Cohen lawyers rebut SEC allegations over insider trading affair

SAC memo is a detailed rebuttal to allegations that CEO Steven A Cohen failed to take proper steps to prevent insider trading

SAC Capital Advisors fired back at the US government, telling employees Monday that the evidence shows Steven A Cohen "did not even read" the email at the heart of allegations he failed to take proper steps to prevent insider trading at his hedge fund firm.

A 46-page "white paper" prepared by lawyers for Cohen responded point by point to the Securities and Exchange Commission's civil-enforcement action Friday against Cohen.

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