashburn
Politics
Santos Lashes Out At Former NY Republican Congressional Colleagues, Including Lawler Santos Lashes Out At Former NY Republican Congressional Colleagues, Including Lawler
Santos Lashes Out At Former NY Republican Congressional Colleagues, Including Lawler Former New York Rep. George Santos appears to be out for revenge following his historic expulsion from Congress. Within hours of being voted out of the US House on Friday, Dec. 1, the disgraced Santos began unleashing a series of social media posts targeting his former Republican colleagues. Unsurprisingly, all of those in his sights were among the 105 Republicans who voted to kick him out of office amid mounting accusations of criminality. Earlier Report: And Just Like That: Lock Changed, Website Scrubbed Following George Santos’ Historic Ouster First on the hit list was Staten I…

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by Michael Mashburn
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$30M Insider Trading Case: Hudson Valley Duo Profited From Pharmaceutical Merger Info, Feds Say $30M Insider Trading Case: Hudson Valley Duo Profited From Pharmaceutical Merger Info, Feds Say
$30M Insider Trading Case: Hudson Valley Duo Profited From Pharmaceutical Merger Info, Feds Say Four men from New York and Massachusetts, including a police chief, are accused of making millions of dollars through an insider trading scheme involving one pharmaceutical company’s acquisition of another. The case, announced by the US Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York on Thursday, June 29, is one of four separate insider trading cases that reportedly generated a combined $30 million for those involved. Named in the case are: Shawn Cronin, age 43, of Dighton in Bristol County, Massachusetts and chief of the Dighton Police Department Joseph Dupont, age 44, of Rehoboth…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Bed Bath & Beyond Exec Faced $1.2B Insider Trading Lawsuit When He Jumped To His Death: Report Bed Bath & Beyond Exec Faced $1.2B Insider Trading Lawsuit When He Jumped To His Death: Report
Bed Bath & Beyond Exec Faced $1.2B Insider Trading Lawsuit When He Jumped To His Death: Report An executive at Bed Bath & Beyond who jumped 18 stories to his death at the so-called "Jenga" tower in New York City where he lived on Friday, Sept. 2 was facing a $1.2 billion insider trading lawsuit, according to a new report. Gustavo Arnal, age 52, was the company's executive vice president and chief financial officer. Arnal was among several defendants named in a complaint alleging a "pump-and-dump" stock fraud scheme, the Daily Mail first reported. Bed Bath & Beyond, the lead defendant, allegedly made a “materially false and misleading statement” in a Securities and Exchange …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Bed Bath & Beyond Exec ID’d As Man Who Jumped To His Death From 18th Floor Of Manhattan Tower Bed Bath & Beyond Exec ID’d As Man Who Jumped To His Death From 18th Floor Of Manhattan Tower
Bed Bath & Beyond Exec ID’d As Man Who Jumped To His Death From 18th Floor Of Manhattan Tower Updated story: Bed Bath & Beyond Exec Faced $1.2B Insider Trading Lawsuit When He Jumped To His Death: Report An executive at Bed Bath & Beyond has been identified as the man who jumped 18 stories to his death at the so-called "Jenga" tower in New York City on Friday, Sept. 2, according to multiple reports. Gustavo Arnal, age 52, was the company's executive vice president and chief financial officer. Calls reporting a jumper came around 12:30 p.m. from the 60-story building's location in lower Manhattan's Tribeca neighborhood at 56 Leonard Street near Church Street, a…

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by Joe Lombardi