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Mar 6 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
OK- now in insider trading trial of ex-Rep from Indiana Stephen Buyer. Inner City Press is covering the case innercitypress.com/sdny10mnpitmob… and will live tweet, thread below
One of Buyer's lawyers: So none of this trade execution was done in NYS, only NJ, correct?
US witness: I'm not sure O understand, but I suppose not.
#Venue
Next US witness is broker-dealer Matthew Levine, who says he was based in NYC and executed orders from Charles Schwab. Data centers is Seacaucus NJ - and Purchase NY.
Next US witness is a journalist who had an affair with Rep Steve Buyer - who bought her a mattress and opened her a Charles Schwab account and put money in it.
Her voice trailed off after KAREN HE...but seems she's Karen Hensel
After Buyer used Hensel's account to trade Sprint and Navigant stock, Hensel was interviewed by the FBI. She has a non prosecution agreement.
Cross by 4th of Buyer's 5 lawyers:
Steve helps his friends, right?
Hensel: Yes.
Q: How old are you?
Hensel: 58 (rolls eyes - the 2 women in gallery behind Buyer laugh)

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