Facebook stock-fraud venture lands fund manager in hot water

Facebook stock-fraud venture lands fund manager in hot water
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Tampa-based fund manager to plead guilty to investment fraud in relation to $9M worth of Facebook stock he purchased then sold and was caught short when the stock price rebounded.
AUG 10, 2015

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