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Dell, Inc.

U.S. v. DeVore (Insider Trading)

Date: 12/10/2010 (Date of Plea)

Misconduct Type: Securities

Enforcement Agency: Justice

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Criminal

Amount: $0

Disposition: Pleaded Guilty

Synopsis: The U.S. Department of Justice filed criminal charges against several former consultants and employees of California expert network firm Primary Global Research (PGR). Daniel DeVore, a former global supply manager for Dell who worked as a consultant for PGR, was among those charged with leaking confidential information about their firms in order to generate nearly $6 million in illicit trading profits. The government alleged that DeVore provided confidential information about Dell and Dell’s suppliers to PGR clients between late 2007 and August 2010, for which DeVore was paid approximately $145,750. In December 2010, DeVore pleaded guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. See related Dell instance, “SEC v. DeVore (Insider Trading)”.