USA v. Afriyie

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Case Number:

1:16-cr-00377

Court:

New York Southern

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Judge:

Paul A. Engelmayer

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  1. January 24, 2017

    Bail-Jumping Ex-Analyst Ruled Fit For Insider Trading Trial

    A Manhattan federal judge shot down a former fund analyst's attempt to delay his insider trading trial Tuesday, saying defendant John Afriyie does not need psychiatric evaluation, before a jury began hearing allegations that he used his mother's brokerage to turn a $1.5 million profit from knowledge of a leveraged buyout.

  2. January 23, 2017

    Insider Trading Defendant Busted After Skipping Trial

    A former investment analyst accused of using his mother's brokerage account to profit from inside knowledge of a $15 billion merger was taken into custody Monday after a Manhattan federal judge ordered his arrest for failing to appear at day one of his criminal trial.