Nate Raymond, Reuters

U.S. charges Platinum Partners founder, others with $1 billion fraud

Nate Raymond, Reuters
December 19, 2016
The founder of New York-based hedge fund Platinum Partners was arrested on Monday as prosecutors unveiled an indictment charging him and six others with an approximately $1 billion fraud.

CFTC takes Chicago firm, founder to trial over manipulation claims

Nate Raymond, Reuters
December 2, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission took a Chicago-based trading firm and its prominent founder to trial on Thursday over claims they manipulated the price of a futures contract, illegally earning nearly $13.5 million.

FBI says conducting 30 undisclosed insider trading probes

Nate Raymond, Reuters
July 5, 2016
The FBI in New York City has undisclosed probes into about 30 suspected insider trading schemes, the agency said, in a sign investigators remains focused on building cases despite a court ruling that could curtail such prosecutions.

Ex-drug exec suffers trading loss

Nate Raymond, Reuters
February 4, 2016
Former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli suffered a roughly $40 million drop in the value of a trading account used to secure his bail following his arrest on securities fraud charges, a U.S. prosecutor said on Wednesday.

That's called karma: Turing CEO arrested

Nate Raymond, Reuters
December 17, 2015
Martin Shkreli, a lightning rod for growing outrage over soaring prescription drug prices, was arrested in New York by the FBI on Thursday on securities fraud charges involving his former hedge fund and a pharmaceutical company he previously headed.

Is Alibaba a black market?

Nate Raymond, Reuters
May 18, 2015
A group of luxury goods makers sued Alibaba Group Holding Ltd on Friday, contending the Chinese online shopping giant had knowingly made it possible for counterfeiters to sell their products throughout the world.