The most recent episode of CNBC’s American Greed offers an interesting and detailed look at the insider trading ring of trader Garrett Bauer, attorney Matthew Kluger, and a middleman-turned-informant named Kenneth Robinson. After a 17-year scheme that netted tens of millions of dollars (most of which went to Bauer), all three men pleaded guilty, and Kluger received the longest prison sentence ever for insider trading (12 years).
The American Greed episode lays out the key details of the lengthy scheme, and how it came undone, including:
