BusinessWeek – Prosecutors and lawyers for Winifred Jiau, an ex-Primary Global Research LLC consultant accused of passing nonpublic information to hedge fund managers, will present their opening arguments to jurors today, a judge said.
Jiau is charged in a five-count indictment that includes conspiracy, securities fraud and wire fraud, for allegedly passing inside tips about Nvidia Corp. and Marvell Technology Group Ltd. She is the first expert networker to go on trial for insider-trading charges and, if convicted, may face as long as 25 years in prison.
