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Insider Trading’s First Family – Another Rajaratnam Charged With Insider Trading

Posted on March 27, 2013 by admin

It may seem to some investors that the US government has something out for the Rajaratnam family. First Raj Rajaratnam, who founded the hedge fund Galleon Group, is serving an 11 year sentence following a conviction in May 2011 for … Continue reading →

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The FBI Is On the Case of Hedge Fund Fraud

Posted on February 15, 2013 by admin

Over the past few years, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) has become increasingly involved in policing hedge fund fraud. Traditionally, thought of by most as focusing on more criminal activities such as terrorism and bank robbery, the FBI … Continue reading →

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Fund of Funds Fraud – Helmut Kiener’s K1 Saga Continues With Barclays Lawsuits

Posted on January 23, 2013 by admin

Germany’s so-called “mini Madoff” Helmut Kiener is back in the news. You may remember Mr. Kiener as being the founder of a fund of funds operation called the K1 Group. The K1 Group was a Ponzi scheme, and Mr. Kiener … Continue reading →

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