Interesting article from the NJ Star Ledger (which features quote-love for friend of The Daily Caveat Peter Henning) on changing strategies for corporate crime prosecutors. Using the Joe Nacchio trial as a case in point, Henning describes in the article how prosecutors can use insider trading charges against executives as a back door to exploring accounting fraud without having to dive into the treacherous, confusing minutia that comes from attacking corporate accounting head on.

-- MDT

Labels: accounting fraud, insider trading, Joe Nacchio, Peter Henning, prosecution