Chicago environmental lawyer indicted in insider trading plot

  • David Sargent, listed as a Loyola University faculty member, received company financials from a friend, prosecutors said
  • SEC lawsuit also filed

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(Reuters) – A Chicago lawyer is facing insider trading charges that claim he used information from a longtime friend and business partner to buy shares in an education-technology company just before it announced a major jump in earnings.