SEC is still investigating Sen Richard Burr for insider trading, court filings say krdo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from krdo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., said in January the DOJ dropped a criminal probe of his trades after coronavirus briefings. But the SEC is still investigating them.
SEC is still investigating Sen Richard Burr for insider trading, court filings say ktvz.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ktvz.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A US Securities and Exchange Commission insider trading investigation into stock trades made by Sen. Richard Burr and his brother-in-law at the outset of the pandemic remains open, the SEC
by Tyler Durden
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 - 05:05 PM
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) wants to end what is effectively legalized insider trading by members of Congress by
barring them from trading individual stocks ever again
.
Warren first attempted to push through similar legislation with the Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act she introduced in 2018 and then again in 2020. Both bills unsurprisingly died in the Senate Finance Committee, which Warren sits on
.
The renewed push comes as
several members of Congress have come under recent scrutiny for profitable stock trades in recent months, according to
Business Insider. The include Sens. Richard Burr (R-NC), Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) and former Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler of Georgia.