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Supreme Court won’t hear ex-lawmaker's bid to toss insider trading conviction
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- Link copied by Ella Lee - 05/18/26 9:58 AM ET Link copied NOW PLAYING The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a former congressman s bid to toss his conviction on insider trading charges.
- A federal appeals court affirmed his conviction last year, but he denies wrongdoing.
- The powerful federal prosecuting office, he said, claims under U.S.
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Link copied by Ella Lee - 05/18/26 9:58 AM ET Link copied NOW PLAYING The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a former congressman s bid to toss his conviction on insider trading charges.
Ex-Rep. Stephen Buyer (R-Ind.) was convicted in 2023 on four federal charges tied to hundreds of thousands of dollars he earned trading inside information, which he acquired as a consultant in the telecommunications industry after leaving Congress.
A federal appeals court affirmed his conviction last year, but he denies wrongdoing.
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