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by Charles Gasparino


  Whitman and, 162–63, 176, 292

  wiretaps on, 163–64, 165, 181, 184

  Xilinx and, 175–76

  Khan, Sakhawat, 134

  Khuzami, Robert, 200, 203–5, 262–63, 264–65, 317, 326

  Kimelman, Michael, 172, 218

  Kinnucan, Catherine, 222, 230, 291, 292–94

  Kinnucan, John

  Ainslie and, 233

  arrest/conviction of, 270, 285, 287, 291–93, 294, 326

  Bharara comments of, 233, 282

  Chaves and, 233–34

  Citadel and, 82, 84, 221, 229, 230–31, 288

  clients of, 84, 221, 229–31

  cost of insider trading to, 284–85, 287

  and definition of insider trading, 283

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

  evidence against, 293, 294

  expert networks and, 221–22

  FBI and, 221–22, 229–30, 233–34, 282, 284, 285, 288, 291–93

  financial affairs of, 82, 96, 292

  Freeman and, 234

  as independent research analyst, 80, 82

  Justice Department and, 233

  Makol and, 222, 229–30, 284, 291, 293, 294

  mosaic information and, 83

  New York Times column of, 230

  as non-cooperator, 282, 285, 287, 292

  payments for, 233

  personal life of, 294

  and prevalence of insider trading, 233

  professional background of, 82, 221

  SAC Capital and, 82, 84, 94, 222, 229, 230–31, 234, 288

  self-image of, 230, 234, 284

  Shimoon and, 83, 234, 282, 326

  Slaine compared with, 285

  as “victim,” 230

  views about insider trading of, 283

  wiretaps on, 222, 284, 294

  Klein, Joshua, 128, 307

  Klotz, Martin, 270, 271, 280–81

  Knight Capital, 263

  Komansky, David, 113

  Kumar, Anil

  FBI arrest of, 216

  Gupta and, 195–96

  at McKinsey & Co., 126, 193, 194, 326

  payments for, 194–95

  personal background of, 194

  personality of, 194

  Rajaratnam and, 126, 127, 180, 182, 188, 189, 193–95, 196, 252, 254–55, 326

  Wadhwa/SEC and, 194, 195–96

  wiretaps on, 182

  Kurland, Mark, 185–86, 187, 188, 189, 216, 326

  law enforcement/regulators

  accomplishments of, 8, 16

  expert networks and, 227–28

  financial crisis of 2008 and, 223, 226, 258, 264, 318

  hedge funds views about inadequacy of, 96

  inepitude of, 143

  insider trading as focus of, 2–3, 10, 17, 18, 19, 76, 106

  motivation of, 146–47

  in 1990s, 51

  obstacles faced by, 96

  sharing of information among, 96–97

  See also specific person, agency or investigation

  Lawsky, Benjamin, 112–13, 224, 326

  leaks

  and Aguirre-Mack-Samberg, 89

  and Drimal-3Com deal, 171

  Giuliani and, 260

  Goffer and, 172, 173

  and Goffer-Drimal-Slaine hedge fund, 172

  about high profile cases, 260

  about Kinnucan email, 230

  about Pitt, 34

  and SAC Capital-A&P-Pathmark deal, 73, 74

  about Slaine, 285

  about Steinberg arrest, 313

  Lee, Richard Choo-Beng. See Choo-Beng Lee, Richard

  Lehman Brothers, 142, 183, 197, 203, 204, 299. See also Fuld, Dick

  Level Global, 274, 288, 312, 322

  leveling of the playing field, 26, 28–29, 30–31, 36

  leverage, 22, 49, 68, 92, 94, 186

  Levin, Carl, 299

  Levine, Dennis, 40, 55, 108, 306, 326

  Levitt, Arthur, 48, 51, 201

  Lewis, Joe, 100, 101

  Li, David, 96

  Lieberman, Joe, 152

  Loeb, Dan, 271

  Longoria, Mark Anthony “Tony,” 219–21, 233, 269, 326

  Longueuil, Donald, 231, 276

  Ludwig, Jonathan, 86, 88

  Lyford Cay, 99–101, 323, 326

  Lynch, Gerard, 41, 58, 164–65, 183, 238, 239, 242, 327

  Mack, John, 88–89, 90, 203, 228

  Madoff, Bernard “Bernie”

  assets of, 115

  conviction/imprisonment of, 16, 227, 256

  and debate about insider trading, 11–12, 13, 18

  Equity Funding case as foreshadow of, 35

  FBI funding and, 183

  and focus of law enforcement, 147

  investors’ cost of activities of, 11–12

  Justice Department and, 144

  Kang and, 143

  law enforcement ignoring of warnings about, 11, 12, 13, 18, 110, 143–44, 184

  Rajaratnam and Gupta compared with, 250

  SAC Capital comments by, 95

  SEC and, 11, 12, 13, 111, 144, 184, 200, 201, 262–63

  and SEC definition of insider trading, 264

  Streeter prosecution of, 235

  as turning himself in, 11, 13, 143

  mail and wire fraud, 41, 42

  Makol, David

  commitment to enforcing laws about insider trading of, 318

  cooperators and, 102, 103, 133, 145, 147, 327

  coordination of investigations and, 219

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

  expert networks and, 222

  Franklin circle of friends and, 103

  Goffer and, 174

  Hollander and, 243–46

  Kinnucan case and, 222, 229–30, 284, 291, 293, 294

  Martha Stewart case and, 152

  Pajcin case and, 112–13

  personal and professional experience of, 152, 293, 327

  post-Rajaratnam investigation activities of, 258

  Rajaratnam case and, 167, 199

  reputation of, 112, 153, 327

  and rivalries within FBI, 160–61

  SAC case and, 312

  Slaine and, 1, 5–6, 150, 153–55, 156, 167–69, 170, 173, 177, 186, 216, 286

  style/methods of, 153

  Wadhwa and, 112, 128

  and Wadhwa presentation about Khan-Rajaratnam, 128

  Mandvi, Aasif, 210

  Manne, Henry, 31, 327

  Market Street Advisors, 206

  Markopolos, Harry, 144

  Markowitz, David, 119, 121, 123, 125, 327

  Martoma, Mathew, 9–10, 280, 304, 305–7, 308–11, 312, 314–15, 317, 319, 323, 327

  Marvell Technology, 232, 278

  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court: Goodwin complaints and, 28

  Maverick Capital, 233

  McCain, John, 200

  McCarthy, Jim, 253, 254

  McDermott, James, 41, 57–59, 61, 103, 323, 327

  McKinsey & Co., 8, 126–27, 180, 182, 193, 194, 196, 199, 287, 326, 327

  Meeker, Mary, 149

  Mehta, Suketu, 214

  mergers and acquisitions, 51–52, 55, 56, 65, 95, 102. See also specific merger or acquisition

  Merrill Lynch

  Blodget at, 77–78

  financial crisis of 2008 and, 142

  forklift driver-BusinessWeek case and, 152–53

  Kanjilal case and, 76–78

  and Martha Stewart case, 59

  Martha Stewart case and, 59, 64

  O’Neal resignation from, 141–42

  Orange County bankruptcy and, 42

  Pajcin-Plotkin case and, 113

  and race on Wall Street, 113

  and racism on Wall Street, 113

  Rajaratnam case and, 131, 215

  SEC cases against, 34

  Slaine at, 147

  Zamansky case and, 78

  MF Global, 263

  Michaelson, Andrew, 118, 121, 1
23, 124, 249, 262, 327

  Microsoft, 90, 91, 196

  Milken, Michael, 40–42, 51, 55, 58, 225, 268, 316, 319, 327

  Milos restaurant (New York City), 311

  misappropriation theory, 40–41, 42, 44, 47, 58, 62, 63, 64

  Moby-Dick analogy, 302, 319

  Moffat, Robert, 187–88, 189, 206, 215, 216, 327

  money-market funds: wealth effect and, 15

  Moody’s Investors Service, 128, 162

  Moore, Michael, 71

  Morgan Stanley

  Collotta at, 102

  Facebook IPO and, 16

  Franklin circle of friends and, 102, 103, 104

  Heller-GE deal and, 90

  IPOs and, 16, 42–43

  Lyford Cay circle of friends and, 100

  Pitt-SEC case against, 34

  Slaine at, 2, 147, 149, 150–51, 154, 168, 326

  See also Mack, John

  Morvillo, Bob, 63, 64

  mosaic information

  “channel checks” and, 140

  characteristics of, 39

  Chiesi and, 193

  and definitions of insider trading, 284

  and difficulty of prosecuting insider trading cases, 96, 237

  expert networks and, 257

  as explanation for suspicious trades, 257

  of FBI, 181

  Fisher theory about, 123

  importance of, 83

  Khan case and, 140

  Rajaratnam/Galleon Group case and, 122, 123–24, 126, 181, 182, 190, 238, 250, 255

  SAC Capital and, 94

  SEC views about, 123–24

  Mozilo, Angelo, 262, 263

  Mubadala Development Co., 188–89

  Mukasey, Marc, 310

  Mulheren, John, 283

  mutual funds

  debate about insider trading and, 14–15

  investor confidence and, 15

  as Kinnucan clients, 84, 221, 229, 231

  SEC regulation of, 82–83

  Naftalis, Gary, 269

  Nasdaq

  bursting of Internet bubble and, 79

  collapse of, 34, 43, 60

  enforcement staff at, 48, 56

  Facebook IPO and, 263

  Grubman case and, 79, 80

  self-regulation staff at, 52, 53

  trading volume at, 50

  Zamansky lawsuit and, 78

  National Association of Security Dealers (NASD), 52, 54, 74

  National City Bank, 27

  Needham & Co., 114, 115, 205

  Netscape, 76

  New Castle Partners, 185–86, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 322, 324, 327

  New Deal, 28–29

  New Jersey Supreme Court: Fairfax-SAC case and, 270

  New York magazine: Cohen story in, 107

  New York Post, 72, 223, 227, 280, 316–17

  New York Stock Exchange

  Cohen sanction by, 108

  creation of, 21

  enforcement staff at, 48

  Khuzami investigation of trading at, 203

  SEC tips from, 262

  self-regulation and, 52

  surveillance unit at, 303

  trading volume at, 30, 50

  Wadhwa case involving hedge funds access to information from, 262

  New York Times, 86, 88, 89, 113, 230

  NewCastle Partners, 187, 188

  Newman, Todd, 288, 327

  News Corporation, 95

  Newsweek magazine: Rajaratnam story in, 213, 214

  Nussbaum, Peter, 277

  Nvidia, 150–51, 232, 312

  Obama, Barack, 17, 18, 142, 199–200, 205, 223, 224, 225, 298–99, 300

  “October Surprise” (2012), 299

  “Octopussy.” See Goffer, Zvi

  offshore bank accounts, 55

  O’Hagan, James Herman, 43–45, 47, 51, 58, 62, 63, 327

  Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act (1968), 238–39, 241, 242, 257

  one-party consent law, 159

  O’Neal, Stan, 113, 141–42

  Oppenheimer, 77

  Orange County, California: bankruptcy of, 42

  organized crime/drug cases

  Giuliani prosecutions of, 181

  informants and, 133, 139

  insider trading compared with, 64–65, 109, 146, 219, 243, 257

  SAC compared with, 277

  wiretaps and, 131, 145, 163, 164, 236, 256

  The Other Side of Wall Street (Harrison), 149

  Oyster Bar (New York City), 100

  Pajcin, David, 112–13

  Palmisano, Sam, 187

  Pandick Press. See Chiarella, Vincent

  Pasternak, Mariana, 59, 60, 63

  Pathmark, 71–74, 85

  Paulson, Hank, 113

  Pecora (Ferdinand) Commission, 26–27, 28, 327

  Pecos Trading, 195

  Pequot Capital, 89–90

  Perfect Hedge

  accomplishments of, 6–7, 8, 269

  cost of, 238

  importance of cooperators to, 7–8

  and insider trading as victimless crime, 235

  irony of, 318

  leaks about, 254

  naming of, 3–4, 174

  and rivalries within FBI, 161

  sentences in, 286

  See also specific person or case

  Persico, Carmine “the Snake,” 16, 256

  Pillsbury, 44–45

  Pitt, Harvey, 33–35, 36, 39, 41, 260

  Plotkin, Eugene, 112, 113

  politics

  crackdown on insider trading and, 223–24

  elections of 2012 and, 298–99, 300–301

  FBI and, 205

  financial crisis of 2008 and, 205

  as influence on insider trading cases, 19

  and insider trading cases in 1980s, 41

  Kinnucan comment about, 230

  and “October Surprise,” 299

  SEC and, 88–90, 201, 205

  Polycom, 122, 126, 137, 140, 176, 181, 214

  Pomponio, Anthony, 58

  Powell, Colin, 275

  Pret a Manger (New York City), 170

  Primary Global Research, 75, 207–8, 219, 220, 221, 232, 257, 269, 282, 307, 308, 324, 327

  Prince, Chuck, 142

  privacy

  wires (recording devices) and, 159

  wiretaps and, 65, 159, 163, 164, 165, 238–43

  Proctor & Gamble, 196

  Prohibition, 23

  ProLogis, 102

  prostitution, 23, 125

  Pulliam, Susan, 285

  “pump and dump,” 24, 222

  Q Capital, 102

  Qnexa: FDA decision about, 295–98

  Quality Meats restaurant (New York City), 301

  quantitative easing, 142

  Queally, Kathleen, 134, 135

  race/ethnicity: Wall Street and, 113–14

  Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 51

  railroad system: history of insider trading and, 22

  Rajaratnam, Raj

  and accomplishments of law enforcement, 8, 16

  AMD trades and, 118, 122, 124, 125, 127, 188, 189–90, 221

  appeal of, 256

  arrest of, 210, 211, 213–16, 219, 220, 221, 251, 302

  ATI trades and, 182

  as celebrity, 17

  Chiesi and, 182, 185–87, 188, 189–91, 193, 194, 195, 205, 215–16, 238, 324, 327

  Choo-Beng Lee and, 205, 206, 207

  Cohen case compared with, 306

  Cohen views about, 267

  conviction/imprisonment of, 16, 255–57, 287, 318, 327

  cooperators and, 182, 236, 240, 248, 251–52

  cost of wiretaps on, 183

  debate about insider trading and, 16–17, 18

  depositions of, 121, 180, 287

  Drimal and, 218, 285

  early governmental concerns about, 116–19

  “edge” of, 180

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

  and ethnicity, 180–81
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br />   expert networks and, 209

  Far and, 206, 207

  FBI/Chaves investigation of, 116, 118–19, 129, 130–31, 141, 144, 145, 146, 161, 175–76, 185, 199, 210, 213–15, 239, 254, 326

  financial crisis of 2008 and, 194

  as flight risk, 210–11

  founding of Galleon Group by, 114, 186, 325

  Goffer and, 172, 218

  Goldman Sachs-Buffet deal and, 198–99, 248, 283

  Google trades of, 235

  Gupta and, 8, 180, 182, 195, 196–97, 198–99, 210, 214–15, 248, 249, 269

  Hilton Hotel trades of, 127–28, 162, 235

  importance of case against, 131

  importance of turning, 214–15

  investor confidence and, 318

  investors’ cost of activities of, 16–17

  Justice Department investigation and, 118–19, 127, 129, 132, 133, 210–11, 253, 304

  Kang investigation and arrest of, 14, 118, 129–30, 145, 167, 183, 199, 206, 209, 210, 211, 213–15, 239, 241, 242, 302, 326

  Khan flipping and, 137–41

  Khan relationship with, 127, 128–29, 130, 132, 138, 161, 162, 164, 175–76, 181, 186, 188, 251, 255

  Khan role in investigation of, 7, 14, 118, 123–26, 129–30, 132, 161, 163–64, 165, 168, 175–76, 177, 181, 182, 184, 251, 252, 292, 301, 326

  Kumar and, 126, 127, 180, 182, 188, 189, 193–95, 196, 252, 254–55, 326

  Longoria and, 219–21

  Makol and, 167, 199

  mosaic information and, 122, 123–24, 126, 182, 190, 238, 250, 255

  at Needham & Co., 205

  personal and professional background of, 114–15

  personality of, 116, 122, 123, 130, 180, 195, 255

  as primary target of law enforcement, 141

  psychic mole-on-the-face story and, 251

  public interest in activities of, 199, 200

  reputation of, 114

  Rosenbach and, 171–72, 218, 328

  as scape goat for Wall Street crimes, 256–57

  SEC deposition of, 121–26, 127, 130, 180

  SEC/Wadhwa investigation of, 110, 116–19, 121–26, 127, 129, 130, 131, 133, 144, 165, 180–82, 184, 199, 235, 239, 242, 249, 250, 254, 256, 262, 301–2, 328

  self-image of, 122

  Slaine and, 2, 148, 154, 167, 186, 285

  small/average investors interest in, 263

  Streeter and, 328

  Tamil Tigers and, 116, 129

  trading patterns of, 66, 116–19

  trial of, 235–43, 247–56, 257, 324, 326

  U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and trial of, 235–43, 254

  wealth of, 16, 115, 134, 210, 237, 251, 253

  wiretaps on, 130–32, 141, 153–54, 161, 163–65, 176, 177, 182, 183, 184, 185, 199, 206, 210, 236–37, 238–43, 247, 248, 251, 252, 253, 255, 256, 257, 301, 327

  Xilinx and, 175–76

  See also Galleon Group

  Rajaratnam, Rengan, 114, 116, 117, 118, 123, 124, 127–28, 130, 161, 251, 301, 302, 328

  Rajaratnam, Vandani, 251

  Rakoff, Jed S., 287

  Raphael, Justin, 241–42, 243

  RCA: GE acquisition of, 108

 

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