Via AFP:
US authorities Thursday charged a Microsoft executive and his friend and business partner with insider trading, saying they used confidential information on the tech giant's investment in bookseller Barnes & Noble.
Criminal and civil charges were filed against Microsoft portfolio manager Brian Jorgenson, and his friend Sean Stokke, officials said.
According to a Securities and Exchange Commission complaint, Jorgenson and Stokke made a combined $393,125 in illicit profits in their scheme which began in April 2012.
Officials said Jorgenson tipped off Stokke ahead of a public announ...
