Saturday, October 15, 2011

Galleon Group Founder Sentenced to 11 Years

Raj Rajaratnam, Founder of the hedge fund Galleon Group, was sentenced to 11 years in a federal pension after being convicted of insider trading, securities fraud and conspiracy.  He was also fined $10 million and to give back $54 million from profitable trades.  Fifty out of fifty-four people have been found guilty in the last two years.  One is a fugitive.  Three cases are pending.  The main people caught up are portfolio managers, expert network analysts and executives of well regarded companies such as Intel, McKinsey and IBM.

The source for this article can be accessed here.

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