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by Charles Gasparino


  Reebok, 112

  Regulation Fair Disclosure (SEC edict), 277

  regulators. See law enforcement/regulators; specific person, agency or department

  research

  as advertisements for investment banking clients, 84

  Becker case and, 74

  Galleon Group and, 114, 124, 126

  for hedge funds, 51

  independent, 75–84, 94, 269–70

  investment banking and, 75–80

  SAC Capital and, 80, 82, 94, 109

  SEC and, 77

  for small/average investors, 78

  and specialized industries workers as researchers, 51

  See also analysts/researchers; expert networks; mosaic information; specific person or organization

  RJR Nabisco, 265

  Roberts, Mary, 296

  Rom, Edmund, 229, 284

  Romney, Mitt, 298, 300

  Roosevelt, Franklin D., 23, 25, 28

  Ropes & Gray, 170, 171, 173, 218, 322

  Rosenbach, Gary, 114, 148, 153, 158, 166, 169, 171–72, 218, 328

  Rosenfeld, David, 268

  Rugg, Arthur Prentice, 26, 28, 328

  Ruiz, Hector, 188, 189, 328

  “Rumi.” See Khan, Roomy

  SAC Capital

  A&P-Pathmark deal and, 72–73, 74

  allegations against, 68–69

  Amazon.com trades and, 160

  arrest and conviction of employees of, 8–10, 312–13

  assets/returns of, 9, 10, 68, 81, 85, 86, 94, 115, 246, 267, 268, 274, 315, 324, 328

  Biovail and, 93, 107, 271, 280–81, 307–8, 321–22

  Burrough profile about Cohen and, 265–68

  Choo-Beng Lee and, 205, 206, 209–10, 276

  civil fraud charge against, 312

  Cohen personal investment in, 315

  Cohen role in, 87–88, 243–44, 245, 271, 298

  compliance department at, 245, 272, 275, 277, 278, 281, 282, 312

  Conheeney assurance about survival of, 275

  cooperators and, 87, 276, 302, 312

  coordination of government information about, 219

  CR Intrinsic unit at, 243–44, 279, 296

  culture at, 66, 69, 87, 93, 114, 166, 206, 231, 232, 245, 271, 278

  defenders of, 276–77, 278

  Dell trades of, 312

  document retention policy at, 278–79

  “edge” of, 9, 10, 80, 206, 271–72, 281, 294, 297, 300–301, 318

  Elan and Wyeth trades of, 303, 305, 306, 307

  emails of, 279, 304, 305

  expert networks and, 81, 82, 94, 109, 208, 209, 222, 232

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

  FBI/Chaves/Kang investigation of, 4, 9, 69, 85, 91, 92, 93–94, 108, 109, 146, 179, 219, 231–32, 244, 271, 299–300, 301, 306

  fees charged by, 67

  financial crisis of 2008 and, 180, 244, 246

  founding of, 50, 67, 106, 279, 322

  fraud charges against, 74

  Freeman and, 231–32, 276, 278

  front-running at, 74

  as “full commission” firm, 95

  Galleon compared with, 114–15, 116

  Goldman Sachs and, 131, 302

  Hollander and, 243–46, 271, 276, 278

  Horvath and, 288

  “hub and spoke” trading model at, 298

  impact of Cohen indictment on, 319

  importance of, 3

  insurance for investors at, 281

  investor base of, 315

  investor support for, 281

  Jiau and, 278

  Justice Department and, 68, 85, 179, 268, 281, 304, 306

  Kang and, 92, 209, 271, 301–3, 304–5, 307, 308

  Kinnucan and, 81, 84, 94, 221, 222, 229, 230–31, 234

  leverage and, 68, 92, 94

  Madoff comments about, 95

  Martoma case and, 280, 306–7, 308, 309–10, 312

  mosaic information and, 94

  Nvidia trades at, 312

  organization/structure of, 87–88, 243–44, 279

  organized crime compared with, 277

  Pathmark trades and, 72, 73–74

  promotional brochures of, 271

  public relations for, 277, 317

  risk-taking at, 105

  SEC fine for, 315, 316–17

  SEC/Wadhwa investigation of, 74, 88, 91, 96–97, 108, 179, 219, 245–46, 262, 268, 270, 272–74, 277, 281, 301, 303–6, 307, 308, 312, 316, 328

  sexual harassment case against, 93, 279–80

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

  size and influence of, 3, 81, 94, 179, 278

  Slaine and, 151, 152, 160, 178, 276

  trading patterns at, 66, 67, 68, 74, 81, 85, 91, 94, 95, 96–97, 116, 146, 178, 179, 267, 294, 303, 312

  trading records of, 304

  trading volume at, 50

  U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and, 91, 94, 97, 244–45, 258, 268, 302

  Vivus case and, 295–98

  Wall Street relationship with, 271–72, 319

  See also Cohen, Steve “Stevie”; specific employee

  Salomon Smith Barney, 56, 79, 325

  Samberg, Art, 88–91

  San Pietro restaurant (New York City), 228–29

  Sandisk, 293

  Sard, George, 253, 266, 268, 277

  Sard Verbinnen, 266, 300, 312, 314

  Scaramucci, Anthony, 274–75, 276–77, 278, 315, 316

  Schapiro, Mary, 200, 203, 204, 261, 328

  Schottenfeld Group, 218

  Schumer, Chuck, 224–25, 226

  Schwarzman, Steve, 180

  Section 10-b, 31, 32, 36, 38

  Securities Act (1933), 11, 25–26, 31

  Securities Exchange Act (1934), 11, 25–26, 31. See also Section 10-b

  Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

  accomplishments of, 204, 262–63

  analysts/researchers and, 78, 79, 80

  anonymous letter about Galleon sent to, 125

  Cary as chairman of, 30–33, 34, 36

  commitment to enforcing laws about insider trading within, 14

  Cox as chairman of, 105–6, 183, 201, 203, 261, 264

  creation of, 11

  and debate about insider trading, 13, 18

  definition of insider trading and, 263–64, 273, 284

  and difficulties of prosecuting cases of insider trading, 64

  Dowd complaints about, 254

  elections of 2012 and, 300

  enforcement unit of, 117, 201, 203, 204, 312, 317

  evaluations of personnel at, 184

  examinations unit of, 117

  expansion of, 31, 51

  expert networks and, 207

  FBI relations with, 161

  financial crisis of 2008 and, 143, 200, 201, 203–5

  flash crashes and, 263

  formation of, 328

  Franklin circle of friends and, 103

  funding/resources for, 48, 111, 144, 184, 264

  and future insider trading cases, 319

  goals of, 111

  Grassley inquiry about FINRA/Funkhouser referrals to, 273

  hedge funds compared with, 111

  insider trading as focus of, 12, 29, 76

  insider trading “working group” within, 106

  Justice Department relations with, 239

  Kennedy (John F.) administration and, 29

  Kennedy (Joseph) as head of, 23, 24, 29

  Levitt as chairman of, 48, 51, 201

  limitations/problems of, 34–35, 74, 184

  New York Stock Exchange tips for, 262

  “perspiration effect” enforcement approach of, 35

  Pitt as chairman of, 260

  Pitt with, 34

  politics and, 88–90, 201, 205

  powers and authority of, 25–26, 31–32, 45

  prevalence of insider trading and, 104

  public relations efforts of, 223

  “pu
mp and dump” and, 24

  and purpose of laws governing markets, 10–11

  Regulation Fair Disclosure of, 277

  reputation/image of, 184, 201, 204, 262–64

  Schapiro as chairman of, 200, 201, 203, 204, 261, 328

  as serious about crackdown on financial crimes, 223

  strategy of, 111

  strengths of, 97

  surveillance/tracking systems at, 95, 101, 106, 128, 237

  and tips as “black holes,” 74

  Wadhwa promotions at, 258, 261–62

  Wadhwa reputation and, 141

  as Wall Street patsy, 90

  Wall Street views about, 143

  “Wells Notice” of, 312, 316

  wiretaps and, 177, 184–85, 242

  See also specific person or case

  Sedna Capital, 114, 116, 117, 124, 302, 328

  self-regulation: of Wall Street, 52–53

  “sell-side” analysts, 75

  Senate Judiciary Committee

  Aguirre and, 88, 90

  Bharara and, 225, 226

  sexual harassment case: at SAC, 93, 279–80

  Shah, Deep, 162, 176, 234–35, 328

  Shankar, Gautham, 218

  Shearman & Sterling, 121

  Shimoon, Walter, 83, 221, 233, 234, 269, 282, 328

  Siegel, Martin, 41–42, 55, 56, 103, 108, 225, 287, 306, 328

  Sitrick, Michael, 271

  60 Minutes (TV program), 107, 266, 271

  Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, 105

  SkyBridge Capital, 274–75, 277

  Slaine, David

  ambitions of, 147–48

  appearance and personality of, 1–2

  and Babcock-Franklin-Guttenberg case, 150

  Chaves and, 150–51, 152, 154–55, 159–60, 172, 173, 174, 216, 233, 286

  at Chelsey Capital, 101, 103, 148

  Cohen/SAC Capital and, 3, 151, 160, 178, 276

  as cooperator/FBI informant, 1, 2, 4–6, 8, 150, 154–56, 159–60, 165–71, 173, 217–18, 285–86, 328

  deal for, 5, 7

  debate about insider trading and, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18

  Dickey and, 168

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

  “edge” of, 2

  Efficient Markets Theory and, 13, 14

  emotional and physical problems of, 168–69, 177, 287

  family of, 5, 6, 7

  FBI initial knowledge about, 2

  FBI investigation of, 4, 147–49, 151–52

  Franklin and, 101, 103, 156

  Goffer deal and, 170–71, 172

  importance to federal investigations of, 6–7

  interest in hedge funds of, 147

  Justice Department praise for, 285

  Kinnucan compared with, 285

  leaks about, 285

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

  at Morgan Stanley, 2, 147, 149, 150–51, 154, 168, 328

  outing of, 285–86

  Perfect Hedge role of, 6–7, 157

  personal life of, 149, 151–52, 177, 294

  personal and professional background of, 7, 147, 148–49

  personality of, 153–54

  post-Rajaratnam case undercover work of, 7

  as prototype of inside trader, 152

  Rajaratnam/Galleon case and, 3, 147, 148, 150, 151, 152, 154, 158, 160, 167–68, 186

  Rajaratnam relationship with, 148, 154, 167, 186

  reputation of, 1–2, 4, 147, 149, 168, 169, 218

  Rosenbach and, 148, 153, 158, 171–72

  SEC fines for, 286

  sentencing of, 285, 286

  suspension of, 147

  UBS tips and, 150–51, 155

  views about Wall Street and insider trading of, 154, 181

  wealth of, 149, 151, 155

  wire on, 165–71

  Slaine, Elyse, 155, 156, 169, 177, 286, 294

  Slaine, Mason, 156

  small/average investors

  and Bharara media statement about insider trading, 223

  and comparison of Rajaratnam, Gupta and Madoff, 250

  and debate/questions about insider trading, 12, 13, 15–16

  Facebook IPO and, 16

  financial crisis of 2008 and, 216

  and Goldman Sachs-Buffet deal, 198

  and Levitt image at SEC, 201

  Martha Stewart case and, 60, 61

  in 1990s, 43

  Rajaratnam case and, 263

  as reason for law enforcement focus, 10, 11

  research reports for, 78

  SEC evaluations of personnel and, 184

  unavailability of information for, 91

  views about insider trading of, 11, 318

  soft dollars, 94–95

  Spence, Gerry, 282

  Spherix Advisers, 205, 207, 324

  Spitzer, Eliot, 27, 43, 48, 78–79, 80, 82, 110–11, 124, 260, 328

  Sprint, 252

  Standley, John, 72–73

  Star, Marylin. See Gannon, Kathryn

  statute of limitations, 302, 317

  Steel, Bob, 197

  Steinberg, Michael, 8–9, 276, 288, 298, 312–14, 328

  Stewart, Martha, 59–65, 66, 67, 97, 141, 145, 152, 207, 238, 257, 266, 324, 325, 328

  Stillman, Charles, 309–10, 314, 319

  stock manipulation, 25, 26, 31, 307

  stock market crash (1929), 11, 24, 26–27

  stock market crash (1987), 42

  stock ratings, 76

  Streeter, Jonathan, 235–37, 238–43, 244, 247–50, 251, 252, 255, 258, 328

  Sullivan, Martin, 142

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

  Supreme Court, U.S.

  Chiarella case and, 38–39, 40

  Dirks case and, 33, 34–36, 39–40

  O’Hagen case and, 43–45

  Winans case and, 42

  surveillance/tracking systems. See specific person, organization, or case

  Symington, Fife, 236

  Tamil Tigers, 116, 129

  Taylor, Kieran, 190

  technology

  disruptions of markets by, 263

  flash crashes and, 263

  and increased risk-taking on Wall Street, 48

  and specialized industries workers as researchers, 51

  technology companies

  research about, 82, 83–84

  stock ratings for, 76

  See also specific company

  terrorism, 129, 131, 163, 164, 256

  Texas Gulf Sulphur case, 36–37, 38–39

  Third Point, 271

  Thoresen, Matthew, 291

  3Com, 170–71, 172, 173, 285, 322

  Time magazine, 85–86, 259

  Title III. See Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act

  Today’s Special (movie), 210

  Tong, Andrew, 93

  “too big to fail,” 317, 319

  Travelers Group, 49

  Treasury, U.S., 22, 142

  Trivium Capital Management, 138, 161

  Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), 198

  UBS, 2, 100, 101, 103, 150–51, 155, 244, 324, 325

  “unindicted co-conspirators,” 288, 312–13

  U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York

  expansion of, 47–48

  FBI and, 227–28

  leaks and, 254

  Martha Stewart case and, 60, 61–63

  See also Bharara, Preetinder; Giuliani, Rudy; specific case

  U.S. Postal Service, 41

  Vanity Fair

  Bear Stearns story in, 265–66

  Cohen profile for, 265, 266, 267–68, 275, 277

  Vivus, 295–98

  Wachovia Bank, 197–98

  Wadhwa, Sanjay

  Anticevic case and, 112

  Bharara meetings with, 261

  Cohen/SAC Capital case and, 262, 301, 303–6, 307, 308, 328

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p; commitment to enforcing laws about insider trading of, 14, 318

  and ethnic aspect of Rajaratnam case, 180–81

  expert networks investigations and, 208–9, 262

  FBI and, 118–19, 128, 141, 161

  first SEC case of, 111

  Gupta case and, 195–96, 327

  insider trading as focus of, 143, 262

  Justice Department relations with, 127, 128, 262

  Kang and, 161, 177, 211, 301, 302–3, 304–5

  Khan case and, 128–29, 130, 141, 177, 181

  Kumar and, 194, 195–96

  and limitations of SEC, 184

  Makol and, 112, 128

  Martoma case and, 305–6, 307

  motivation of, 181

  NYSE case of, 262

  personal background of, 113, 114, 181

  personal life of, 303

  politics and, 205

  post-Rajaratnam investigation activities of, 258, 261–62

  presentation about Khan-Rajaratnam to other agencies by, 128–29

  professional background of, 110, 111, 114, 143

  publicity about, 262

  Rajaratnam deposition and, 121–25

  Rajaratnam/Galleon Group case and, 110, 116–19, 125–26, 127, 129–30, 180–82, 184, 194, 199, 201, 209, 210–11, 249, 250, 261, 262, 301–2, 328

  Rajaratnam wiretaps and, 177, 301

  reputation of, 141

  Schapiro and, 200, 261

  SEC evaluations of, 184

  Sedna Capital case and, 114, 116

  style of, 109–10

  views about SEC of, 111, 112

  Waksal, Sam, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 66, 157, 328

  Wall Street

  business model in 1990s of, 48–51

  as “buyer beware” territory, 25

  Chaves views about, 146

  commercial banking and, 49

  compensation and bonuses on, 104–5

  complexity of, 75

  culture of, 49–50, 196, 256–57

  and debate about insider trading, 16

  FBI views about, 145

  financial crisis of 2008 and, 196, 256–57

  hierarchy on, 50

  information as central to trading activities of, 50–51

  leverage and, 48–49

  new product development on, 48

  Obama contributions from, 200

  public views about, 63

  race/ethnicity on, 113–14

  Rajaratnam as scape goat for crimes of, 256–57

  risk-taking on, 48–49, 143, 202, 203

  SAC relationship with, 271–72, 319

  SEC as patsy for, 90

  self-regulation of, 52–53

  views about SEC of, 143

  Wall Street Journal

  Bharara investigations and, 226, 228

  Blodgett story in, 79

  Cohen as reader of, 67

  Cohen stories in, 85–86

  Cox as reader of, 183

  and debate about insider trading, 183

  expert network investigation and, 228

  “Heard on the Street” column in, 42

  Kanjilal as reader of, 77

 

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