Federal prosecutors appear to be zeroing in on Wall Street firm Georgeson for allegedly bartering tickets to high-priced events—including $1,200 tickets to a New England Patriots game—in exchange for confidential information about shareholders.
The feds have not publicly named Georgeson as a target. But last week, prosecutors in Boston filed criminal charges against former ISS employee Brian Bennett for allegedly selling confidential shareholder information to a New York "proxy solicitation firm."
In exchange, Bennett, formerly known as Brian Zentmyer, received various gifts including tickets to see Patriots quarterback Tom Brady beat the Dallas Cowboys in October 2011, according to the complaint filed in Boston federal court.