Rajat Gupta
Insider Trading
Business Ethics
Crime Timeline
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Which university did Rajat Gupta attend?

Harvard

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What is the correct deifnation of Insider Trading?

use of nonpublic private information about the company to make profit elsewhere 

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What is Business Ethics?

standards and rules of conduct and moral values in the work environment.

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Who and when was voayger capital partners founded?

Gupta, Trehan, and Rajaratnam

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How many years was Gupta sentenced to? how many years of suerpvsisons and how much was he fined?

He was sentenced to 2 years in prison along with a year of supervised release, and was fined 5 million dollars on his charges.

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Where did we see the process of insider trading happening in Gupta's case?

Gupta told his partner about numerous deals his current company were making and his partner proceeded in buying shares that would have benefited Gupta's company 

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How did Gupta break Business Ethics through his actions?

Gupta clearly displayed a poor sense of, he put his own selfish wants above his business and public duties.

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On which day was Gupta found guilty on three counts?

June 15, 2012

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Who did Gupta work for? during which time? and when did he become head of company?

he worked for Mckinsey during the early 70’s, and worked his way up to becoming the head of the company in 1994.

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What was the future after the incident?

Informed individuals have to keep in mind the people they serve and should always be very careful especially when cutting deals

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How did Gupta's actions effect the business world?

banks had to regain people's trust again because people stopped believing what happens behind the scenes.

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When and how did the FBI track Rajaratman ?

In October of 2009 Rajaratnam is arrested after his phone was wiretapped by the FBI, and he was charged with insider trading.