SEC Charges Former Financial Consultant for Providing Father and Friends Inside Information Regarding Firm's Client
Consultant's father and two friends charged with making more than $1 million in illicit insider trading profits
- According to the SEC’s complaint, on June 7, 2022, Federico Nannini, of Coral Gables, Florida, was entrusted with material nonpublic information that his firm’s client, MasTec, was interested in acquiring IEA.
- The next day, Federico Nannini tipped his father, Mauro Nannini, who then purchased 34,500 shares of IEA over the next several weeks for $310,729.
- In a parallel action, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida today announced criminal charges against Federico Nannini, Mauro Nannini, Thermiotis, and Tonarely.
- The SEC appreciates the assistance of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida, the FBI Miami Field Office, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.