Securities and Exchange Commission v. AT&T Inc. et al

  1. December 02, 2022

    AT&T To Pay $6.25M To End SEC Suit Alleging Selective Leaks

    AT&T Inc. has agreed to pay $6.25 million to end U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission claims that the telecommunications giant and three of its mid-level executives broke the law by selectively leaking company information to Wall Street analysts, the parties told a New York federal court Friday.

  2. September 08, 2022

    SEC Suit Accusing AT&T Of Selective Leaks Heads To Trial

    A New York federal judge on Thursday sent to trial a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission suit alleging AT&T Inc. and three mid-level executives broke the law by selectively leaking company information to Wall Street analysts, saying the agency has "formidable" evidence that the disclosed information was material and nonpublic.

  3. July 06, 2022

    SEC 'Picking On Lower-Level' AT&T Execs, Judge Gripes

    A Manhattan federal judge suggested Wednesday that he might cut loose three AT&T Inc. investment relations managers from a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit over selective leaks to analysts, questioning why senior executives who "choreographed" the disclosures weren't charged.

  4. January 03, 2022

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  5. May 28, 2021

    AT&T Tells Judge It Will Battle SEC's Selective Leaks Suit

    Counsel for AT&T Inc. told a Manhattan federal judge Friday that securities regulators' suit accusing it of unlawfully disclosing information to influence earnings forecasts will fail because it didn't lie and because the alleged conduct was not material to its bottom line.

  6. March 05, 2021

    SEC Accuses AT&T Of Selectively Disclosing Info To Analysts

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed suit against AT&T and three of its investor relations executives Friday for allegedly making selective disclosures of nonpublic information to research analysts.