SEC SETTLES INSIDER TRADING CHARGES AGAINST CALIFORNIA WOMAN

The following excerpt is from the SEC website: October 25, 2011 “The United States District Court for the Northern District of California approved a proposed settlement of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s insider trading claims against Annabel McClellan. The Commission alleged that Ms. McClellan obtained confidential information about pending mergers and acquisitions from her husband, a former partner in the San Francisco offices of Deloitte Tax LLP, to tip her sister and brother-in-law in London. As alleged by the Commission, Ms. McClellan’s relatives used the information to place trades in advance of the public announcements of the transaction, making millions of dollars in illicit profits. Without admitting or denying the Commission’s allegations, Ms. McClellan consented to pay a $1 million civil money penalty. Ms. McClellan also consented to the entry of a final judgment that will enjoin her permanently from violating Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder. The court entered the final judgment against Ms. McClellan on October 25, 2011. Ms. McClellan previously pleaded guilty to one count of obstructing the Commission’s investigation into the insider trading scheme. The United Kingdom Financial Services Authority filed insider trading charges against Ms. McClellan’s relatives and three others in November 2010. In a related action, the Commission requested the dismissal of the insider trading claims against Ms. McClellan’s husband, Arnold A. McClellan.”