Last mentioned: 5h ago
Across the most recent 1 story covering Terren Peizer — 100% neutral sentiment, averaging 5/10 impact.
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SEC Dismisses Civil Suit
Following President Trump's pardon, the SEC filed a motion to dismiss its pending civil insider trading lawsuit against Peizer.
Sentencing
Peizer was sentenced to 3.5 years in federal prison.
Jury Conviction
A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted Peizer of two counts of insider trading and one count of securities fraud.
DOJ and SEC Charges Filed
The Department of Justice filed criminal insider trading charges, and the SEC launched a parallel civil action, marking the first criminal case involving misuse of a 10b5-1 trading plan.
Insider Stock Sales
Peizer sold more than $20 million of Ontrak stock while aware of the impending loss of its largest customer.
The SEC's dismissal of a landmark $20 million insider-trading lawsuit following a presidential pardon raises serious questions about the rule of law, the viability of civil enforcement after clemency, and the political pressures on securities regulators.
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| Story count | Number of distinct stories where Terren Peizer was a primary or referenced actor. |
| Recency clustering | Whether mentions are concentrated in a recent window (a news cycle) or distributed (a sustained arc). |
| Sentiment distribution | Aggregate sentiment of the stories mentioning this entity, weighted by impact score. |
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