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flag Eight charged in global insider-trading ring using confidential deal data for millions in illegal gains.

flag U.S. prosecutors have charged eight people, including a former Merrill Lynch banker and two Singaporeans, in a global insider-trading scheme from 2016 to 2024 that allegedly generated tens of millions in illegal profits. flag The network used confidential data on major corporate deals, including those involving AstraZeneca, LVMH, and Stryker, to trade stocks ahead of public announcements. flag Leaders Samy Khouadja and Eamma Safi, the latter in U.S. custody and pleading not guilty, allegedly coordinated with traders across multiple continents using coded language and encrypted tools. flag Singaporean Zhi Ge was provisionally arrested and faces extradition; six others are fugitives. flag Prosecutors also allege some defendants leaked information to journalists to profit from market reactions.

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