Jonathan Streeter and Reed Brodsky of the Southern District of New York (SDNY) wanted to put convicted insidetrader Raj Rajaratnam in prison fro 24 years, longer than most people get for murder.
This shot wheat prices in the United States to a two-year high and makes the inside edge any trader can get on crop failures or triumphs even that more lucrative.
Not surprisingly, that FBI item points you yet another press release from the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey: Attorney and Trader Arrested, Charged with Trading on Inside Information Stolen from Three Preeminent Law Firms.