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White Collar Week: Tipper X

November 16, 2016
12:10 PM - 1:10 PM
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Jerome Greene Hall 106

Imagine dropping off your laundry at the dry cleaner and receiving a tap on the shoulder by an FBI agent that changes your life forever… It happened to Thomas Hardin, aka “Tipper X,” a former successful Wall Street analyst.  After being charged with two felony counts of securities fraud, he collaborated for nearly 7 years as an FBI informant in “Operation Perfect Hedge,” the largest insider trading investigation of the past 25 years, leading to over 80 guilty pleas or convictions. 
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Come join us and learn more about Thomas Hardin’s intriguing story, the temptations and pressures faced by hedge fund analysts, and insider trading investigations more generally.