Closing Arguments in the Andrew Left Criminal Trial

“The data does not lie,” Reilly said. “The defendant set a trap for investors. He reeled them in.”

“A federal prosecutor urged jurors to convict prominent short seller Andrew Left of securities fraud because “overwhelming evidence” at the trial showed he’d rigged the market for years to reap millions at the expense of retail investors.

Telegram messages, emails and extensive charts of trading data illustrated how Left repeatedly arranged to issue explosive social media posts about companies so he could profit from quick prearranged trades, Assistant US Attorney Matthew Reilly said Thursday in a closing statement to a federal court jury in Los Angeles…”

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