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\t\t\t\tThe Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a settlement with three men accused of trading on insider information about the acquisition between Mercer Insurance Group Inc. and United Fire & Casualty Co. (UFCS), with the latter to obtain the former. Per the SEC, in or around June 2010, Mercer Insurance director H. Thomas Davis Jr. found out about the talks between the two insurance companies and then allegedly tipped business associate\/friend Mark W. Baggett, who then allegedly tipped golfing partner Kenneth Wrangell. Baggett and Wrangell then bought Mercer stock that they sold when the merger became public in November of that year. The Commission says they made over $83,000 in illegal profits.<\/p>\n

Wrangell, who reportedly went into a cooperation deal with SEC investigators right away when they approached him about the insider trading, saw his penalty reduced to $11,380.39. His disgorgement remains at is $42,521.55. This agreement led to the quick gathering of evidence and settlements against the other two men. In addition to a bar from working for a public company as a director or officer, Davis has consented to be severally and jointly liable for the disgorgement of $41,584.45, which were Baggett’s profits, in addition to a $41,584.45 penalty and prejudgment interest.) Baggett will also pay disgorgement and a penalty. <\/p>\n

In a Pennsylvania insider trading <\/a>case, a district court has decided not to dismiss criminal securities fraud charges against Timothy McGee, who allegedly traded securities in a merger target using information that he obtained from a fellow Alcoholics Anonymous member. Judge Tim Savage found that the prosecution alleged enough facts to support that there was a relationship of confidence\/trust between the defendant and his tipster. <\/p>\n

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