Robert S Frenchman

January 25, 2019 | New York Law Journal

In two recent criminal cases involving insider trading based on non-public information from government agencies, prosecutors in the Southern District of New York have resurrected an old statute for a new purpose. The novel use of a 19th century statute arms the government with a new and potent weapon for prosecuting insider trading cases.

By Robert S. Frenchman and Kedar S. Bhatia

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