On January 13, 2017, the FCA announced that Mr. Manjeet Mohal and Mr. Reshim Birk were sentenced having pleaded guilty to charges of insider dealing. Mr. Mohal was sentenced to ten months imprisonment suspended for two years for two counts of insider dealing. Mr. Birk was sentenced to 16 months imprisonment suspended for two years for one count of insider dealing. During the relevant period, Mr. Mohal came into possession of inside information through his employment relating to the takeover of Logica Plc by CGI Holdings (Europe) Ltd, which he then disclosed to his neighbor, Mr. Birk, and another individual. Mr. Birk then traded on that information, generating profits in excess of £100,000. Mr. Mohal and Mr. Birk were both ordered to undertake community work and a confiscation order of £162,876.69 was made against Mr. Birk.
The FCA's announcement is available at: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/two-sentenced-insider-dealing-case .
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