July 31, 2012
Prosecutors on Tuesday launched what one called a "straightforward insider trading case" against hedge fund founder Doug Whitman, accusing him of cultivating links to sources at Google Inc. and other technology companies.
July 30, 2012
When he goes on trial in Manhattan on Tuesday, hedge fund founder Doug Whitman will argue he thought the information he got from technology company insiders was public, but experts say he will struggle to sell that story to jurors, given what he told prosecutors during earlier plea negotiations.
July 17, 2012
Accused inside trader Doug Whitman admitted to receiving material, nonpublic information about Polycom Inc. and Google Inc. in a pair of 2010 proffer sessions with prosecutors, the government said in a filing Monday.
July 09, 2012
Doug Whitman, a hedge fund manager who was allegedly involved in insider trading with a Raj Rajaratnam associate, asked a federal judge Friday to stop the government from presenting evidence of tipping he hasn't been charged with.
June 21, 2012
A New York federal judge on Thursday refused to drop the case against Doug Whitman, a hedge fund manager tied to the Galleon Group LLC insider-trading ring, saying the indictment properly alleged the insiders who handed him tips acted for their own benefit.
March 06, 2012
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may bring new insider trading claims against Galleon Group LLC-linked hedge fund manager Doug Whitman, a commission lawyer said Tuesday.
February 29, 2012
A federal judge on Wednesday denied Galleon Group LLC-linked hedge fund manager Doug Whitman's request to move his insider trading trial to his native California, saying New York courts have a special connection to Wall Street.