Raj Rajaratnam, the founder of Galleon Group, made "at least" $36 million in profits from his insider trading ring, US prosecutors have claimed.
This is double the $17 million amount initially alleged when Mr Rajaratnam was first arrested in October last year.
He is said to have made the money through stock trades that were aided by inside information by hedge fund and company executives.
The claim was made in a court filing opposing an application made by Mr Rajaratnam for a reduction in his $100 million bail, reports Bloomberg.
A total of 21 people have been arrested in connection with two overlapping insider trading rings, with six pleading guilty so far.
Mr Rajaratnam is due to appear in court on Friday (January 8th 2010) in relation to the bail plea.
Last month, Mr Rajaratnam and co-defendant Danielle Chiesi both entered not guilty pleas on the charges against them.
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