USA v. Lawson

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:11-cr-00003

Court:

Virginia Western

Nature of Suit:

  1. August 29, 2011

    Former Bank Execs Get 2 Years For Insider Trading

    A Virginia federal judge on Monday sentenced two ex-New Peoples Bank Inc. executives to two years in prison for using insider information to help friends and family sell shares of the bank's stock at a higher price.

  2. August 22, 2011

    Bank Exec Deserves 3 1/2 Years For Inside Trading: Feds

    Federal prosecutors told a Virginia court Friday that an ex-New Peoples Bank Inc. executive convicted of using insider knowledge to help friends and family sell shares of the bank's stock at a higher price should get at least 3 1/2 years in prison.