UPDATE 5-U.S. judge accepts SAC guilty plea, approves $1.2 bln deal
April 10, 2014 at 22:09 PM EDT
NEW YORK, April 10 (Reuters) - SAC Capital Advisors' $1.2 billion criminal settlement for insider trading received final court approval on Thursday, as a U.S. judge accepted a guilty plea from the hedge fund firm run by billionaire Steven A. Cohen.