Murakami Gets 2 Year Jail Sentence, Fined $12M

Bloomberg has good coverage of former activist fund manager Yoshiaki Murakami’s sentence. Once a Japanese investor hero, now Murakami is mostly remembered for his insider trading and association with destroying individual investor confidence. Smaller cap issues continue to remain out of favor, some trading at ridiculously low valuations. His presence is missed, but in the very least he (hopefully) serves as a deterrent to those contemplating insider trading.

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