Raj Rajaratnam, founder of the Galleon hedge fund, and Danielle Chiesi – a portfolio manager at New Castle Funds LLC — have been indicted on charges related to the US government’s sweeping investigation into an alleged $20m insider trading ring.
The two were indicted by a federal grand jury in Manhattan on Tuesday. The Rajaratnam/Chiesi indictment charges them with conspiracy to commit securities fraud and securities fraud.
Mr Rajaratnam has denied all the charges against him, and Ms Chiesi has denied any wrong-doing. The indictment marks the first set of criminal charges brought against any of the defendants in the alleged insider trading ring.
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