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Father of investment banker dodges jail for insider trading
A Long Island dad of a Wall Street investment banker escaped jail time on Wednesday for his involvement in a four-year, $1 million insider trading scheme with his son. Robert Stewart was sentenced to four years of probation, with the first year under house arrest, and to forfeit $150,000 in ill-gotten gains, according to Manhattan US attorney Preet Bharara’s office. The father and son team used golf-related terms to try to disguise their plan to profit off upcoming health care company mergers, according to prosecutors. “Might have an opportunity to play golf but would need to book the reservation as soon as the ... (full story)