Ex-FBI Informant Loses Appeal Over $12M Short-Swing Profits

By Jessica Corso ( October 28, 2025, 7:54 PM EDT) -- The Second Circuit on Tuesday ordered a former FBI informant to return $12.3 million in profits he made off of short-swing trading in a pair of publicly traded companies, with the court ruling that he was tardy in his attempts to try to get the amount reduced....

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