Goldman Banker Arrested Over U.S. Insider Trading Allegations

(Bloomberg) — A Goldman Sachs Group Inc. investment banker was arrested by federal prosecutors over allegations of insider trading, according to court records unsealed on Friday.Bryan Cohen, a vice president, leaked nonpublic information for almost three years as part of an international insider trading scheme that led to $2.6 million in illicit gains, according to a separate complaint from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that didn’t identify his employer. Some information was tied to pending deals involving Syngenta AG and Buffalo Wild Wings Inc., the documents show.A Goldman spokeswoman confirmed Cohen was an investment banker who worked in the …read more

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