USA v. Buyer

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Case Number:

1:22-cr-00397

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Judge:

Richard M. Berman

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  1. March 02, 2023

    T-Mobile Exec Tells Jury Ex-Pol's Sprint Buy 'Inappropriate'

    A T-Mobile government relations executive told a Manhattan federal jury Thursday that it was "highly inappropriate" for former U.S. Rep. Stephen Buyer to bet on Sprint stock before the companies merged, given his $18,000-a-month consulting deal with T-Mobile.

  2. March 01, 2023

    Jury Told Ex-Rep.'s Big Stock Wins Were Just Coincidence

    Two mergers a year apart that sent former U.S. Rep. Stephen Buyer's stock picks surging in value were just a fortunate coincidence, his lawyers told a Manhattan federal jury Wednesday, disputing charges that the former politician engaged in insider trading.

  3. February 21, 2023

    Ex-Rep.'s Effort To Politicize Trial 'Not Proper,' Judge Says

    A Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday chided as "not proper" attempts by counsel for former U.S. Rep. Stephen Buyer to politicize his upcoming trial on insider-trading charges, rejecting a defense suggestion that a New York jury may have difficulty being fair to a Republican.

  4. February 14, 2023

    Feds Say Ex-GOP Rep.'s Affair, Trump Ties Crucial To Trial

    Prosecutors asked a federal judge in Manhattan to deny former Indiana Republican Rep. Stephen Buyer's attempt to bar some evidence from his upcoming insider trading trial, including an affair with a woman in whose account he allegedly executed some of the trades and his role on former President Donald Trump's presidential transition team.

  5. January 02, 2023

    New York Cases To Watch In 2023

    The coming year's big cases developing in New York courts involve market-shaking Wall Street and crypto meltdowns, insider trading allegations and the legal woes of Donald Trump, among other politicians.

  6. December 14, 2022

    Ex-GOP Rep. Unlikely To Get Split Insider Trading Trials

    A Manhattan federal judge appeared unlikely Wednesday to hold two different trials for former Republican U.S. Rep. Stephen Buyer, who's charged with insider trading on Sprint Corp. and Navigant Consulting Inc. stock while consulting on the companies' upcoming mergers.

  7. November 17, 2022

    Ex-Rep Can't Shield Emails To Self In Trading Case, Feds Say

    Manhattan federal prosecutors pursuing insider trading charges against former Republican U.S. Rep. Stephen Buyer have rejected his argument that emails he sent to himself are protected by attorney-client privilege, saying Wednesday that simply labeling them privileged does not make it so.

  8. July 27, 2022

    Ex-GOP Congressman Denies 'Weak' Insider Trading Charges

    Former Republican U.S. Rep. Stephen Buyer pled not guilty in Manhattan federal court Wednesday to insider trading on Sprint Corp. and Navigant Consulting Inc. stock while consulting on the companies' not-yet-announced mergers, with his attorney calling the criminal case "weak."

  9. July 25, 2022

    Ex-GOP Congressman, 8 Others Charged With Insider Trading

    Former Republican Congressman Stephen Buyer has been indicted on allegations that he used insider information to trade on Navigant and Sprint stock ahead of publicly announced mergers, making him one of nine individuals that the federal government charged with insider trading Monday.

  10. June 09, 2022

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    A New Jersey chemist admitted to falsely marketing cleaning solutions as being approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for being effective in killing COVID-19 and in the process sold $2.7 million worth of his products to businesses and government agencies.