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Ex-Goldman analyst Anthony Viggiano sentenced to 28 months in $400K insider trading scheme
A former Goldman Sachs analyst was sentenced to 28 months behind bars on Wednesday for insider trading, admitting that his conduct was “catastrophically stupid.” Anthony Viggiano, 27, who also worked for Blackstone, pleaded guilty in January to securities fraud after the Baldwin, Long Island, man was accused of tipping off two friends on eight transactions that led to more than $400,000 in illegal profits. US District Court Judge Valerie Caproni said the sentencing would send a message to others in the finance industry. “You were tipping your friends and you liked being seen as the big man,” Caproni said. ... (full story)