Famous Las Vegas sports bettor Billy Walters scored a small win in his insider trading case this month as his scheduled March trial approaches.
Federal prosecutors said that a FBI agent leaked confidential information to the press during the 2014 investigation into Walters, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. He was charged about two years later.
Its unlikely the indictment, which also includes wire and securities fraud, will be thrown out thanks to the FBIs alleged violation of grand jury secrecy.
The former chairman of Dean Foods, who was also accused of insider trading, pleaded guilty and is cooperating with the government. Walters allegedly made $110 million from Davis tips.
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