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FILE – In this Dec. 12, 2018, file photo, Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou arrives at a parole office with a security guard in Vancouver, British Columbia. China on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, demanded the U.S. drop a request that Canada extradite the top executive of the tech giant Huawei, shifting blame to Washington in a case that has severely damaged Beijing’s relations with Ottawa. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

January 28, 2019 at 4:13 pm

U.S. charges Huawei with trade-secret theft and bank fraud WATCH

One indictment accuses Huawei of stealing secrets for a T-Mobile USA phone-testing robot named Tappy, echoing a civil suit filed in 2014. The other criminal...

FILE– A woman talks on the phone at a bus-stop by a billboard promoting the Huawei Mate 20 smartphone, in Beijing, Jan. 4, 2019. Huawei has 180,000 employees and sells more smartphones around the world than Apple. (Gilles Sabrié / The New York Times)

January 16, 2019 at 4:21 pm

Tech giant Huawei reportedly target of U.S. criminal probe for trade secrets theft

The investigation is tied to civil suits filed against the Chinese telecom giant, including a 2017 case in which Huawei was found liable for stealing...

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Former Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli exits the U.S. Federal courthouse during his trial on August 3, 2017, in New York. A judge revoked the former pharmaceutical executive’s bail on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, ordering him jailed immediately. (Dennis Van Tine/Abaca Press/TNS) 1211061 1211061

February 28, 2018 at 6:27 pm

‘Pharma Bro’ Shkreli pledges to be honest if he gets a break on prison time

The remorse shown in a letter to the judge who will sentence him is a turnaround for Martin Shkreli, who was dubbed the most-hated man...

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July 5, 2017 at 4:53 pm

Martin Shkreli ordered to stop discussing trial around courthouse

Prosecutors argued a gag order was necessary to prevent the former pharmaceutical executive from causing a mistrial by exposing jurors to his opinions.

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June 30, 2017 at 5:09 pm

Martin Shkreli vents at prosecutors, media in midst of fraud trial

During a lunch break in his criminal fraud trial Friday, Martin Shkreli walked into a sixth-floor courtroom set up for reporters to watch his trial...

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April 1, 2014 at 5:43 pm

FBI looks into high-frequency trading, potential abuse

Federal agents are making an unusual public plea for the financial industry to bare its secrets. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has solicited traders and...

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January 23, 2013 at 10:00 pm

3 charged in computer-virus attacks on bank accounts

The U.S. government charged three men with distributing a virus that infected more than 1 million computers worldwide, allowing thieves to steal data and millions...

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February 23, 2012 at 10:01 pm

Portland insider-trading suspect wins release on $5 million bond

U.S. District Judge Deborah Batts agreed to release Portland's John Kinnucan on bond. He is accused of passing inside tips to hedge-fund clients about Seattle's...

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February 21, 2012 at 10:06 pm

Portland analyst indicted in insider probe

Expert networking consultant John Kinnucan was indicted on four counts by a federal grand jury in New York.

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January 7, 2012 at 8:00 pm

How the FBI built case against hedge-fund insider trading

The FBI learned everything it could about fund managers suspected of being criminals, conducting surveillance as targets passed secrets on street corners, in gyms, or...

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