USA v. Peizer

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:23-cr-00089

Court:

California Central

Nature of Suit:

Judge:

Dale S. Fischer

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  1. June 11, 2024

    Ontrak CEO Told Broker To Sell Shares Quickly, Jury Hears

    A stockbroker testifying Tuesday in the California federal insider trading trial for Ontrak's founder said the executive didn't accept his advice to delay selling shares of the healthcare company to avoid the appearance of trading on insider information, but instead insisted on selling the shares immediately.

  2. June 07, 2024

    Ontrak CEO Had Anxiety Over Souring Cigna Deal, Jury Told

    A former Ontrak Inc. consultant testified Friday in the trial of its founder who's accused of trading on insider information about Ontrak's souring relationship with Cigna Healthcare in 2021, telling California federal jurors he frequently expressed anxiety, saying that Ontrak must "save Cigna" and describing the situation as a nightmare.

  3. June 06, 2024

    Health Co. CEO Sold Stock Amid Souring Cigna Deal, Jury Told

    A stock analyst told California federal jurors Thursday he noticed in disclosure forms that the founder of healthcare company Ontrak Inc. was starting to sell company shares a few weeks before Cigna announced it was terminating its $90 million contract with the company.

  4. June 04, 2024

    Ontrak CEO Shed $20M In Stock With Insider Info, Jury Hears

    Ontrak Inc.'s founder rushed to dump over $20 million of the healthcare company's stock using insider information about a souring relationship with its biggest client, Cigna, helping him avoid $12 million in losses, prosecutors told California federal jurors Tuesday in a first-of-its-kind securities fraud trial.

  5. April 24, 2024

    Bid To Sanction DOJ Denied In Novel Insider Trading Case

    A California federal judge on Tuesday refused to grant an indicted former healthcare CEO's bid to sanction the government in a case accusing him of a novel form of insider trading, saying the CEO failed to show that he was prejudiced by the government interviewing a potential witness without counsel present. 

  6. April 22, 2024

    Exec In Insider Trading Case Says Feds Denied Him Counsel

    The former CEO at the center of a novel insider trading case is asking that the California jury deciding his fate not be allowed to hear evidence obtained during a pre-indictment interrogation, arguing he was denied access to an attorney despite insisting on speaking to counsel at least a dozen times.

  7. April 02, 2024

    Prosecutors Call Indicted Exec's Misconduct Claims 'Flawed'

    Prosecutors have asked a California federal judge to reject a bid for sanctions by a former healthcare CEO indicted on novel insider trading charges, arguing that his claims related to a separate case are based on "flawed grounds."

  8. March 26, 2024

    Indicted Exec Wants Suit Tossed For Prosecutors' Misconduct

    A former healthcare CEO indicted on novel insider trading charges is trying once again to have the case tossed from California federal court, this time accusing prosecutors of improperly contacting a represented party in a separate but related civil case, weeks after a previous attempt to duck the charges failed.

  9. March 08, 2024

    Judge Keeps Novel Insider Trading Indictment Alive

    A California federal judge has refused to throw out a novel insider trading indictment against a former healthcare CEO, saying that the federal prosecutors provided sufficient information to sustain their allegations that the executive acted criminally by shedding millions of dollars worth of stock at the same time an important client relationship was nearing its end. 

  10. January 09, 2024

    DOJ Can't 'Salvage' Novel Insider Trading Case, Exec Says

    The former healthcare CEO at the center of a novel insider trading indictment has moved to dismiss the criminal charges against him, arguing prosecutors failed to allege that shareholders were kept in the dark about a faltering customer relationship while the executive prepared to sell off millions of dollars worth of stock.