Comments on: Billionaire Mark Cuban Slapped With Insider Trading Charges By SEC http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/17/billionaire-mark-cuban-slapped-with-insider-trading-charges-by-sec/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:37:28 -0800 hourly 1 By: Judge Dismisses SEC Insider Trading Case Against Mark Cuban | Newsfed - Aggregate local and tech stories with related videos and tweets! http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/17/billionaire-mark-cuban-slapped-with-insider-trading-charges-by-sec/comment-page-1/#comment-2863270 Judge Dismisses SEC Insider Trading Case Against Mark Cuban | Newsfed - Aggregate local and tech stories with related videos and tweets! Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:07:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=28630#comment-2863270 [...] Basketball Team, New Gadgets, Thousands Of Dollars An update to our earlier story about the insider trading charges the SEC brought onto dotcom billionaire Mark Cuban, the notorious entrepreneur famous for investing [...] [...] Basketball Team, New Gadgets, Thousands Of Dollars An update to our earlier story about the insider trading charges the SEC brought onto dotcom billionaire Mark Cuban, the notorious entrepreneur famous for investing [...]

]]> By: Judge Dismisses SEC Insider Trading Case Against Mark Cuban | Webbyn.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/17/billionaire-mark-cuban-slapped-with-insider-trading-charges-by-sec/comment-page-1/#comment-2863152 Judge Dismisses SEC Insider Trading Case Against Mark Cuban | Webbyn.com Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:33:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=28630#comment-2863152 [...] update to our earlier story about the insider trading charges the SEC brought onto dotcom billionaire Mark Cuban, the notorious entrepreneur famous for investing [...] [...] update to our earlier story about the insider trading charges the SEC brought onto dotcom billionaire Mark Cuban, the notorious entrepreneur famous for investing [...]

]]> By: Judge Dismisses SEC Insider Trading Case Against Mark Cuban http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/17/billionaire-mark-cuban-slapped-with-insider-trading-charges-by-sec/comment-page-1/#comment-2863132 Judge Dismisses SEC Insider Trading Case Against Mark Cuban Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:11:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=28630#comment-2863132 [...] update to our earlier story about the insider trading charges the SEC brought onto Mark Cuban, the notorious entrepreneur famous for investing in NAKEDpizza and [...] [...] update to our earlier story about the insider trading charges the SEC brought onto Mark Cuban, the notorious entrepreneur famous for investing in NAKEDpizza and [...]

]]> By: Mark Cuban Can’t Help Himself, He’s Going To Fight The SEC In Public | American News World - News And Technology http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/17/billionaire-mark-cuban-slapped-with-insider-trading-charges-by-sec/comment-page-1/#comment-2538904 Mark Cuban Can’t Help Himself, He’s Going To Fight The SEC In Public | American News World - News And Technology Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:01:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=28630#comment-2538904 [...] opinion, and it didn’t do her much good. Now another high-profile billionaire, Mark Cuban, is in the SEC’s sights. He knows that from a legal standpoint he should save his arguments for the judge, but he just [...] [...] opinion, and it didn’t do her much good. Now another high-profile billionaire, Mark Cuban, is in the SEC’s sights. He knows that from a legal standpoint he should save his arguments for the judge, but he just [...]

]]> By: clayton http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/17/billionaire-mark-cuban-slapped-with-insider-trading-charges-by-sec/comment-page-1/#comment-2538709 clayton Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:25:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=28630#comment-2538709 And here's a follow up from his blog: http://blogmaverick.com/2008/11/18/sec-p2/ And here’s a follow up from his blog:

http://blogmave...8/11/18/sec-p2/

]]> By: tom http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/17/billionaire-mark-cuban-slapped-with-insider-trading-charges-by-sec/comment-page-1/#comment-2538525 tom Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:47:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=28630#comment-2538525 A bit harsh Dan but...correct. A bit harsh Dan but…correct.

]]> By: TI http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/17/billionaire-mark-cuban-slapped-with-insider-trading-charges-by-sec/comment-page-1/#comment-2538263 TI Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:22:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=28630#comment-2538263 Hey Dan.... Relax Hey Dan….

Relax

]]> By: Dan Livermore http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/17/billionaire-mark-cuban-slapped-with-insider-trading-charges-by-sec/comment-page-1/#comment-2538133 Dan Livermore Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:05:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=28630#comment-2538133 Hey Idiots...It's a civil complaint. Big fine at most. Martha Stewart went to jail for lying to investigators. NOT for insider trading. You don't go to jail for trading on inside information, the W.ubment fines you more than you made on the trade and moves on. At least consider the facts (understand the law? fuck that, I have a gun permit) before you post. Seriously, 90% of you are idiots who shouldn't be allowed to operate a television without supervision, let alone post comments on a website. I simply can't comprehend how some of you manage to find the IE icon on your desktop, let alone know what the word "submit" means. (As a side note, I'd bet everything I own that every single one of these idiots use IE for their default browser) BTW, If you think I'm an idiot for saying this...your EXACTLY the person I'm referencing. Now go build something out of your Play-doh. Hey Idiots…It’s a civil complaint. Big fine at most. Martha Stewart went to jail for lying to investigators. NOT for insider trading. You don’t go to jail for trading on inside information, the W.ubment fines you more than you made on the trade and moves on. At least consider the facts (understand the law? fuck that, I have a gun permit) before you post.

Seriously, 90% of you are idiots who shouldn’t be allowed to operate a television without supervision, let alone post comments on a website. I simply can’t comprehend how some of you manage to find the IE icon on your desktop, let alone know what the word “submit” means. (As a side note, I’d bet everything I own that every single one of these idiots use IE for their default browser)

BTW, If you think I’m an idiot for saying this…your EXACTLY the person I’m referencing. Now go build something out of your Play-doh.

]]> By: Hail Mary Jane | Hail Mary Jane http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/17/billionaire-mark-cuban-slapped-with-insider-trading-charges-by-sec/comment-page-1/#comment-2538063 Hail Mary Jane | Hail Mary Jane Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:32:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=28630#comment-2538063 [...] Ohhhh Mark Cuban's in trouble now.  [Tech Crunch] [...] [...] Ohhhh Mark Cuban’s in trouble now.  [Tech Crunch] [...]

]]> By: TradingLocator.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/17/billionaire-mark-cuban-slapped-with-insider-trading-charges-by-sec/comment-page-1/#comment-2537847 TradingLocator.com Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:28:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=28630#comment-2537847 why would it take so long to charge. its fishy. thats alot more money than martha got 5 months for. what would make him immune to serving a sentence. if martha couldnt buck the system how can he. InsiderLocator.com - root issues why would it take so long to charge. its fishy. thats alot more money than martha got 5 months for. what would make him immune to serving a sentence. if martha couldnt buck the system how can he.

InsiderLocator.com – root issues

]]> By: Williams http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/17/billionaire-mark-cuban-slapped-with-insider-trading-charges-by-sec/comment-page-1/#comment-2537788 Williams Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:29:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=28630#comment-2537788 The man is worth a few billion dollars and may soon have "convicted felon" added to his resume. Greed, greed, greed. $750K is a rounding error for this guy and yet he felt he was untouchable. We will soon find out if that was a good trade or not. This should be simple: 1) Establish when he was notified of the confidential news 2) Check time of stock trade Guilty or Not Guilty The man is worth a few billion dollars and may soon have “convicted felon” added to his resume.
Greed, greed, greed. $750K is a rounding error for this guy and yet he felt he was untouchable. We will soon find out if that was a good trade or not.

This should be simple:
1) Establish when he was notified of the confidential news
2) Check time of stock trade

Guilty or Not Guilty

]]> By: Patrick http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/17/billionaire-mark-cuban-slapped-with-insider-trading-charges-by-sec/comment-page-1/#comment-2537576 Patrick Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:15:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=28630#comment-2537576 Couldn't have happened to a more humble guy. I feel so sorry for him. Couldn’t have happened to a more humble guy. I feel so sorry for him.

]]> By: Nick http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/17/billionaire-mark-cuban-slapped-with-insider-trading-charges-by-sec/comment-page-1/#comment-2537487 Nick Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:09:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=28630#comment-2537487 You nailed it Michael, this is a case of the SEC, asleep at the wheel as the financial markets got away with covering up their losses with dubious bookkeeping, trying to redeem itself at the eleventh hour. You nailed it Michael, this is a case of the SEC, asleep at the wheel as the financial markets got away with covering up their losses with dubious bookkeeping, trying to redeem itself at the eleventh hour.

]]> By: Kevin Rose http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/17/billionaire-mark-cuban-slapped-with-insider-trading-charges-by-sec/comment-page-1/#comment-2537454 Kevin Rose Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:44:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=28630#comment-2537454 This is politically motivated. The SEC is onto him because of his effort to reveal the hidden accounting practice done by the Treasury and the Fed. Once the people find out about the missing billions and trillions, they will balk at the fact why the rich is getting richer. This has to come out. I might be next. arrghh i hate the government monitoring everything I write. This is politically motivated. The SEC is onto him because of his effort to reveal the hidden accounting practice done by the Treasury and the Fed. Once the people find out about the missing billions and trillions, they will balk at the fact why the rich is getting richer.

This has to come out. I might be next. arrghh i hate the government monitoring everything I write.

]]> By: Rick http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/17/billionaire-mark-cuban-slapped-with-insider-trading-charges-by-sec/comment-page-1/#comment-2537431 Rick Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:21:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=28630#comment-2537431 Cuban is a charlatan. From suckering Yahoo into buying broadcast.com to his idiotic pontifications on his blog to this. Not surprised at all. He has said that the YouTube guys should go to prison for copyright infringement, I think that he should go first. Loser! Cuban is a charlatan. From suckering Yahoo into buying broadcast.com to his idiotic pontifications on his blog to this. Not surprised at all. He has said that the YouTube guys should go to prison for copyright infringement, I think that he should go first. Loser!

]]> By: Al Brown http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/17/billionaire-mark-cuban-slapped-with-insider-trading-charges-by-sec/comment-page-1/#comment-2537411 Al Brown Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:09:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=28630#comment-2537411 Seems clearcut. I wonder why it took them so long to file it though. Anyway, say oops and surrender the profit and get on with it unless there are other facts. Seems clearcut. I wonder why it took them so long to file it though.

Anyway, say oops and surrender the profit and get on with it unless there are other facts.

]]> By: ComradeColin http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/17/billionaire-mark-cuban-slapped-with-insider-trading-charges-by-sec/comment-page-1/#comment-2537361 ComradeColin Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:18:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=28630#comment-2537361 Again, real reason Cuban is being targeted from Calculated Risk Blog: "They prosecuted Mark Cuban 4 years after the fact because he came out heavily against the TARP and also founded bailoutsleuth.com, a site designed to track tarp money and hold the treasury responsible for the use of its funds. He steps out of line, powerful interests put him away or make his life hell." Again, real reason Cuban is being targeted from Calculated Risk Blog:
“They prosecuted Mark Cuban 4 years after the fact because he came out heavily against the TARP and also founded bailoutsleuth.com, a site designed to track tarp money and hold the treasury responsible for the use of its funds.

He steps out of line, powerful interests put him away or make his life hell.”

]]> By: dominator http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/17/billionaire-mark-cuban-slapped-with-insider-trading-charges-by-sec/comment-page-1/#comment-2537317 dominator Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:31:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=28630#comment-2537317 i think this guy is a nut who makes an ass of himself at games he cant even begin to dream of playng expertly.... hes definetly being targetd but like joe bowers ssaid he hes rich white folk he wont go to jail just get some more pub and a fine.... what a loud mouth he is i think this guy is a nut who makes an ass of himself at games he cant even begin to dream of playng expertly….

hes definetly being targetd but like joe bowers ssaid he hes rich white folk he wont go to jail just get some more pub and a fine….

what a loud mouth he is

]]> By: Vik http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/17/billionaire-mark-cuban-slapped-with-insider-trading-charges-by-sec/comment-page-1/#comment-2537299 Vik Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:11:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=28630#comment-2537299 Just because they haven't charged him criminally doesn't mean they won't. I would be pretty scared if I was Cuban right now. By the way, "Mamma.com- Mother of all search engines." ??!??!??!!? WTF was Cuban thinking??? Just because they haven’t charged him criminally doesn’t mean they won’t. I would be pretty scared if I was Cuban right now.

By the way, “Mamma.com- Mother of all search engines.” ??!??!??!!? WTF was Cuban thinking???

]]> By: ComradeColin http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/17/billionaire-mark-cuban-slapped-with-insider-trading-charges-by-sec/comment-page-1/#comment-2537292 ComradeColin Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:56:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=28630#comment-2537292 Mark Cuban is being railroaded. From MISH blog comments:\"Poor Mark Cuban. Something tells me someone is trying to send him a message. So 4 years later they are charging him with insider trading? http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ap-markcuban-insidertrading&prov=ap&type=lgns Could it have anything to do with this commentary he wrote last month? http://www.silverbearcafe.com/private/10.08/rightnow.html I guess someone forgot to tell him...having "new" money is not that same as having "old world elitist" money. They are the only one's permitted to get away with that type of thing. Maybe Mark can get some tips from Martha." Mark Cuban is being railroaded. From MISH blog comments:\”Poor Mark Cuban. Something tells me someone is trying to send him a message. So 4 years later they are charging him with insider trading?

http://sports.y...p&type=lgns

Could it have anything to do with this commentary he wrote last month?
http://www.silv...8/rightnow.html

I guess someone forgot to tell him…having “new” money is not that same as having “old world elitist” money. They are the only one’s permitted to get away with that type of thing.

Maybe Mark can get some tips from Martha.”

]]> By: Chin Up Mark Cuban « Kent’s Official Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/17/billionaire-mark-cuban-slapped-with-insider-trading-charges-by-sec/comment-page-1/#comment-2537265 Chin Up Mark Cuban « Kent’s Official Blog Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:27:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=28630#comment-2537265 [...] on the worlds of Tech, Entertainment, Media, and Sports.  This news has been trumpeted on ESPN, Techcrunch, and Deadline Hollywood Daily (among others).  Not many people have that big a [...] [...] on the worlds of Tech, Entertainment, Media, and Sports.  This news has been trumpeted on ESPN, Techcrunch, and Deadline Hollywood Daily (among others).  Not many people have that big a [...]

]]> By: ChefTel http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/17/billionaire-mark-cuban-slapped-with-insider-trading-charges-by-sec/comment-page-1/#comment-2537262 ChefTel Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:25:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=28630#comment-2537262 SEC is definitely a bit over zealous, but the story I love here is that the brilliant Mark Cuban invested in Mamma.com at all. Further that he has so many times described how Google is flawed. Didn't he also invest in Mahalo? Wouldn't that make him 0-2? Genius apparently doesn't extend to the search category. SEC is definitely a bit over zealous, but the story I love here is that the brilliant Mark Cuban invested in Mamma.com at all. Further that he has so many times described how Google is flawed. Didn’t he also invest in Mahalo? Wouldn’t that make him 0-2? Genius apparently doesn’t extend to the search category.

]]> By: Gary http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/17/billionaire-mark-cuban-slapped-with-insider-trading-charges-by-sec/comment-page-1/#comment-2537236 Gary Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:01:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=28630#comment-2537236 That's an interesting way to get mamma.com some hits. That’s an interesting way to get mamma.com some hits.

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]]> By: Facts http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/17/billionaire-mark-cuban-slapped-with-insider-trading-charges-by-sec/comment-page-1/#comment-2537194 Facts Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:13:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=28630#comment-2537194 Part of doing business. You lose some, you win some. I don't see there's any problem with this. Part of doing business. You lose some, you win some. I don’t see there’s any problem with this.

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