The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on March 13. It is reproduced in full below.

Former Congressman Stephen Buyer leveraged his privileged position as a corporate advisor to twice use his clients’ material nonpublic information to commit insider trading. Buyer’s conviction underscores this Office’s commitment to detect and hold accountable those who break our insider trading laws just to make a buck.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys