UPDATE 1-U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear insider trading appeal
January 19, 2016 at 09:49 AM EST
WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to take up an Illinois businessman's appeal of his insider trading conviction after he made nearly $1.2 million trading on tips about mergers from his brother-in-law, a Citigroup Inc investment banker.
