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A former U.S. congressman from Indiana, technology company executives, a man training to be an FBI agent, and an investment banker were among nine people charged in insider trading, with unsealing of indictments in New York City,. It was one of the most significant attacks by law enforcement on insider trading in a decade. A prosecutor and other federal officials pledged fresh enthusiasm for similar prosecutions in the future. . Stephen Buyer was accused of insider trading during the , April 2018 merger of T-Mobile and Sprint. An indictment identified him as misappropriating secrets learned as a consultant to make...

Former Indiana Republican Rep. Stephen Buyer has been charged with insider trading, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced Monday. Buyer, who left Congress in 2011, is accused of buying more than $1.5 million worth of stock in Sprint and Navigant Consulting based on on non-public information he received as a consultant after he left office. Buyer allegedly used seven different accounts to hide the stock purchases. They included accounts he shared with his wife, his son, his cousin, and one that belonged to an unidentified woman who was romantically linked to Buyer. WASHINGTON -- Former Indiana Republican Rep. Stephen Buyer...