21. On the downside, corruption, influence peddling, trading insider information and money laundering were all more or less inevitable. 22. People who knowingly spread insider information can be sued for profits others make. 23. Profiting from insider information, that is, material knowledge about a company that has not been made public, is illegal. 24. The bureau is attempting to determine whether a series of phone calls White made to friends still at Enron elicited insider information that informed his decision to sell. 25. The company also argues that even if it did sell services to power companies, it did nothing illegal and did not take advantage of insider information. 26. The FBI inquiry into whether White used insider information when selling Enron stock created a conflict of interest for the Justice Department, Conyers said. 27. The FBI is also investigating whether White benefited from insider information before selling millions of dollars in Enron stock last fall. 28. The recent scandals, however, suggest that the rules and the earlier cases have done little to deter trading on insider information. 29. The site is packed with insider information, including menus, from Deb Wills as well as visitors to the site who share their Disney experiences. 30. The spokesman said the investigation will focus on how the information got out and any trades made with insider information. |
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