Delray Beach, FL. Man Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading on Tip From Stockbroker

Delray Beach, FL. Man Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading on Tip From Stockbroker

Delray Beach, FL. Man Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading on Tip From Stockbroker 150 150 Robert Rex, Esq.

March 9, 2016-

Jay Fung, 42, of Delray Beach, FL, pleaded guilty to an information which charged him with conspiracy to commit securities fraud . Fung admitted to an insider trading scheme involving Gilead Science’s $11 billion acquisition of Pharmasset, Inc.

According to Reuters, former stock broker Kevin Dowd learned of the upcoming merger from a Pharmasset director who was the largest customer in Dowd’s branch. Dowd then tipped off Fung about the upcoming merger three days before it was announced in November 2011. Fung purchased Pharmasset shares and options prior to the public announcement which generated illegal profits in excess of $250,000.

Dowd pleaded guilty in September 2013 to a criminal conspiracy charge. Kevin L. Dowd was registered with Morgan Stanley in Aventura, FL, form 6/2009-1/2014, according to FINRA records.

Fung faces up to five years in the sentencing which is set for June 20, 2016.

US Attorney’s Office Press Release.

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