Conspiracy
Tim May
timcmay at got.net
Sat May 3 09:18:40 PDT 2003
On Saturday, May 3, 2003, at 08:33 AM, Jay h wrote:
>> The "actual agreement" can be inferred by a creative prosecutor *. I
>> don't remember the cases, but can dig out my criminal law case books
>> if
>> pressed. As usual in these discussions, this applies only to the U.S.
>>
>
> Prosecutors have actually argued that people who talked about NOT
> doing particular things were actually code talking about commiting the
> crimes.
>
> Sheesh. we're all guilty.
A friend of mine described to me the theory of "insider non-trading."
You see, if Alice had planned to make a stock trade, but then learned
something about the company which was insider information, her failure
to then make the trade would be treated by prosecutors as "insider
non-trading."
--Tim May
"That the said Constitution shall never be construed to authorize
Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press or the rights of
conscience; or to prevent the people of the United States who are
peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms." --Samuel Adams
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