The SEC charged 6 people operating a Silicon Valley insider trading ring that made nearly $2 million

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The SEC charged six people with insider trading, busting a $1.7 million Silicon Valley ring.
A revenue officer for San Jose-based Infinera allegedly passed insider information to his best friend.
"Insider trading is part of my investment strategy," one defendant boasted on an internet message board.
Sign up here for our daily newsletter, 10 Things Before the Opening Bell.The SEC charged six people with insider trading this week, busting a Silicon Valley ring that had gener