But insider-trading cases can be difficult to unravel and hard to prosecute, which makes the speed at which charges were filed in this case remarkable.
"I understand no police complaint was filed in this case even though it supposedly occurred in December 1999," Mr. Gianelli said.
A clue into prosecutorial priorities can be found in the fact that it took nearly 21 months for charges to be filed in this case.
"When I try to figure out why anyone would file a brief as bizarre as the one he [Francisco] filed in this case, that's what I come up with".
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"When I try to figure out why anyone would file a brief as bizarre as the one he [Francisco] filed in this case, that's what I come up with," added Richard Pierce, a professor at George Washington University's school of law, who also filed an amicus brief.
