Posted 4/3/2024, 7:30:00 PM
Trump Insider Trading Scandal Costs Ex-President Over $1 Billion
- Two brothers, Michael and Gerald Shvartsman, pleaded guilty to insider trading ahead of Trump Media's public offering
- They made $22 million combined through illegal trades based on nonpublic info about the DWAC and Trump Media merger
- Michael Shvartsman used $14 million in profits to buy a yacht called "Provocateur"
- A third man, Bruce Garelick, was also charged and will go on trial later this month
- Trump Media shares tumbled 20% after reporting a $58 million net loss last year, causing Trump's net worth to fall over $1 billion