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  1. May 22, 2024

    Doc Gets 3 Mos. For Alexion Trades Despite 'Meaningful Job'

    A doctor was sentenced to three months in prison Wednesday for insider trading on an Alexion Pharmaceuticals acquisition, with a Manhattan federal judge saying the defendant's treatment of critically ill, underserved kidney disease patients does not amount to a "get out of jail free card."

  2. May 13, 2024

    Ex-Police Chief Gets 3 Months For Alexion Insider Trading

    The former police chief of a town in Massachusetts was sentenced Monday to three months in prison after pleading guilty to trading on confidential information about a pending Alexion Pharmaceuticals merger that he said was provided by a "lifelong friend."

  3. January 23, 2024

    Former Police Chief Cops To Insider Trading Charges In NY

    A Massachusetts town's former police chief told a Manhattan federal judge Tuesday that he unlawfully profited from secret information about a healthcare-sector merger provided to him by a "lifelong friend," pleading guilty to insider trading charges.

  4. January 05, 2024

    Former Alexion Exec Avoids Prison In Insider Trading Case

    A Manhattan federal judge sentenced a former Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. vice president to eight months of house arrest Friday for tipping off a childhood friend about the company's $1.4 billion purchase of Portola Pharmaceuticals in 2020, rejecting prosecutors' bid for prison time.

  5. November 27, 2023

    Holdouts In Alexion Insider Trading Case Get May Trial Date

    A Manhattan federal judge set a May 2024 trial date Monday for the last two defendants to deny their participation in an alleged five-man insider trading ring revolving around Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s $1.4 billion purchase of another biotech firm.

  6. September 19, 2023

    Doc Becomes 3rd Of 5 In Alexion Insider Case To Admit Guilt

    A medical doctor copped to profiting from secrets he learned from a friend about a biotech merger, agreeing to forfeit $472,000 as the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office got a third conviction in an alleged insider trading conspiracy with five defendants.

  7. September 15, 2023

    Ex-Alexion Vice President Admits To Insider Trading Charges

    A former Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. vice president pled guilty in New York federal court Friday to tipping off a childhood friend about the company's $1.4 billion purchase of another biotech firm in 2020.

  8. June 29, 2023

    Ex-Alexion VP, Police Chief Charged In Insider-Trading Sweep

    A former Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. executive, his police chief buddy and two doctors were arrested Thursday for alleged insider trading on Alexion's $1.4 billion purchase of another biotech firm in 2020, part of a larger fraud crackdown by the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office.