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    Circle of Friends

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      CDSs and, 202

      Chiesi trades and, 188

      collapse of, 183, 185, 188, 202–3, 265–66

      financial crisis of 2008 and, 104–5, 142, 202–3

      Franklin circle of friends and, 103, 104–5, 325

      J.P. Morgan take over of, 185, 203

      lack of prosecution of executives at, 204

      New Castle Partners and, 185–86, 190, 324, 327

      and racism on Wall Street, 113

      risk-taking at, 105

      SEC and, 204

      See also Cayne, James “Jimmy”; Lyford Cay

      Becker, Holly, 74

      Berenson, Alex, 86

      Berke, Barry, 313

      Berkshire Hathaway, 126

      Bernstein, Sanford, 204

      Bharara, Preetinder “Preet”

      ambitions of, 225, 260

      at CCNY symposium, 258–59

      and Chiasson and Newman convictions, 288

      and cost of insider trading investigations, 258–59

      criticisms of, 259

      Dowd complaints about, 253–54

      elections of 2012 and, 300

      FBI relations with, 259–61

      and future insider trading arrests, 319

      Giuliani compared with, 225–26, 260

      image of, 18

      Kinnucan and, 233, 282, 284

      leaks about Rajaratnam and, 254

      as listening to wiretapped conversation, 259

      media statement about insider trading of, 222–26, 227, 228

      personal and professional background of, 224–25

      Rajaratnam investigation/trial and, 237, 239, 243, 254, 259, 260, 323

      reputation of, 224, 323

      Steinberg arrest and, 313

      Stillman research of, 309–10

      supporters of, 260

      Time story about, 259

      Wadhwa meetings with, 261

      Bharara, Vinnie, 224

      Biovail Corp., 92, 107, 271, 280–81, 307–8, 323–24

      BlackRock, 68

      Blackstone Group, 127, 134, 140, 162, 176, 180, 235, 244, 316, 317, 327

      Blankfein, Lloyd, 131, 198, 215, 299

      Blodget, Henry, 77–79, 324, 326

      Bloomberg News, 154

      blue sheets, 55, 56

      Boesky, Ivan

      Cohen case compared with, 306

      as cooperator, 41, 51, 103

      fine for, 99

      Giuliani and, 51, 225

      as high-profile case, 40–41

      and image of inside traders, 55

      as inspiration for Funkhouser, 53

      Justice Department and, 142

      Lynch as lawyer for, 58

      Milken case and, 41–42

      misappropriation theory and, 47

      Mulheren attempt to kill, 283

      Pitt as attorney for, 33–34, 42

      boiler rooms/bucket shops, 2, 24, 78, 184

      Boston Stock Exchange, 27

      Bowe, Michael, 92–93, 270–73, 307–8

      Brasco, Donnie, 109

      Broadband Research, 82, 222, 282, 326. See also Kinnucan, John

      Brodsky, Reed, 131, 244–45, 246, 249, 251, 252, 258, 324

      bucket shops. See boiler rooms/bucket shops

      Buffett, Warren, 65, 87, 126, 198–99, 246, 248, 267, 283

      Bulger, Whitey, 176

      Burger Heaven (New York City), 170

      Burger, Warren, 40

      Burkle, Ron, 72, 73

      Burrough, Bryan, 265–68, 275

      Bush, George W., 18, 34, 89, 105, 183, 225, 237, 275

      BusinessWeek: Wadhwa profile in, 262

      Butenhoff, Kurt, 100, 101, 104, 178

      Buttonwood Agreement (1792), 21

      Cady, Roberts & Co., 32, 325

      Callahan, Matthew, 308–9

      Canellos, George, 317

      Carl Karcher Enterprises, 54–55, 326

      Cary, William L., 30–33, 34, 36, 324

      Catellus Development, 102

      Cayne, James “Jimmy,” 67, 91, 92, 100, 105, 265

      Chaisson, Anthony, 274

      Chanos, James, 271

      Charles Schwab, 126

      Chaves, David

      Babcock-Franklin-Guttenberg circle and, 145, 146

      Bharara comments about, 261

      and Bharara media speech and, 227

      Cohen/SAC Capital case and, 146, 179, 301

      cooperators and, 147, 156–57

      coordination of investigations and, 219

      and debate about insider trading, 13

      Douglas public announcement and, 260, 261

      Drimal case and, 171, 173, 174

      early career of, 145

      goal of, 146

      Goffer case and, 174

      hedge funds research of, 145–46

      Kinnucan case and, 233–34, 285

      Martha Stewart case and, 145

      and naming of Perfect Hedge, 174

      post-Rajaratnam investigation activities of, 258

      Rajaratnam/Galleon Group case and, 146, 199

      reputation of, 146

      and rivalries within FBI, 145, 160–61

      role in FBI investigations of, 324

      Slaine and, 4, 5, 150–51, 152, 154–55, 159–60, 169, 172, 173, 174, 216, 233, 286

      Steinberg arrest and, 313

      style/methods of, 4

      views about Wall Street/insider trading of, 14, 145, 146, 150, 318

      Chellam, Kris, 175–76, 182

      Chelsey Capital, 101, 103, 148, 150

      cherry picking, 114, 116, 117, 124

      Chiarella, Vincent, 37–39, 40

      Chiasson, Anthony, 288, 313, 324

      Chiesi, Danielle “Dani”

      Akami information and, 185, 190–91

      AMD and, 188–90, 328

      appearance of, 186

      Bear Stearns concerns about, 188–89

      Choo-Beng Lee and, 205, 326

      conviction of, 255

      FBI arrest of, 215–16

      Lee-Far connection and, 206

      Moffat and, 187–88, 189, 206, 327

      mosaic information and, 193

      motivation of, 195

      as New Castle analyst, 185–91, 324

      personal and professional background of, 187

      personality of, 187

      Rajaratnam investigation and, 182, 185, 187, 253, 326

      Rajaratnam payments for, 193

      Rajaratnam relationship with, 185–87, 188, 189–91, 193, 194, 195, 238, 255, 324

      and Rajaratnam wiretaps, 238, 242

      Ruiz and, 188, 189, 328

      suspicions about rats of, 207

      Taylor and, 190

      trial of, 242

      wiretaps on, 185, 187, 188, 205, 215, 242, 253

      Choo-Beng Lee, Richard, 205, 206–7, 208, 209–10, 219, 220, 221, 276, 326

      Christie, Chris, 300–301

      Cioffi, Ralph, 106

      Cisco, 162–63

      Citadel Management Group, 82, 84, 221, 229, 230–31, 288, 324

      Citigroup/Citicorp, 27, 34, 43, 49, 79, 142, 201, 316, 319, 325

      City College of New York symposium: Bharara at, 258–59

      CJS Partners, 152

      Cliff Mining, 27–28

      Clinton, Bill, 40, 72, 201, 236

      Clinton, Hillary, 40

      CNBC, 198, 230, 276, 279

      Cohen, Alexandra, 106, 107, 266–67, 315

      Cohen, Patricia, 106–9, 178

      Cohen, Steve “Stevie”

      appearance and personality of, 86, 179, 271, 301, 311

      belief system of, 270–71

      Biovail case and, 307

      Bowe and, 270–73

      Burrough/Vanity Fair profile of, 265, 266, 267–68, 275, 277

      as celebrity, 17

      and change in regulations, 277

      Choo-Beng Lee and, 205, 206, 207, 209–10

      civil penalties paid by, 9

      Cohen (Patricia) allegations about, 106–9

      cooperators and, 87, 274, 275, 276, 302, 312

      coordination of government information a
    bout, 219

      CR Intrinsic and, 243–44, 279, 296

      defenders of, 69, 85–86, 246, 276–77, 278, 310, 311, 315, 316

      depositions of, 108–9, 270–74, 310

      Dietl dinner with, 311

      emails of, 304, 305, 306, 317

      expert networks and, 109

      FBI/Chaves/Kang interest and investigation of, 4, 9, 69, 85, 91, 92, 93–94, 97, 106–9, 146, 177–78, 179, 207, 219, 231–32, 244, 271, 299–300, 301, 304–5, 307, 308, 313–15

      financial crisis of 2008 and, 105, 180, 190

      and founding of SAC, 67, 279, 322

      Freeman and, 232, 289

      front-running charges and, 74

      Funkhouser and, 66, 68, 74, 94, 95, 178

      and GE-RCA deal, 108

      government strategy concerning, 298

      at Gruntal, 50, 67–68, 106, 108

      Hollander-Makol interview and, 243–46

      image of, 179, 266

      impact on SAC of indictment of, 319

      insider trading views of, 270–73

      Justice Department investigations of, 68, 85, 179, 268, 281, 304, 306

      Kinnucan and, 288

      lifestyle of, 91, 106–7, 179–80, 266, 316–17, 318

      low profile of, 66

      and Madoff comments about SAC Capital, 95

      Martoma case and, 9–10, 280, 306–7, 308, 309–10, 311–12, 314–15, 317, 319

      Moby-Dick analogy and, 302, 319

      NYSE sanctions against, 108

      organized crime compared with, 277

      Pathmark trades of, 72, 73, 85

      personal investment in SAC of, 315

      personal life of, 106–9, 179–80

      personal/professional background of, 50, 67–68, 86, 180–81

      political activities of, 300–301

      public interest in activities of, 200

      public relations efforts of, 265, 266–67, 274, 300–301, 318–19

      reputation of, 67, 68, 80, 83, 85–86, 94, 106, 271, 279, 324

      risk-taking by, 105

      role in SAC Capital of, 87–88, 243–44, 245, 271, 298

      SAC culture and, 87, 232

      and SAC sexual harassment case, 280

      as scapegoat, 267

      and SEC definition of insider trading, 264

      SEC deposition of, 108–9, 310

      SEC/Wadhwa interest in and investigations of, 69, 88, 97, 179, 219, 245–46, 262, 268, 270, 272–74, 277, 281, 301–2, 303–6, 307, 310, 312, 317

      60 Minutes story about, 266, 271

      and SkyBridge Capital conference, 274–75

      Slaine and, 3, 151, 178

      and small investors wariness, 318

      and statute of limitations on insider trading, 281, 317

      Steinberg and, 312, 314

      as target of law enforcement/regulators, 8, 9, 10, 228–29, 324

      trading patterns of, 66, 67, 68, 85, 91, 178

      trading style of, 68

      U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and, 91, 94, 97, 243–46, 268, 302, 319

      views about Rajaratnam of, 267

      and Wall Street’s 1990 business model, 50

      wealth of, 50, 68, 86, 91, 105, 281, 316–17

      wiretaps on, 9, 109, 177–79, 206, 273–74, 299–300, 303

      See also SAC Capital

      Coleman, Eric, 297

      collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), 201, 204

      Collotta, Christopher, 101–2

      Collotta, Randi, 101–2

      Comey, James, 62, 257, 324

      Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits (Fisher), 123

      confidence, investor, 12–13, 14–15, 19, 147, 200, 235, 318

      conflict of interest: financial crash of 2008 and, 27

      conflict of interest: analysts/researchers and, 43, 76, 78, 79

      Conheeney, Tom, 275, 324

      cooperators

      and comparison of organized crime with insider trading, 64

      FBI deals with, 156–57

      importance of, 64–65

      organized crime and, 133

      prison time for, 157

      as repeat offenders, 134, 139

      role in “Perfect Hedge” investigations of, 7–8

      and self-image of inside traders, 133

      wires (recording devices) on, 159

      wiretaps and, 164, 182

      See also specific person or case

      Corzine, Jon, 263

      Cosby, Bill, 63

      Countrywide Financial, 263

      Cowdin, J. Cheever, 32

      Cox, Chris, 105, 183, 201, 203, 261, 263

      Cox, James, 11, 12–13

      CR Intrinsic (SAC unit), 243–44, 279, 296

      credit default swaps (CDSs), 48, 142, 202, 263

      Curtiss-Wright Corp., 32–33

      Customs and Border Protection, U.S., 210

      Cutillo, Arthur, 173–74, 218, 324

      Daily Beast: Rajaratnam interview for, 251

      Das, Manju, 195

      Davis, Ellen, 259

      Dean Witter, 42

      Dell, 233, 276, 288, 312

      democracy, 10–13, 201

      Dennehy, Brian, 63

      derivatives, 42, 83

      Deutsch Bank, 200, 203, 258

      Deutsch, Todd “Rain Man,” 167

      DeVore, Daniel, 233

      Diamondback Capital, 288, 312, 327

      Dickey, Richard, 168

      Dietl, Richard “Bo,” 180, 274, 275, 311

      Dinallo, Eric, 79

      Dirks, Raymond “Ray,” 33, 34–36, 39–40, 324

      doctors: expert networks and, 51, 208, 307–8

      Dorito bags: payoffs in, 101, 106, 145

      Dorsey & Whitney, 43

      Douglas, Michael, 260–61

      Dow Jones & Co.: News Corporation purchase of, 95

      Dowd, John, 236–37, 238–43, 250–51, 252, 253–55, 256, 324

      Dreier, Marc, 235

      Drexel Burnham Lambert, 40, 55, 108, 319, 326, 327, 328

      Drimal, Arlene, 216, 293

      Drimal, Craig

      arrest/sentencing of, 217, 231, 286, 291, 324

      and Bain Capital-3Com deal, 170–71

      Chaves and, 171, 173, 174

      FBI and, 166–68, 171, 216–17, 218

      financial affairs of, 294

      Goffer and, 173

      Justice Department and, 217

      Makol and, 165, 167–68, 170, 171, 173, 174, 216–17

      personal life of, 167, 217, 294

      personality of, 167

      professional background of, 166

      Rajaratnam/Galleon case and, 150, 157–58, 166, 167, 169, 218, 285

      Slaine and, 150, 157–58, 160, 165, 166, 167–68, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 177, 216, 217–18, 285–86

      wiretap on, 171, 217, 218

      Duer, William, 21–22, 49, 324

      “edge”

      Bharara comment about, 223

      history of trading and, 21

      importance to hedge funds of, 3, 65, 80, 94–95

      as inside information, 3

      of Khan, 162

      of Rajaratnam, 180

      of SAC, 9, 10, 80, 206, 271–72, 281, 294, 297, 300–301, 318

      of Slaine, 2

      Efficient Markets Theory, 13–14

      Elan, 280, 303, 305, 306, 307, 311

      elections of 2012, 298–99, 300–301

      emails

      of Cohen, 304, 305, 306, 317

      of Dowd, 253–54

      flipping Khan and, 134, 138, 139–40

      Freeman and, 232

      Gilman-Martoma, 310

      Khan deletion of, 162, 176

      of Kinnucan, 229–30, 231, 233, 234, 282, 283, 284, 285, 287, 292, 293, 326

      Rajaratnam and, 117, 123, 125, 126, 130, 256, 301

      at SAC Capital, 279, 304, 305

      Spitzer analyzer investigation and, 124

      Enron, 34, 43, 271

      Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), U.S., 279–80

      Equity Funding, 36, 39

      Erbitux (drug). See Stewart, Martha

    &nbs
    p; ETFs (exchange-traded funds): debate about insider trading and, 14–15

      ethnicity: and Rajaratnam case, 180–81

      expert networks

      analysts/researchers and, 269

      Bharara speech and, 228

      Cohen/SAC Capital and, 94, 109, 209, 232

      compliance training of, 308

      conviction and sentencing of, 288

      corruption of, 307

      decline of, 257, 269

      definition of insider trading and, 264

      doctors and, 51, 208, 307–8

      FBI and, 229

      fees for, 209

      Freeman case and, 232

      future of, 319

      government investigations of, 220

      hedge funds and, 75, 81, 207–9, 219, 220, 222, 227–28, 257, 269

      importance of, 75

      and individual’s relationship with employer, 219, 220

      Kinnucan and, 222

      law enforcement learns about extent of, 207–9

      Moby-Dick analogy and, 319

      mosaic information and, 83, 257

      Rajaratnam/Galleon Group case and, 209

      Wadhwa investigations of, 208–9, 262

      See also specific organization

      Fabrikant, Geraldine, 86

      Facebook: IPO for, 16, 263, 318

      Fairfax Financial, 93, 270, 271, 280–81, 325

      fairness, 11–13, 14, 15–16, 30, 39

      Faneuil, Doug, 59, 62, 64, 325

      Far, Ali, 205–6, 207

      FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)

      arrest procedure of, 213

      and Bharara media statement about insider trading, 227

      Bharara relations with, 259–61

      Chaves reputation within, 146

      cooperators deals with, 157

      and cost of insider trading investigations, 258

      and debate about insider trading, 13

      definition of insider trading and, 273

      and difficulty of proving and prosecuting insider trading cases, 64

      Douglas public service announcement about insider trading and, 260–61

      Dowd complaints about, 254

      expert networks and, 207, 229

      financial crisis of 2008 and, 143, 183, 226

      Franklin’s circle of friends and, 103

      funding/manpower at, 144, 183

      insider trading as focus of, 143

      Justice Department relationship to, 227

      largest number of insider trading arrests in history of, 216

      leaks and, 254

      Makol reputation within, 153

      media and, 254

      “October Surprise” and, 299

      politics and, 205

      public image of, 144, 228

      public relations and, 227–28, 260–61

      publicity about insider trading and, 234

      and Rajaratnam-Gupta relationship, 196–97

      rivalries within, 144–45, 160–61

      SEC relations with, 161

      SEC/Wadhwa investigation of Rajaratnam and, 118–19, 128–29, 141, 161, 262

      and sharing of information among law enforcement agencies, 96–97

      Streeter and, 235

     


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