The prominent and well-connected Brooklyn rabbi tried to extort $4 million from a Connecticut hedge fund, the government says.

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Some Phone Calls, 2 Big Checks, and Rabbi Is Charged
The prominent and well-connected Brooklyn rabbi tried to extort $4 million from a Connecticut hedge fund, the government says.

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Some Phone Calls, 2 Big Checks, and Rabbi Is Charged
The rabbi told lawyers for a Connecticut fund that he would instruct a federal inmate to tell prosecutors that the fund had benefited from insider trading.

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Rabbi Is Charged With Trying to Extort $4 Million From a Hedge Fund
A former executive of Intel became the 10th person to plead guilty in the Galleon Group insider trading case after admitting in court on Monday afternoon that he had passed confidential corporate information to Galleon’s founder, Raj Rajaratnam.

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10th Person in Galleon Insider Case Pleads Guilty
The enforcement actions were the first since short-selling rules were strengthened.

They were among 14 charged with multiple counts of securities fraud and conspiracy on Nov. 5 in the investigation that began with the arrest of Galleon’s founder, Raj Rajaratnam

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7 Indicted in Galleon Group Insider-Trading Case
Mark Lenowitz is to be sentenced Thursday for his role in a criminal case that was described in 2007 as the largest insider-trading crackdown in 20 years.

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Insider Faces Sentencing in ’07 Case
Federal prosecutors on Friday again asked for more time to indict of three defendants in the Galleon Group insider trading case, as the government and defense lawyers work out potential plea agreements for the men.

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Prosecutors Near New Plea Bargain in Galleon Case
Thomas Hardin, an investment analyst at the center of the biggest insider-trading case in a generation, may lead prosecutors to other key players in the investigation of Raj Rajaratnam and his Galleon Group hedge fund.

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Witness Is Revealed in Galleon Case