Robert Stewart Receives Final Judgement
On September 28, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) obtained a final judgment against Robert Stewart, the former chief financial officer of a technology company and certified public accountant, who was charged, along with his son, with conducting a serial insider trading scheme involving tips of key nonpublic information in coded e-mail messages disguised as discussions about golf.
The final judgment, entered on September 27, 2017 by the Honorable Analisa Torres of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, permanently enjoins Robert Stewart from violating Sections 10(b) and 14(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, orders him liable for disgorgement of $153,675.65, which is the amount of illicit profits he earned as a result of the alleged illegal insider trading, plus $11,240.76 in interest, but provides that the disgorgement and interest obligation will be satisfied by the entry of a forfeiture order in the parallel criminal case. The final judgment also imposes a lifetime officer-and-director bar on Robert Stewart.Robert Stewart, who pled guilty to criminal charges, also was suspended from appearing or practicing before the SEC as an accountant, which includes not participating in the financial reporting or audits of public companies.
Robert Stewart’s son, Sean Stewart, was found guilty by a federal jury of securities fraud and was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment. Sean Stewart has appealed his criminal conviction and the appeal remains pending. The SEC’s action against Sean Stewart is pending and seeks permanent injunctions, disgorgement of ill-gotten gains plus interest, and civil penalties.
For further information about this securities law blog post, please contact Brenda Hamilton, Securities Attorney at 101 Plaza Real S, Suite 202 N, Boca Raton, Florida, (561) 416-8956, by email at [email protected] or visit www.securitieslawyer101.com. This securities law blog post is provided as a general informational service to clients and friends of Hamilton & Associates Law Group and should not be construed as, and does not constitute, legal and compliance advice on any specific matter, nor does this message create an attorney-client relationship. Please note that the prior results discussed herein do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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