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Pro Golfer Phil Mickelson Made $931,000 Trading Dean Foods- And The SEC Wants It Back

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Earlier today, we reported that former Dean Foods(DF) chair Tom Davis and Las Vegas gambler Billy Walters were being charged with insider trading related to Dean Foods’ 2012 announcement that it would be spinning off WhiteWave(WWAV). We also noted that professional golfer Phil Mickelson was said to have been given the tip. Bloomberg now reports that Mickelson is… Read More »

Former Dean Foods Chair Davis Charged With Spinoff-Linked Insider Trading

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CNBC reports this morning that former Dean Foods(DF) chair Thomas Davis will be charged with insider trading, along with well-known Las Vegas gambler William “Billy” Walters.  Davis had resigned last year as rumors swirled of the investigation into insider trading based on nonpublic information regarding Dean’s Whitewave(WWAV) spinoff.  Walters is believed to have passed the tip along to professional… Read More »