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U.S. court studies wiretaps in ex-Goldman director's insider case

Lawyers for former Goldman Sachs Group Inc board member Rajat Gupta sought to reverse his insider-trading conviction on Tuesday, arguing that wiretap evidence used by the prosecution should not have been introduced at trial.Defense lawyer Seth Waxman told the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York that wiretaps played for the jury were inadmissible because they amounted to hearsay evidence.Gupta himself was not heard on the wiretaps, which are instead conversations between convicted Galleon Group manager Raj Rajaratnam and other employees at the hedge fund."Those wiretaps should never have been admitted," Waxman told a three-judge panel of the appeals court.The arguments marked a challenge to one of the highest-profile convictions in the U.S. government's crackdown on insider trading on Wall Street.Gupta, 64, is a former head of the consultancy McKinsey & Co and a one-time board member at Goldman and Procter & Gamble Co . He was sentenced to two years in prison in October for sp...

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    Raj Rajaratnam's younger brother was indicted on charges of conspiring in the insider-trading scheme for which the founder of the Galleon Group hedge fund was convic...

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    Rengan Rajaratnam has been charged with conspiracy and securities fraud for his alleged involvement in insider trading, announced the U.S Attorney's office in the So...

  3. Galleon Group founder's brother charged with insider trading

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  4. Judge Orders Ex-Goldman Sachs Director Gupta to Pay Firm

    Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) director Rajat Gupta must reimburse the investment bank for more than $6.2 million in legal fees and expenses Goldman paid in co...

  5. Goldman ex-director Gupta must repay $6.22 million to bank

    A federal judge on Monday ordered former Goldman Sachs Group Inc director Rajat Gupta to reimburse $6.22 million to the bank to help cover its legal expenses related...

  6. Former Goldman Director Forced to Repay $6.22M

    A federal judge on Monday ordered former Goldman Sachs Group Inc director Rajat Gupta to reimburse $6.22 million to the bank to help cover its legal expenses related...

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  10. Insider-trading informant to forefeit $40,000, avoids prison

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  11. Analyst Sentenced In Insider-trading Scheme

    Jason Pflaum, a former research analyst with the hedge fund Barai Capital Management, was sentenced late Thursday to time served plus two years probation for his rol...

  12. Informant in Galleon insider-trading case gets a year in prison

    Roomy Khan, a one-time technology company executive who became a key FBI informant in the insider-trading case against hedge-fund manager Raj Rajaratnam, was sentenc...

  1. Ex-Goldman Executive Gupta to Have Appeal Heard

    Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) director Rajat Gupta, in a bid to stay out of prison, is expected to ask a federal appeals court Tuesday to set aside his inside...

  2. SEC Can Fund Itself; Why Doesn't It?

    Between hedge fund moguls Steven A. Cohen and Raj Rajaratnam, and banking giants Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), Citigroup (NYSE:C) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), the Secur...

  3. Judge Holding Up SAC Settlement Asking Right Questions

    The most promising aspect of the ongoing legal drama surrounding Steven A. Cohen and his mega SAC Capital Advisors hedge fund isn't that the walls seem to be closing...

  4. Rajaratnam's brother pleads not guilty in insider case

    Rengan Rajaratnam, the younger brother of imprisoned hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam, on Monday pleaded not guilty to insider trading charges.The younger Rajaratna...

  5. Rajaratnam's Brother To Appear In Court On Monday

    Rengan Rajaratnam was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Sunday morning and will appear in New York Federal Court on Monday on insider trading charge...

  6. Rajaratnam's brother brought to New York to face charges

    Rengan Rajaratnam was arrested Sunday at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York after FBI agents escorted him on a flight from Brazil, a spokesman for the...

  7. Raj Rajaratnam's Brother Charged with Insider Trading

    Raj Rajaratnam's younger brother was indicted on charges of conspiring in the insider-trading scheme for which the founder of the Galleon Group hedge fund was convic...

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