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Massachusetts Federal Jury Convicts Amateur Golfer for Insider Trading
2015-07-02 03:49:13| Electronics - Topix.net
A federal jury in the District of Massachusetts recently convicted Eric McPhail of securities fraud - one of the first criminal insider trading convictions since the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit's decision in United States v. Newman .
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Boston-area amateur golfer found guilty of insider trading
2015-06-17 13:27:35| Electronics - Topix.net
A Boston-area amateur golfer was convicted on Tuesday of engaging in insider trading by tipping off friends about the business activities of American Superconductor Corp. Eric McPhail, 41, was found guilty by a federal jury in Boston on conspiracy and securities fraud charges following a seven-day jury trial, prosecutors said. The case proceeded to trial after a federal judge refused to dismiss the charges in light of a recent appellate ruling that narrowed the reach of insider trading laws.
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Hey, Uh, Why Are People Shooting Amateur Porn in Beastie Boy Mike...
2015-06-10 23:25:03| Real Estate - Topix.net
Michael "Mike D" Diamond , one third of the Beastie Boys , has, in recent years, turned his attention to renovating and designing townhouses in Brooklyn . He's even gone so far as to design his own wallpaper, and prompted a glowing writeup in the New York Times in 2013 on his redesign of his own house in the Cobble Hill neighborhood.
Greece 'may use amateur tax sleuths'
2015-03-07 14:23:53| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The new government in Greece could hire tourists and housewives to spy on tax evaders, according to a document that was apparently leaked.
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Behind discovery of Columbia Gorge oil train, an amateur photographer looking for...
2014-04-25 17:24:36| Railroads - Topix.net
Amateur photographer Jozsef Urmos was out looking for wildflowers near Mosier in the Columbia Gorge when he spotted the first mile-long oil train to ply Oregon's rails in the gorge.