RPT-UPDATE 3-Insider trading cases face uphill path after convictions tossed
December 10, 2014 at 17:38 PM EST
NEW YORK, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Insider trading cases may get much tougher to prosecute after a U.S. appeals court overturned the convictions of two former hedge fund managers, rocking the foundations of Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's Wall Street crackdown.