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HomeRaj Rajaratnam: GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS!!
Posted by Larry Doyle on May 11th, 2011 10:43 AM |
In the case of Raj Rajaratnam, he was just found guilty on all 14 counts.
I am sure he will appeal this verdict. That said, under the sentencing guidelines he faces up to 20 years in the sin bin. Let’s revisit the story I highlighted on Rajaratnam back in the fall of 2009 when he was initially indicted.
Fatal Character Flaws Bring Down Wall Street Titans (more…)
Who Is David Slaine?
Posted by Larry Doyle on January 17th, 2010 7:45 AM |
Editor’s Note: Please see LD’s update to this fascinating story just published on Tuesday evening February 2nd at 10:02 PM.
With friends like these, who needs enemies?
I have written previously on the importance of strong relationships while working on Wall Street. While the Wall Street numbers and dollars are voluminous, ultimately Wall Street is a ‘people business.’
I have also written previously how ‘information is everything’ on Wall Street. Traders work tirelessly to determine what is moving or what will move the market. Utilizing this information, millions of dollars can be made or lost in the course of a very short time span.
Combining these two critically important factors, it should be no surprise how some will use – but then abuse – these two primary cornerstones of our financial industry.
Folllowing this line of reasoning, are you ever shocked when a guy who cheats on his wife also then cheats on his girlfriend? Where am I going with this? Let’s enter the world of David Slaine, the government’s mole in the insider trading scandal currently rocking Wall Street. (more…)
