NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors have brought sweeping criminal charges against two former Robinhood software engineers, accusing them of orchestrating a calculated insider trading scheme that exploited confidential corporate data for personal financial gain. According to an indictment unsealed Tuesday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, 36-year-old Hefu Chai…
By PYMNTS | July 12, 2026 In a chilling breach of professional ethics that has sent shockwaves through the cybersecurity industry, a former ransomware negotiator has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for orchestrating a duplicitous scheme. Angelo Martino, 41, once a trusted consultant tasked with defending organizations during their darkest hours, instead…
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