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Securities,
Civil Litigation,
Criminal

Dec. 6, 2018

Federal judge demands ‘complete transparency’ in insider trading settlement

A Santa Ana federal judge wants to know more about the resolution of criminal insider trading case before approving an SEC settlement.

Federal judge demands ‘complete transparency’ in insider trading settlement
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SANTA ANA -- A federal judge said he wants "complete transparency" regarding the fate of a criminal insider trading case against an ophthalmology executive before he approves a separate Securities Exchange Commission judgment, pulling the U.S. attorney's office into a civil settlement that was negotiated without the input of federal prosecutors.

"Don't use my court on the civil side to give me meaningless jurisdiction or remedies tha...

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