{ "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "title": "Market Manipulation: Insider trading enforcement actions", "home_page_url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/technique/insider-trading/", "feed_url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/feeds/technique/insider-trading.json", "description": "The 30 most recent enforcement records tagged insider trading in the Market Manipulation library, each linked to its primary source. Tags are our classification, not the charges.", "language": "en-US", "items": [ { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-trijya-vakil-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-trijya-vakil-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26629", "title": "SEC v. Trijya Vakil and Neeraj Visen (insider trading, 2026)", "summary": "In September 2026 the Securities and Exchange Commission filed consents and proposed final judgments against Trijya Vakil and Neeraj Visen in the Kindred Biosciences tipping case, in which Vakil's purchase earned $2,447.50 and Visen's, on her tip, $109,437. Each would pay a $54,718 civil penalty, subject to court approval; the court had already entered injunctions and officer and director bars on August 6, 2025. Both pleaded guilty in parallel criminal cases.", "date_published": "2026-09-04T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "SEC", "insider-trading" ] }, { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/cftc-gabriel-perez-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/cftc-gabriel-perez-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9289-26", "title": "CFTC v. Gabriel Perez (insider trading, 2026)", "summary": "In August 2026 the CFTC settled charges against Gabriel Perez, a White House teleprompter operator who traded prediction-market event contracts on non-public information from his federal job. He must disgorge $107,539.02, pay a $65,000 penalty and accept a three-year trading ban.", "date_published": "2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "CFTC", "insider-trading" ] }, { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-gavin-wolfe-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-gavin-wolfe-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26617", "title": "SEC v. Gavin Wolfe and others (insider trading, 2026)", "summary": "In August 2026 the Securities and Exchange Commission charged former investment bankers Gavin Wolfe and Jason Satsky with insider trading in South Jersey Industries ahead of the February 24, 2022 announcement of its sale to a private investment fund. It alleges Satsky, lead banker on the deal, tipped his friend Wolfe, who bought over 2.2 million shares and made about $18.5 million, and tipped others who made about $515,000. Eight Wolfe entities are named as relief defendants. The release reports no outcome.", "date_published": "2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "SEC", "insider-trading" ] }, { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-jesse-r-mitchell-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-jesse-r-mitchell-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26614", "title": "SEC v. Jesse R. Mitchell (insider trading, 2026)", "summary": "In 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission brought an action against Jesse R. Mitchell, alleging conduct this library classifies as insider trading. No monetary relief has been recorded at this stage; the matter is an allegation and remains unproven. A parallel criminal matter is referenced in the release.", "date_published": "2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "SEC", "insider-trading" ] }, { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-benjamin-tesfaye-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-benjamin-tesfaye-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26609", "title": "SEC v. Benjamin Tesfaye (insider trading, 2026)", "summary": "In August 2026 the Securities and Exchange Commission filed settled charges against Benjamin Tesfaye of Texas, who allegedly traded Calliditas Therapeutics securities in his own and a relative's accounts ahead of the May 28, 2024 announcement of Asahi Kasei's tender offer, on information misappropriated from his romantic partner at an Asahi Kasei subsidiary, earning $18,668. He consented, subject to court approval, to an injunction, $18,668 in disgorgement, $2,168 in interest and an equal penalty.", "date_published": "2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "SEC", "insider-trading" ] }, { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-jamal-jimmy-chammout-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-jamal-jimmy-chammout-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26589", "title": "SEC v. Jamal (“Jimmy”) Chammout and others (insider trading, 2026)", "summary": "In July 2026 the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Desktop Metal director Ali El Siblani and three friends, Jamal Chammout, Ali Jawad and Rabih Rakha, with trading ahead of the August 11, 2021 announcement of Desktop Metal's acquisition of ExOne, alleging profits of $218,036, $218,082 and $61,006 for the three tippees. El Siblani, Jawad and Rakha agreed to settle, subject to court approval; Chammout's case is not reported as resolved. The settlements total $279,088 in disgorgement, $92,607 in interest and $776,212 in penalties, including El Siblani's $497,124.", "date_published": "2026-07-17T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "SEC", "insider-trading" ] }, { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-robert-yedid-andrew-kaufman-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-robert-yedid-andrew-kaufman-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26582", "title": "SEC v. Robert Yedid, Andrew Kaufman, and Mark Jacobs (insider trading, 2026)", "summary": "In July 2026 the Securities and Exchange Commission filed proposed final consent judgments against Robert Yedid, Andrew Kaufman and Mark Jacobs, charged in 2025 over trading that allegedly produced more than $500,000 in combined profits on information Yedid took from his consulting firm's clients. The proposed judgments, subject to court approval, set disgorgement of $146,940.60 for Yedid, $342,861.40 for Kaufman and $36,138 for Jacobs, with $69,598 in interest on the first two. All three pleaded guilty in the parallel criminal case.", "date_published": "2026-07-10T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "SEC", "insider-trading" ] }, { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-weiguo-zhai-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-weiguo-zhai-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26581", "title": "SEC v. Weiguo Zhai (insider trading, 2026)", "summary": "In July 2026 the Securities and Exchange Commission filed settled charges against Weiguo Zhai, an AstraZeneca employee on the due diligence team for the Icosavax acquisition, for trading before the December 12, 2023 tender offer announcement on confidential information. He consented, subject to court approval, to an injunction, $10,006 in disgorgement, $1,535 in interest and a $10,006 penalty.", "date_published": "2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "SEC", "insider-trading" ] }, { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-casey-muggleston-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-casey-muggleston-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26573", "title": "SEC v. Casey Muggleston (insider trading, 2026)", "summary": "In June 2026 the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Casey Muggleston, a former Constellation Energy engineering manager, with trading Constellation securities in 2024 on confidential knowledge of 'Project Tetris', the plan to restart the Three Mile Island plant under a 20-year power purchase agreement with Microsoft announced September 20, 2024, for alleged profits of about $1.4 million. The complaint seeks an injunction, disgorgement and penalties; an indictment was announced in parallel.", "date_published": "2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "SEC", "insider-trading" ] }, { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-justin-jennings-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-justin-jennings-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26570", "title": "SEC v. Justin Jennings and Vortex Strategies LLC (insider trading, 2026)", "summary": "In 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission brought an action against Justin Jennings and Vortex Strategies LLC, alleging conduct this library classifies as insider trading. No monetary relief has been recorded at this stage; the matter is an allegation and remains unproven. A parallel criminal matter is referenced in the release.", "date_published": "2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "SEC", "insider-trading" ] }, { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-bruce-cameron-conway-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-bruce-cameron-conway-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26568", "title": "SEC v. Bruce Cameron Conway (insider trading, 2026)", "summary": "In June 2026 the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a consent and proposed final judgment against Bruce Conway, charged in August 2025 with buying Cancer Genetics shares in fifteen accounts of his own, family members and trusts after learning of a private biotechnology firm's merger plan under confidentiality terms. Without admitting the allegations he agreed, subject to court approval, to an injunction, $60,201.95 in disgorgement, $19,461.39 in interest and a $160,936.22 penalty.", "date_published": "2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "SEC", "insider-trading" ] }, { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-gerard-ryan-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-gerard-ryan-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26566", "title": "SEC v. Gerard Ryan (insider trading, 2026)", "summary": "In 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a judgment against Gerard Ryan, alleging conduct this library classifies as insider trading. The release does not state a monetary figure that we were able to extract. A parallel criminal matter is referenced in the release.", "date_published": "2026-06-15T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "SEC", "insider-trading" ] }, { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-rakesh-ahuja-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-rakesh-ahuja-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26567", "title": "SEC v. Rakesh Ahuja (insider trading, 2026)", "summary": "In June 2026 the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a settled action against Rakesh Ahuja, a former employee of an investment advisory firm to two biotechnology-focused funds, who allegedly traded on confidential clinical trial data the firm received during due diligence. He consented to an injunction, a two-year bar from acting as or associating with an investment adviser, broker or dealer, $65,404.25 in disgorgement, $12,289.01 in interest and an equal penalty.", "date_published": "2026-06-15T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "SEC", "insider-trading" ] }, { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-jianqing-li-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-jianqing-li-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26561", "title": "SEC v. JianQing Li (insider trading, 2026)", "summary": "In 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission brought an action against JianQing Li, alleging conduct this library classifies as insider trading. No monetary relief has been recorded at this stage; the matter is an allegation and remains unproven. A parallel criminal matter is referenced in the release.", "date_published": "2026-06-05T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "SEC", "insider-trading" ] }, { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/cftc-google-employee-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/cftc-google-employee-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9237-26", "title": "CFTC v. Google Employee (insider trading, 2026)", "summary": "In 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission brought an action against Google Employee, alleging conduct this library classifies as insider trading. No monetary relief has been recorded at this stage; the matter is an allegation and remains unproven. A parallel criminal matter is referenced in the release.", "date_published": "2026-05-27T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "CFTC", "insider-trading" ] }, { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/asic-26-104mr-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/asic-26-104mr-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.asic.gov.au/about-asic/news-centre/find-a-media-release/2026-releases/26-104mr-fund-manager-rodney-forrest-re-sentenced-to-five-years-and-three-months-jail-following-insider-trading-appeal", "title": "Fund manager Rodney Forrest re-sentenced to five years and three months’ jail following insider trading appeal (ASIC, 2026)", "summary": "In May 2026 the Full Federal Court re-sentenced Rodney Forrest to five years and three months' imprisonment, cutting nine months from his original sentence, after he appealed his sentence for insider trading in Platinum Asset Management shares.", "date_published": "2026-05-22T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "ASIC", "insider-trading" ] }, { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-nipun-kumar-jami-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-nipun-kumar-jami-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/administrative-proceedings/34-105550-s", "title": "SEC v. Nipun Kumar Jami (insider trading, 2026)", "summary": "In May 2026 the Securities and Exchange Commission settled with Nipun Kumar Jami, finding that in November 2025 he used information from his spouse about Adobe's planned acquisition of Semrush to buy Semrush call options and stock before the November 19 announcement, earning $1,317,233 when the stock rose 74 percent. He reported his trading to the staff within a month. He agreed to a cease-and-desist order, $1,317,233 in disgorgement and a $658,617 penalty.", "date_published": "2026-05-22T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "SEC", "insider-trading" ] }, { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-oskar-elmgart-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-oskar-elmgart-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26556", "title": "SEC v. Oskar Elmgart and Raymond Leibman (insider trading, 2026)", "summary": "In May 2026 the Securities and Exchange Commission filed settled charges against Oskar Elmgart and Raymond Leibman for trading Matterport securities before the April 22, 2024 announcement that CoStar would acquire it, on information they misappropriated from a close family member who worked on the deal. They consented to judgments: combined disgorgement of $93,631, interest of $8,968 and penalties of $93,631, of which Elmgart's share is $63,050, $6,173 and $63,050.", "date_published": "2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "SEC", "insider-trading" ] }, { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-douglas-p-farr-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-douglas-p-farr-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/admin/2026/34-105415.pdf", "title": "SEC v. Douglas P. Farr (insider trading, 2026)", "summary": "In 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission settled an action with Douglas P. Farr, alleging conduct this library classifies as insider trading. The release records a civil penalty of $35,185, disgorgement of $35,185, prejudgment interest of $1,255.", "date_published": "2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "SEC", "insider-trading" ] }, { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-nicolo-nourafchan-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-nicolo-nourafchan-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26551", "title": "SEC v. Nicolo Nourafchan and others (insider trading, 2026)", "summary": "In May 2026 the Securities and Exchange Commission charged 21 individuals in an alleged insider trading scheme using information misappropriated from several global law firms, orchestrated, it says, by M&A attorney Nicolo Nourafchan and Robert Yadgarov between 2018 and 2024. The complaint alleges Nourafchan took information on at least a dozen deals and passed it on, directly or through Yadgarov, to people who kicked back profits or tipped others, and that they recruited another corporate lawyer. It seeks injunctions, disgorgement and penalties; criminal charges were announced against all defendants.", "date_published": "2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "SEC", "insider-trading" ] }, { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-jai-sondhi-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-jai-sondhi-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26542", "title": "SEC v. Jai Sondhi (insider trading, 2026)", "summary": "In April 2026 the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a settled action against Jai Sondhi, a Texas CPA and former internal audit head at Canoo, who allegedly bought Canoo stock and call options in late June and early July 2022 after learning in internal meetings that Canoo was about to sign a major vehicle contract with a retailer, despite company policy. He consented, subject to court approval, to an injunction, $54,965.23 in disgorgement, $15,969.28 in interest and an equal penalty.", "date_published": "2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "SEC", "insider-trading" ] }, { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/cftc-u-s-service-member-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/cftc-u-s-service-member-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9217-26", "title": "CFTC v. U.S. Service Member (insider trading, 2026)", "summary": "In 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission brought an action against U.S. Service Member, alleging conduct this library classifies as insider trading. No monetary relief has been recorded at this stage; the matter is an allegation and remains unproven. A parallel criminal matter is referenced in the release.", "date_published": "2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "CFTC", "insider-trading" ] }, { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-weizheng-zeng-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-weizheng-zeng-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/administrative-proceedings/34-105270-s", "title": "SEC v. Weizheng Zeng (insider trading, 2026)", "summary": "In April 2026 the Securities and Exchange Commission settled with Weizheng Zeng, a Jazz Pharmaceuticals employee on the due diligence team for the Chimerix acquisition, finding that he bought Chimerix stock before the March 5, 2025 tender offer announcement despite compliance training, earning $69,011 when the stock rose 70.57 percent. He agreed to a cease-and-desist order, $69,011 in disgorgement, $2,443.25 in interest and an equal penalty.", "date_published": "2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "SEC", "insider-trading" ] }, { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/asic-alexander-mcculloch-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/asic-alexander-mcculloch-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.asic.gov.au/about-asic/news-centre/find-a-media-release/2026-releases/26-077mr-former-beacon-minerals-project-manager-alexander-mcculloch-pleads-guilty-to-insider-trading", "title": "ASIC v. Alexander McCulloch (insider trading, 2026)", "summary": "In April 2026 ASIC announced that Alexander McCulloch, a former Beacon Minerals project manager, pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court of Western Australia on 16 April 2026 to one rolled-up count of insider trading covering two trades. He procured two associates to acquire 11 million Beacon shares in January 2017 while knowing undisclosed drilling information. A second count was discontinued and a sentence hearing was set for 23 September 2026.", "date_published": "2026-04-17T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "ASIC", "insider-trading" ] }, { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/asic-26-069mr-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/asic-26-069mr-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.asic.gov.au/about-asic/news-centre/find-a-media-release/2026-releases/26-069mr-former-big-un-ceo-pleads-guilty-in-insider-trading-case", "title": "Former Big Un CEO pleads guilty in insider trading case (ASIC, 2026)", "summary": "In April 2026 ASIC announced that Richard Evans, formerly Evertz, former chief executive of the collapsed ASX-listed Big Un, pleaded guilty in the Sydney District Court to one charge of communicating inside information to a shareholder around 10 January 2017 about customer numbers for its promotional package and a $20 million funding arrangement. The trial was vacated; sentencing was part heard on 21 August 2026 and adjourned to 25 September 2026.", "date_published": "2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "ASIC", "insider-trading" ] }, { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-caroline-j-campbell-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-caroline-j-campbell-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/administrative-proceedings/34-105151-s", "title": "SEC v. Caroline J. Campbell (insider trading, 2026)", "summary": "In April 2026 the Securities and Exchange Commission settled with Caroline Campbell, an ImmunityBio employee, finding that she placed orders on May 9 and 10, 2023 to sell 48,495 shares on knowledge that the FDA would delay approval of Anktiva, avoiding losses of $157,066.28 when the stock fell about 55 percent. She agreed to a cease-and-desist order, $157,066.28 in disgorgement, $18,130.97 in interest and an equal penalty, payable in instalments.", "date_published": "2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "SEC", "insider-trading" ] }, { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-michael-smith-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-michael-smith-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26518", "title": "SEC v. Michael Smith and Douglas Joshua Dalton (insider trading, 2026)", "summary": "In 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission brought an action against Michael Smith and Douglas Joshua Dalton, alleging conduct this library classifies as insider trading. No monetary relief has been recorded at this stage; the matter is an allegation and remains unproven. A parallel criminal matter is referenced in the release.", "date_published": "2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "SEC", "insider-trading" ] }, { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-brent-cranmer-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-brent-cranmer-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26514", "title": "SEC v. Brent Cranmer and Daniel McCormick (insider trading, 2026)", "summary": "In March 2026 the Securities and Exchange Commission announced final consent judgments, entered March 26, against Brent Cranmer and Daniel McCormick in the Kaman Corporation insider trading case. Both were enjoined; Cranmer was ordered to pay a $50,000 penalty and barred from serving as an officer or director for five years, and McCormick was held liable for $115,598 in disgorgement, deemed satisfied by his criminal forfeiture.", "date_published": "2026-03-30T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "SEC", "insider-trading" ] }, { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-ronald-smith-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-ronald-smith-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26513", "title": "SEC v. Ronald Smith (insider trading, 2026)", "summary": "In March 2026 the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Ronald Smith, a Connecticut registered representative, with trading two issuers' securities on information from his friend and colleague Jordan Meadow, who had it from Steven Teixeira's misappropriation from an investment bank assistant's laptop, for about $530,000 in profit. It also alleges Smith and Meadow used the information to recommend trades to customers and split the commissions. The complaint seeks an injunction, disgorgement and penalties; no outcome was reported.", "date_published": "2026-03-30T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "SEC", "insider-trading" ] }, { "id": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-benjamin-taylor-insider-trading-2026/", "url": "https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-benjamin-taylor-insider-trading-2026/", "external_url": "https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26509", "title": "SEC v. Benjamin Taylor and Darina Windsor (insider trading, 2026)", "summary": "In March 2026 the Securities and Exchange Commission announced final consent judgments, entered February 17, against former London investment bankers Benjamin Taylor and Darina Windsor, charged in a multi-year international scheme in which they allegedly misappropriated information on impending deals from their bank. Both were enjoined; Taylor was ordered to pay $500,000 in disgorgement, and Windsor $50,000 in disgorgement and a $50,000 penalty.", "date_published": "2026-03-27T00:00:00.000Z", "tags": [ "SEC", "insider-trading" ] } ] }