SEC CHARGES EXECUTIVE AND FIRM WITH INSIDER TRADING SCHEME INVOLVING MOLDFLOW CORPORATION, AUTODESK, INC. AND SALESFORCE,COM, INC

The following is an excerpt from the SEC website: “On August 31, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged James F. Turner II and his New Jersey-based hedge fund firm Clay Capital Management, LLC with engaging in an insider trading scheme that involved the securities of three companies – Moldflow Corporation, Autodesk, Inc. and Salesforce.com, Inc. The SEC also charged Turner’s brother-in-law Scott A. Vollmar, Turner’s friend Scott A. Robarge and Vollmar’s neighbor Mark A. Durbin for their roles in the scheme. In total, the scheme generated illicit gains of nearly $3.9 million. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, the SEC’s complaint alleges that Vollmar was a director of business development for Autodesk and tipped Turner and Durbin with inside information about Autodesk’s planned tender offer for Moldflow in advance of Autodesk’s public merger announcement on May 1, 2008. Turner traded on the information in his personal accounts, his family members’ accounts and the account of his hedge fund, Clay Capital Fund, LP. Turner also tipped Robarge about the tender offer and recommended that several other friends and family members purchase Moldflow stock. Robarge and Durbin traded on the inside information in their personal accounts. Robarge also recommended that one of his friends buy Moldflow stock. In total, the traders made illicit gains of $2.3 million from their trading in Moldflow stock. According to the SEC’s complaint, Vollmar also tipped Turner with inside information about Autodesk’s fourth quarter 2008 earnings in advance of Autodesk’s public earnings announcement on February 26, 2008. Turner traded on the information in his personal accounts, his family members’ accounts and the Clay Fund’s account. He again tipped Robarge and recommended that several other friends and family members sell short Autodesk stock and purchase Autodesk put options. In total, the traders made illicit gains of nearly $1.1 million from their trading in Autodesk securities. The SEC’s complaint further alleges that Robarge, a recruiting technology manager for Salesforce at the time, tipped Turner with confidential information about Salesforce’s performance in advance of the company’s public earnings announcement on February 27, 2008. Turner traded on the inside information in his personal accounts, his family members’ accounts and the Clay Fund’s account. Turner also recommended that several other friends and family members, including Vollmar, purchase Salesforce stock and call options. Robarge traded on the information in his personal account and recommended that one of his friends buy Salesforce securities. In total, the traders made illicit gains of nearly $500,000 from their trading in Salesforce securities. The SEC alleges that Clay Capital, Turner and Vollmar violated Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 and that Clay Capital, Turner, Vollmar, Robarge and Durbin violated Sections 10(b) and 14(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rules 10b-5 and 14e-3 thereunder. The complaint seeks permanent injunctions, disgorgement of ill-gotten gains with prejudgment interest, and civil penalties. Without admitting or denying the SEC’s allegations, Robarge and Durbin have consented to the entry of final judgments permanently enjoining them from violating Sections 10(b) and 14(e) of the Exchange Act and Rules 10b-5 and 14e-3 thereunder. Robarge also agreed to pay disgorgement of $232,591.91, prejudgment interest of $31,884.93, and a penalty of $232,591.91. Durbin agreed to pay disgorgement of $8,391.26, prejudgment interest of $1,110.86, and a penalty of $8,391.26. The SEC appreciates the assistance of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and also thanks the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for their assistance in this matter.”