SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Litigation Release No. 15426 / July 29, 1997
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. CHARLES BRUMFIELD, JOSEPH
BRUMFIELD,
ROBERT ALLEN, WILLIAM MYLETT, JOSEPH PENNA, JOSEPH CUSIMANO, ALFRED
VOLPE,
JAMES GALANTE, THOMAS ALGER, JOHN O'BRIEN, LAWRENCE FRIEDMAN, ROBERT
FLANAGAN, THOMAS FLANAGAN, SHARON SEIDEN, WARREN SMITH, JOHN LYNCH,
AND
ALBERT BRODY, United States District Court for the Southern District of
New
York, Civ. Action No. 95-9283 (JES).
On July 25, 1997, the United States District Court for the
Southern
District of New York entered a Final Judgment of Permanent Injunction
and
Other Equitable Relief against Joseph Brumfield for violations of the
federal securities laws in connection with his trading in the shares of
NCR
Corporation, which was an AT&T acquisition target, while he was in
possession of material, non-public information. Without admitting or
denying the allegations in the Complaint, Joseph Brumfield consented to
the
entry of an injunction, disgorgement of his profits of $28,812.33,
plus
prejudgment interest, and a civil penalty of $28,812.33.
The Commission's Complaint alleges that before November 8, 1990,
Charles Brumfield, at the time a Vice President in AT&T's Human
Resources
Department, learned material, non-public information about AT&T's plans
to
acquire NCR. Charles Brumfield told his son, Joseph Brumfield, about
AT&T's plans to acquire NCR and Joseph Brumfield, in turn, told at
least
two others about the planned acquisition who then traded in NCR
securities,
and Brumfield traded in NCR securities himself. Joseph Brumfield was
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. CHARLES BRUMFIELD,
United States District Court for the Southern District of New
York, Civ.
District of New York entered a Final Judgment of Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable
Corporation, which was an AT&T acquisition target, while he was in possession of material,
Without admitting or denying the allegations in the Complaint, Joseph Brumfield consented to
The Commission's Complaint alleges that before November 8, 1990, Charles Brumfield, at the
Department, learned material, non-public information about AT&T's plans to acquire NCR.
Charles Brumfield told his son, Joseph Brumfield, about AT&T's plans to acquire NCR and
alleged to have violated Sections 10and 14of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Rules
Joseph Brumfield pled guilty to one count of perjury.
On February 14, 1997, he was sentenced to two years probation and six months home confinement.
Litigation with respect to the remaining defendants is continuing.
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