
Schottenfeld, Incremental Capital, Ropes & Gray Employees Charged with Insider Trading
November 5th, 2009 admin

Image source The Department of Justice today charged 14 individuals with involvement in insider trading. These include current and ex-employees at the hedge fund Galleon Group, the proprietary trading companies Schottenfeld Group and Incremental Capital, and the law firm Ropes & Gray. The Wall Street Journal has the details: The complaint alleges former Galleon and Shottenfeld Group LLC employee Zvi …
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