> no SEC lawsuit or civil complaint
replyThe suspect didn't trade securities. SEC doesn't have jurisdiction. The curiosity–to me as a layman–is that this is being prosecuted by the DoJ versus under the UCMJ.
Then what laws were broken if it is not insider trading?
reply> what laws were broken
reply"Van Dyke was indicted on charges that included unlawful use of confidential information for personal gain, theft of nonpublic government information, commodities fraud, and wire fraud."
How does this not apply to Trump and the rest of congress? Billions in market manipulation.
replyIt’s a good question. I don’t know. Unfortunately, my circle is mostly in securities, and thus that is not.
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replyProbably something related to leaking or unauthorized use of classified information.
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