Accused Insider Trader's Attorney Would Like To Wrap This Up So Client Can Get Home To Feed Dog
This could play well with the golden retriever lovers on the jury.
Joanna Hendon, Jiau’s lawyer, told jurors that while her client passed nonpublic information, it wasn’t “material,” or something a reasonable investor would consider important in trading or to have a bearing upon a stock price. “We’re going to prove to you beyond a reasonable doubt that none of that information she provided was material, and certainly there was no crime,” Hendon said.
Hendon said her client, a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Taiwan, had a golden retriever waiting at home. “Put an end to this misguided prosecution,” Hendon said. “Send Ms. Jiau back to California, and to her dog.”