Former Apple Lawyer Gene Levoff Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading

Former Apple vice president of corporate law Gene Levoff has pleaded guilty to six counts of securities fraud for insider trading, according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) press release (via The Verge).

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The former Apple lawyer "misappropriated material, nonpublic information about Apple's financial results and then executed trades involving the company's stock" from February 2011 to April 2016, says the release.

Levoff also served on Apple's Disclosure Committee from September 2008 to July 2018. In this position, he was supposed to be responsible for ensuring that other Apple employees were compliant with Apple's insider trading policies, including enforcement of "blackout periods" around the time of Apple's earnings reports.

Instead, he allegedly secured profits for himself worth approximately $227,000 and avoided losses of around $377,000. Apple terminated his employment in September 2018. The SEC previously filed a civil complaint against Levoff based on the same conduct.

The six securities fraud counts each carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $5 million fine. Levoff's sentencing is scheduled for November 10.

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Top Rated Comments

WiiDSmoker Avatar
36 months ago

He was probably being paid extremely well so I really don’t understand his thinking or reason for doing this. Just stupid and reckless.
Never under estimate human greed.
Score: 18 Votes (Like | Disagree)
seanmills1020 Avatar
36 months ago
Levoff surrendered to authorities soon after an iWitness™ came forward.
Score: 18 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ProfessionalFan Avatar
36 months ago
He was probably being paid extremely well so I really don’t understand his thinking or reason for doing this. Just stupid and reckless.
Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)
iAFC Avatar
36 months ago
Crimes against the economy like this also represent a threat to the foundations of a free market democracy, and should be punished accordingly.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
erikkfi Avatar
36 months ago
Even on his way out of the courtroom he was mumbling something about how his actions helped make the App Store a safe and trusted place for users to download the apps they love.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Kabeyun Avatar
36 months ago
“Apple will set a new quarterly profit record.”
Shoot, I could’ve pulled it off without insider information.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)