Jed York, the 49ers CEO, has hired several executives from Silicon Valley tech companies for key front-office positions, including former Facebook Inc. executive Gideon Yu, who is now the team's president and a part owner.

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Rajat Gupta stood in front of U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in New York and received a federal prison sentence of 24 months in prison followed by one year of supervised release, far below the 8-10 years of prison that the government was requesting.

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The four-page decision by U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in New York is a blow to the Mets owners, Saul Katz and Fred Wilpon, who have been in a prolonged legal battle for more than a year with Irving Picard, the court-appointed bankruptcy trustee seeking to find money for victims of Mr. Madoff's Ponzi scheme.

WSJ: Mets Owners Must Return Madoff Profits, Face Trial

Former Primary Global Research salesman, James Fleishman (42), was sentenced to 30 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff (Southern District of New York).

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The reason: Jed S. Rakoff, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, dismissed the case on the grounds that the defendants enjoy a free pass from private litigation.

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