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Gupta and his lawyer Gary Naftalis <em>Photo: AP</em>

Rajat Gupta: The tallest figure nailed by Operation 'Wall Street Cleanup'

by Betwa Sharma |Jun 19, 2012

Rajat Gupta's speedy conviction makes him the tallest figure to be nailed in the fight to smash insider trading in the US.

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Rajat Gupta's daughter testifies on Day 14 of trial

by Betwa Sharma |Jun 12, 2012

On Day 14, Geetanjali Gupta, testified on behalf of her father Rajat Gupta, former global head of consultancy firm McKinsey &amp; Co., who is facing charges of insider trading.

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Rajat Gupta found guilty of insider trading

by Betwa Sharma |Jun 15, 2012

The former global head of McKinsey &amp; Co was found guilty of three counts of securities fraud and one count of conspiracy. He will be sentenced on October 18.FULL COVERAGE OF RAJAT GUPTA'S TRIA...

Former Goldman Sachs Director Rajat Gupta

Rajat Gupta trial: First day of jury deliberations end without verdict

by Betwa Sharma |Jun 15, 2012

Twelve members of the jury concluded the first day of deliberations without reaching a verdict in the Rajat Gupta insider trading trial, which lasted for 16 days. They will resume deliberations on Fr...

Rajat Gupta <em>Photo: AP</em>

Rajat Gupta trial day 16: Defence lawyer blasts Goldman Sachs chief

by Betwa Sharma |Jun 14, 2012

On Day 16, during his closing remarks, Rajat Gupta's defence lawyer Naftalis slammed Goldman Sachs Chairman Lloyd Blankfein as a government witness who didn't have any memory of anything.

Rajat Gupta <em>Photo: AP</em>

Rajat Gupta trial day 15: The defence rests

by Betwa Sharma |Jun 13, 2012

On Day 15, Geetanjali Gupta told the jury that she would do "anything' to help her father, Rajat Gupta, former global head of McKinsey &amp; Co., who is standing trial for insider trading.

Former Goldman Sachs Director Rajat Gupta

Over the weekend: Rajat Gupta not to take the stand in insider trading trial

by Betwa Sharma |Jun 11, 2012

Rajat Gupta's lawyer caused quite a stir in the courtroom on Friday when he announced that his client is "highly likely" to take the stand. On Sunday, however, he wrote to the judge backing out of the...

Rajat Gupta trial Day 13: US Government rests, Gupta likely to testify

by Betwa Sharma |Jun 9, 2012

On Day 13, the US government concluded its arguments in the trial of Rajat Gupta, the former global head of McKinsey &amp; Co., who has been charged with insider trading.

Goldman Sachs chairman and chief executive officer Lloyd Blankfein, center, leaves Federal court on Thursday, June 7, 2012 in New York. <em>Photo: AP</em>

Rajat Gupta trial Day 12: Smiling Goldman Sachs chief waits in witness box

by Betwa Sharma |Jun 8, 2012

On Day 12, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chairman Lloyd Blankfein sat with a half smile in the witness box as the lawyers and judge huddled in one of the longest sidebars of the Rajat Gupta trial held ...

Former Goldman Sachs Director Rajat Gupta. PHOTO: Associated Press

Rajat Gupta trial Day 11: Matching phone and trade records

by Betwa Sharma |Jun 7, 2012

On Day 11 of the insider trading trial, an agent from FBI described the connection between the trading records of the Galleon Hedge Fund LLP with the timing of phone calls between Rajat Gupta and Ra...