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by Charles Gasparino


  CDSs and, 202

  Chiesi trades and, 188

  collapse of, 183, 185, 188, 202–3, 265–66

  financial crisis of 2008 and, 104–5, 142, 202–3

  Franklin circle of friends and, 103, 104–5, 325

  J.P. Morgan take over of, 185, 203

  lack of prosecution of executives at, 204

  New Castle Partners and, 185–86, 190, 324, 327

  and racism on Wall Street, 113

  risk-taking at, 105

  SEC and, 204

  See also Cayne, James “Jimmy”; Lyford Cay

  Becker, Holly, 74

  Berenson, Alex, 86

  Berke, Barry, 313

  Berkshire Hathaway, 126

  Bernstein, Sanford, 204

  Bharara, Preetinder “Preet”

  ambitions of, 225, 260

  at CCNY symposium, 258–59

  and Chiasson and Newman convictions, 288

  and cost of insider trading investigations, 258–59

  criticisms of, 259

  Dowd complaints about, 253–54

  elections of 2012 and, 300

  FBI relations with, 259–61

  and future insider trading arrests, 319

  Giuliani compared with, 225–26, 260

  image of, 18

  Kinnucan and, 233, 282, 284

  leaks about Rajaratnam and, 254

  as listening to wiretapped conversation, 259

  media statement about insider trading of, 222–26, 227, 228

  personal and professional background of, 224–25

  Rajaratnam investigation/trial and, 237, 239, 243, 254, 259, 260, 323

  reputation of, 224, 323

  Steinberg arrest and, 313

  Stillman research of, 309–10

  supporters of, 260

  Time story about, 259

  Wadhwa meetings with, 261

  Bharara, Vinnie, 224

  Biovail Corp., 92, 107, 271, 280–81, 307–8, 323–24

  BlackRock, 68

  Blackstone Group, 127, 134, 140, 162, 176, 180, 235, 244, 316, 317, 327

  Blankfein, Lloyd, 131, 198, 215, 299

  Blodget, Henry, 77–79, 324, 326

  Bloomberg News, 154

  blue sheets, 55, 56

  Boesky, Ivan

  Cohen case compared with, 306

  as cooperator, 41, 51, 103

  fine for, 99

  Giuliani and, 51, 225

  as high-profile case, 40–41

  and image of inside traders, 55

  as inspiration for Funkhouser, 53

  Justice Department and, 142

  Lynch as lawyer for, 58

  Milken case and, 41–42

  misappropriation theory and, 47

  Mulheren attempt to kill, 283

  Pitt as attorney for, 33–34, 42

  boiler rooms/bucket shops, 2, 24, 78, 184

  Boston Stock Exchange, 27

  Bowe, Michael, 92–93, 270–73, 307–8

  Brasco, Donnie, 109

  Broadband Research, 82, 222, 282, 326. See also Kinnucan, John

  Brodsky, Reed, 131, 244–45, 246, 249, 251, 252, 258, 324

  bucket shops. See boiler rooms/bucket shops

  Buffett, Warren, 65, 87, 126, 198–99, 246, 248, 267, 283

  Bulger, Whitey, 176

  Burger Heaven (New York City), 170

  Burger, Warren, 40

  Burkle, Ron, 72, 73

  Burrough, Bryan, 265–68, 275

  Bush, George W., 18, 34, 89, 105, 183, 225, 237, 275

  BusinessWeek: Wadhwa profile in, 262

  Butenhoff, Kurt, 100, 101, 104, 178

  Buttonwood Agreement (1792), 21

  Cady, Roberts & Co., 32, 325

  Callahan, Matthew, 308–9

  Canellos, George, 317

  Carl Karcher Enterprises, 54–55, 326

  Cary, William L., 30–33, 34, 36, 324

  Catellus Development, 102

  Cayne, James “Jimmy,” 67, 91, 92, 100, 105, 265

  Chaisson, Anthony, 274

  Chanos, James, 271

  Charles Schwab, 126

  Chaves, David

  Babcock-Franklin-Guttenberg circle and, 145, 146

  Bharara comments about, 261

  and Bharara media speech and, 227

  Cohen/SAC Capital case and, 146, 179, 301

  cooperators and, 147, 156–57

  coordination of investigations and, 219

  and debate about insider trading, 13

  Douglas public announcement and, 260, 261

  Drimal case and, 171, 173, 174

  early career of, 145

  goal of, 146

  Goffer case and, 174

  hedge funds research of, 145–46

  Kinnucan case and, 233–34, 285

  Martha Stewart case and, 145

  and naming of Perfect Hedge, 174

  post-Rajaratnam investigation activities of, 258

  Rajaratnam/Galleon Group case and, 146, 199

  reputation of, 146

  and rivalries within FBI, 145, 160–61

  role in FBI investigations of, 324

  Slaine and, 4, 5, 150–51, 152, 154–55, 159–60, 169, 172, 173, 174, 216, 233, 286

  Steinberg arrest and, 313

  style/methods of, 4

  views about Wall Street/insider trading of, 14, 145, 146, 150, 318

  Chellam, Kris, 175–76, 182

  Chelsey Capital, 101, 103, 148, 150

  cherry picking, 114, 116, 117, 124

  Chiarella, Vincent, 37–39, 40

  Chiasson, Anthony, 288, 313, 324

  Chiesi, Danielle “Dani”

  Akami information and, 185, 190–91

  AMD and, 188–90, 328

  appearance of, 186

  Bear Stearns concerns about, 188–89

  Choo-Beng Lee and, 205, 326

  conviction of, 255

  FBI arrest of, 215–16

  Lee-Far connection and, 206

  Moffat and, 187–88, 189, 206, 327

  mosaic information and, 193

  motivation of, 195

  as New Castle analyst, 185–91, 324

  personal and professional background of, 187

  personality of, 187

  Rajaratnam investigation and, 182, 185, 187, 253, 326

  Rajaratnam payments for, 193

  Rajaratnam relationship with, 185–87, 188, 189–91, 193, 194, 195, 238, 255, 324

  and Rajaratnam wiretaps, 238, 242

  Ruiz and, 188, 189, 328

  suspicions about rats of, 207

  Taylor and, 190

  trial of, 242

  wiretaps on, 185, 187, 188, 205, 215, 242, 253

  Choo-Beng Lee, Richard, 205, 206–7, 208, 209–10, 219, 220, 221, 276, 326

  Christie, Chris, 300–301

  Cioffi, Ralph, 106

  Cisco, 162–63

  Citadel Management Group, 82, 84, 221, 229, 230–31, 288, 324

  Citigroup/Citicorp, 27, 34, 43, 49, 79, 142, 201, 316, 319, 325

  City College of New York symposium: Bharara at, 258–59

  CJS Partners, 152

  Cliff Mining, 27–28

  Clinton, Bill, 40, 72, 201, 236

  Clinton, Hillary, 40

  CNBC, 198, 230, 276, 279

  Cohen, Alexandra, 106, 107, 266–67, 315

  Cohen, Patricia, 106–9, 178

  Cohen, Steve “Stevie”

  appearance and personality of, 86, 179, 271, 301, 311

  belief system of, 270–71

  Biovail case and, 307

  Bowe and, 270–73

  Burrough/Vanity Fair profile of, 265, 266, 267–68, 275, 277

  as celebrity, 17

  and change in regulations, 277

  Choo-Beng Lee and, 205, 206, 207, 209–10

  civil penalties paid by, 9

  Cohen (Patricia) allegations about, 106–9

  cooperators and, 87, 274, 275, 276, 302, 312

  coordination of government information a
bout, 219

  CR Intrinsic and, 243–44, 279, 296

  defenders of, 69, 85–86, 246, 276–77, 278, 310, 311, 315, 316

  depositions of, 108–9, 270–74, 310

  Dietl dinner with, 311

  emails of, 304, 305, 306, 317

  expert networks and, 109

  FBI/Chaves/Kang interest and investigation of, 4, 9, 69, 85, 91, 92, 93–94, 97, 106–9, 146, 177–78, 179, 207, 219, 231–32, 244, 271, 299–300, 301, 304–5, 307, 308, 313–15

  financial crisis of 2008 and, 105, 180, 190

  and founding of SAC, 67, 279, 322

  Freeman and, 232, 289

  front-running charges and, 74

  Funkhouser and, 66, 68, 74, 94, 95, 178

  and GE-RCA deal, 108

  government strategy concerning, 298

  at Gruntal, 50, 67–68, 106, 108

  Hollander-Makol interview and, 243–46

  image of, 179, 266

  impact on SAC of indictment of, 319

  insider trading views of, 270–73

  Justice Department investigations of, 68, 85, 179, 268, 281, 304, 306

  Kinnucan and, 288

  lifestyle of, 91, 106–7, 179–80, 266, 316–17, 318

  low profile of, 66

  and Madoff comments about SAC Capital, 95

  Martoma case and, 9–10, 280, 306–7, 308, 309–10, 311–12, 314–15, 317, 319

  Moby-Dick analogy and, 302, 319

  NYSE sanctions against, 108

  organized crime compared with, 277

  Pathmark trades of, 72, 73, 85

  personal investment in SAC of, 315

  personal life of, 106–9, 179–80

  personal/professional background of, 50, 67–68, 86, 180–81

  political activities of, 300–301

  public interest in activities of, 200

  public relations efforts of, 265, 266–67, 274, 300–301, 318–19

  reputation of, 67, 68, 80, 83, 85–86, 94, 106, 271, 279, 324

  risk-taking by, 105

  role in SAC Capital of, 87–88, 243–44, 245, 271, 298

  SAC culture and, 87, 232

  and SAC sexual harassment case, 280

  as scapegoat, 267

  and SEC definition of insider trading, 264

  SEC deposition of, 108–9, 310

  SEC/Wadhwa interest in and investigations of, 69, 88, 97, 179, 219, 245–46, 262, 268, 270, 272–74, 277, 281, 301–2, 303–6, 307, 310, 312, 317

  60 Minutes story about, 266, 271

  and SkyBridge Capital conference, 274–75

  Slaine and, 3, 151, 178

  and small investors wariness, 318

  and statute of limitations on insider trading, 281, 317

  Steinberg and, 312, 314

  as target of law enforcement/regulators, 8, 9, 10, 228–29, 324

  trading patterns of, 66, 67, 68, 85, 91, 178

  trading style of, 68

  U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and, 91, 94, 97, 243–46, 268, 302, 319

  views about Rajaratnam of, 267

  and Wall Street’s 1990 business model, 50

  wealth of, 50, 68, 86, 91, 105, 281, 316–17

  wiretaps on, 9, 109, 177–79, 206, 273–74, 299–300, 303

  See also SAC Capital

  Coleman, Eric, 297

  collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), 201, 204

  Collotta, Christopher, 101–2

  Collotta, Randi, 101–2

  Comey, James, 62, 257, 324

  Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits (Fisher), 123

  confidence, investor, 12–13, 14–15, 19, 147, 200, 235, 318

  conflict of interest: financial crash of 2008 and, 27

  conflict of interest: analysts/researchers and, 43, 76, 78, 79

  Conheeney, Tom, 275, 324

  cooperators

  and comparison of organized crime with insider trading, 64

  FBI deals with, 156–57

  importance of, 64–65

  organized crime and, 133

  prison time for, 157

  as repeat offenders, 134, 139

  role in “Perfect Hedge” investigations of, 7–8

  and self-image of inside traders, 133

  wires (recording devices) on, 159

  wiretaps and, 164, 182

  See also specific person or case

  Corzine, Jon, 263

  Cosby, Bill, 63

  Countrywide Financial, 263

  Cowdin, J. Cheever, 32

  Cox, Chris, 105, 183, 201, 203, 261, 263

  Cox, James, 11, 12–13

  CR Intrinsic (SAC unit), 243–44, 279, 296

  credit default swaps (CDSs), 48, 142, 202, 263

  Curtiss-Wright Corp., 32–33

  Customs and Border Protection, U.S., 210

  Cutillo, Arthur, 173–74, 218, 324

  Daily Beast: Rajaratnam interview for, 251

  Das, Manju, 195

  Davis, Ellen, 259

  Dean Witter, 42

  Dell, 233, 276, 288, 312

  democracy, 10–13, 201

  Dennehy, Brian, 63

  derivatives, 42, 83

  Deutsch Bank, 200, 203, 258

  Deutsch, Todd “Rain Man,” 167

  DeVore, Daniel, 233

  Diamondback Capital, 288, 312, 327

  Dickey, Richard, 168

  Dietl, Richard “Bo,” 180, 274, 275, 311

  Dinallo, Eric, 79

  Dirks, Raymond “Ray,” 33, 34–36, 39–40, 324

  doctors: expert networks and, 51, 208, 307–8

  Dorito bags: payoffs in, 101, 106, 145

  Dorsey & Whitney, 43

  Douglas, Michael, 260–61

  Dow Jones & Co.: News Corporation purchase of, 95

  Dowd, John, 236–37, 238–43, 250–51, 252, 253–55, 256, 324

  Dreier, Marc, 235

  Drexel Burnham Lambert, 40, 55, 108, 319, 326, 327, 328

  Drimal, Arlene, 216, 293

  Drimal, Craig

  arrest/sentencing of, 217, 231, 286, 291, 324

  and Bain Capital-3Com deal, 170–71

  Chaves and, 171, 173, 174

  FBI and, 166–68, 171, 216–17, 218

  financial affairs of, 294

  Goffer and, 173

  Justice Department and, 217

  Makol and, 165, 167–68, 170, 171, 173, 174, 216–17

  personal life of, 167, 217, 294

  personality of, 167

  professional background of, 166

  Rajaratnam/Galleon case and, 150, 157–58, 166, 167, 169, 218, 285

  Slaine and, 150, 157–58, 160, 165, 166, 167–68, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 177, 216, 217–18, 285–86

  wiretap on, 171, 217, 218

  Duer, William, 21–22, 49, 324

  “edge”

  Bharara comment about, 223

  history of trading and, 21

  importance to hedge funds of, 3, 65, 80, 94–95

  as inside information, 3

  of Khan, 162

  of Rajaratnam, 180

  of SAC, 9, 10, 80, 206, 271–72, 281, 294, 297, 300–301, 318

  of Slaine, 2

  Efficient Markets Theory, 13–14

  Elan, 280, 303, 305, 306, 307, 311

  elections of 2012, 298–99, 300–301

  emails

  of Cohen, 304, 305, 306, 317

  of Dowd, 253–54

  flipping Khan and, 134, 138, 139–40

  Freeman and, 232

  Gilman-Martoma, 310

  Khan deletion of, 162, 176

  of Kinnucan, 229–30, 231, 233, 234, 282, 283, 284, 285, 287, 292, 293, 326

  Rajaratnam and, 117, 123, 125, 126, 130, 256, 301

  at SAC Capital, 279, 304, 305

  Spitzer analyzer investigation and, 124

  Enron, 34, 43, 271

  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), U.S., 279–80

  Equity Funding, 36, 39

  Erbitux (drug). See Stewart, Martha

&nbs
p; ETFs (exchange-traded funds): debate about insider trading and, 14–15

  ethnicity: and Rajaratnam case, 180–81

  expert networks

  analysts/researchers and, 269

  Bharara speech and, 228

  Cohen/SAC Capital and, 94, 109, 209, 232

  compliance training of, 308

  conviction and sentencing of, 288

  corruption of, 307

  decline of, 257, 269

  definition of insider trading and, 264

  doctors and, 51, 208, 307–8

  FBI and, 229

  fees for, 209

  Freeman case and, 232

  future of, 319

  government investigations of, 220

  hedge funds and, 75, 81, 207–9, 219, 220, 222, 227–28, 257, 269

  importance of, 75

  and individual’s relationship with employer, 219, 220

  Kinnucan and, 222

  law enforcement learns about extent of, 207–9

  Moby-Dick analogy and, 319

  mosaic information and, 83, 257

  Rajaratnam/Galleon Group case and, 209

  Wadhwa investigations of, 208–9, 262

  See also specific organization

  Fabrikant, Geraldine, 86

  Facebook: IPO for, 16, 263, 318

  Fairfax Financial, 93, 270, 271, 280–81, 325

  fairness, 11–13, 14, 15–16, 30, 39

  Faneuil, Doug, 59, 62, 64, 325

  Far, Ali, 205–6, 207

  FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)

  arrest procedure of, 213

  and Bharara media statement about insider trading, 227

  Bharara relations with, 259–61

  Chaves reputation within, 146

  cooperators deals with, 157

  and cost of insider trading investigations, 258

  and debate about insider trading, 13

  definition of insider trading and, 273

  and difficulty of proving and prosecuting insider trading cases, 64

  Douglas public service announcement about insider trading and, 260–61

  Dowd complaints about, 254

  expert networks and, 207, 229

  financial crisis of 2008 and, 143, 183, 226

  Franklin’s circle of friends and, 103

  funding/manpower at, 144, 183

  insider trading as focus of, 143

  Justice Department relationship to, 227

  largest number of insider trading arrests in history of, 216

  leaks and, 254

  Makol reputation within, 153

  media and, 254

  “October Surprise” and, 299

  politics and, 205

  public image of, 144, 228

  public relations and, 227–28, 260–61

  publicity about insider trading and, 234

  and Rajaratnam-Gupta relationship, 196–97

  rivalries within, 144–45, 160–61

  SEC relations with, 161

  SEC/Wadhwa investigation of Rajaratnam and, 118–19, 128–29, 141, 161, 262

  and sharing of information among law enforcement agencies, 96–97

  Streeter and, 235

 

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