UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. EYDELMAN et al

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Case Number:

3:14-cv-01742

Court:

New Jersey

Nature of Suit:

Securities/Commodities

Judge:

Michael A. Shipp

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  1. February 14, 2018

    Ex-Simpson Thacher Clerk Upends Insider Trading Sentence

    The Third Circuit on Wednesday vacated a 46-month prison sentence for a former Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP managing clerk convicted over his role in a $5.6 million insider trading scheme, on the same day that a district court judge reduced the civil penalty sought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from $2 million to $25,000.

  2. October 11, 2017

    Convicted Ex-Simpson Thacher Tipper Gets Opening On Fine

    A New Jersey federal judge ruled Wednesday that a former clerk at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP who has been convicted of insider trading is liable for related civil offenses, but set the stage for penalty talks with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

  3. July 24, 2017

    Ex-Simpson Thacher Clerk Fights SEC's $2M Penalty Bid

    A former Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP clerk convicted of passing inside information to friends told a New Jersey federal judge Friday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's requested $2 million penalty is too high in light of fact he faces a nearly four-year prison sentence even though he only made $667 off the scheme.

  4. May 16, 2017

    SEC Seeks Judgment Against Simpson Thacher Tipster

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission urged a New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday to rule in its favor and lodge a $2 million fine in a civil insider trading case against the former Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP clerk who was sentenced last year to nearly four years in prison.

  5. October 23, 2015

    Broker Settles With SEC Over Alleged Simpson Thacher Tips

    A former Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC broker who pled guilty to trading on inside information allegedly supplied by a former Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP clerk has agreed to pay nearly $1.4 million to settle a related civil suit by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the agency said on Friday.

  6. August 25, 2014

    Feds Ask To Halt SEC Case Against Ex-Simpson Thacher Clerk

    New Jersey federal prosecutors are seeking to halt a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission insider trading case against former Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP clerk Steven Metro and a stockbroker while they pursue criminal charges against the pair.

  7. August 12, 2014

    Ex-Simpson Clerk Stays Mum On Insider Trading Claims

    A former Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP clerk who is facing insider trading charges refused Monday to answer claims levied against him by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, citing his Fifth Amendment rights.