Feds Arrest Networking Executive in Insider-Trading Probe

The Wall St. Journal reports that federal authorities have made their first arrest in the three-year investigation into insider trading rings.  Don Ching Trang Chu, identified as an Asia expert on the website of Primary Global Research LLC, was arrested today before he was scheduled to leave the country.  According to prosecutors, he arranged for firm's consultants to provide inside information about earnings releases for publicly traded companies.  WSJ, Networking Firm Executive Charged in Insider Trading Case

U.S. Attorney, SDNY Press Release