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New Use of Wiretaps in Insider Trading Cases

On Oct. 16, 2009, federal agents arrested Raj Rajaratnam, the founder of hedge fund Galleon Group, in an alleged insider trading scheme that involved well known public companies and thus far 20 defendants, including lawyers, stock traders, management consultants, and executives inside the issuers themselves. Wiretapping was part of the case.

21 minute read December 17, 2009 at 01:44 PM
By
Stanley A. Twardy, Jr. and Doreen Klein
New Use of Wiretaps in Insider Trading Cases

As 2008 ended with the arrests of Marc Dreier and then Bernard Madoff nine days later, it seemed unlikely that 2009 would prove as significant.

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