Magistrate judge case numbers: 

  1. November 17, 2016

    Judge Tells Rakoff Not To Vacate Jiau's Insider Trading Term

    A U.S. magistrate judge on Wednesday recommended against granting a last-ditch bid by convicted insider trader and former Primary Global Research LLC freelance consultant Winifred Jiau to set aside her sentence for insider trading in light of U.S. v. Newman.

  2. February 10, 2015

    Jiau Takes Insider Trading Conviction Back To 2nd Circ.

    A dogged Winifred Jiau on Monday appealed a Manhattan federal judge's denial of her bid for a new trial, taking her case back to the Second Circuit some three and a half years after the former Primary Global Research LLC freelance consultant was convicted on insider trading charges.

  3. February 03, 2015

    Judge Denies Jiau's Motion For New Insider Trading Trial

    A New York district judge on Monday quashed former Primary Global Research LLC freelance consultant Winifred Jiau's most recent attempt for a new trial related to her insider trading charges, saying Jiau's supposed new evidence is "neither new nor evidence."

  4. October 29, 2014

    US Calls Jiau's Bid For New Insider Trading Trial Meritless

    A bid for a new insider trading trial lodged by former Primary Global Research LLC freelance consultant Winifred Jiau is time-barred, and her assertion that new evidence exists is an empty attempt to extend the statutory clock for such a motion, prosecutors said in a Tuesday filing in New York federal court.

  5. May 22, 2012

    Rakoff Punts On Primary Global Exec's Bid For New Trial

    U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff ruled Monday that he had no authority to grant convicted ex-Primary Global Research LLC consultant Winifred Jiau a new trial, deferring to a higher court to rule on her request.

  6. April 12, 2012

    Ex-Nvidia Analyst Turned Insider Tips Informer Dodges Jail

    A former Nvidia Corp. financial analyst who traded confidential stock tips with corporate insiders, then turned government cooperator in the case against his co-conspirators, was sentenced to a year of probation Thursday.

  7. April 06, 2012

    Ex-Nvidia Analyst Seeks Probation In Insider Trading Case

    A former financial analyst at chip company Nvidia Corp. who admitted to trading secret information with a colleague and a former manager at semiconductor maker Marvell Technology Group Ltd. asked a New York federal judge for probation Thursday, stressing his limited role in the scheme.

  8. September 21, 2011

    Jiau Sentenced To 4 Years For Stock Tipping

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday sentenced ex-Primary Global Research LLC freelance consultant Winifred Jiau to four years in prison for passing insider corporate information to hedge funds through the expert networking company, a sentence well below federal guidelines.

  9. September 19, 2011

    Jiau Asks For Leniency In Insider Trading Sentencing

    Ex-Primary Global Research LLC consultant Winifred Jiau on Wednesday asked to be sentenced to no more than 21 months in prison, arguing she played a minor role at most in the technology company insider trading scheme that led to her conviction.

  10. August 17, 2011

    Judge Refuses To Overturn Jiau Fraud Verdict

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday refused to overturn the conviction of former Primary Global Research LLC consultant Winifred Jiau on charges related to insider trading, saying the government had sufficiently proved its case.

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