Gupta seeks calls thrown out of U.S. Insider TrialRead the full story here
By Grant McCool - Reuters
Gupta's trial starts on May 21 in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. A onetime head of McKinsey & Co, he is accused of giving Rajaratnam secrets of Goldman and Procter & Gamble board meetings in 2007 and 2008. In addition to sitting on the Goldman board, Gupta also was a director at P&G.
Gupta, 63, has denied the charges, which include five counts of securities fraud and one count of conspiracy. He says he lost money investing with Rajaratnam and that as many as four other Goldman personnel could have tipped off Galleon. Gupta could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted of securities fraud.
Rajaratnam is serving an 11-year prison term, the longest sentence handed down for insider trading in the United States, after being convicted in the same court a year ago. Much of the evidence against him was gathered in FBI wiretaps, revealing a network of contacts providing inside information.
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Fraud*
According to the Collins English Dictionary 10th Edition fraud can be defined as: "deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage".[1] In the broadest sense, a fraud is an intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual; the related adjective is fraudulent. The specific legal definition varies by legal jurisdiction. Fraud is a crime, and also a civil law violation. Defrauding people or entities of money or valuables is a common purpose of fraud, but there have also been fraudulent "discoveries", e.g. in science, to gain prestige rather than immediate monetary gain
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Monday, May 14, 2012
Goldman Sachs and Insider Trading
Rajat Gupta once sat on Goldman's board and was also a director at Proctor & Gamble. He has been indicted for insider trading; specifically, he is accused of giving tips to Raj Rajaratnam, the manager of Galleon Group hedge fund who is serving 11 years for insider trading.
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