AGG’s Government Investigations Team Insights provides periodic updates covering legal and regulatory topics. Our team, which includes former federal prosecutors, SEC enforcement attorneys, and federal agency attorneys, has successfully represented companies and individuals, including executives of public companies, in numerous civil and criminal investigations, including before the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney’s Offices, the SEC, the EPA, the FDA, the FTC, and many other federal and state agencies. We also assist our clients by conducting internal and parallel investigations, and advising them regarding the related issues that often follow government investigations, including civil litigation, media interest, and reputational concerns.
In this edition, we discuss a recent spike in insider trading cases, including the first cryptocurrency insider trading tipping indictment; the import of recent telemedicine fraud cases; and an important new Anti-Kickback Statute case.
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Insider Trading Cases Back on the Rise. . . With a Twist
By Aaron M. Danzig
Pillow talk from an FBI agent trainee. A former congressman turned consultant trading on merger information learned on the job. A former Goldman Sachs investment banker misappropriating information about deals the bank was considering financing. The former co-chairman of Apple’s Disclosure Committee buying and selling his company’s stock based on insider information. These recent charges indicate a...
Kolkata: Kolkata Police has been grappling with a fresh challenge since the past week — controlling fake news. While it initially started with fake circulars, beginning with "restrictions" on cert...