I have come to really love the sound of nervous laughter.

Unfortunately, from what I can see from my vantage point as the U.S. Attorney here, illegal insider trading is rampant and may even be on the rise.

As the United States attorney in Manhattan, I have come to worry about few things as much as the gathering cyber threat.

I eat almost no lunch. I have a big dinner but I don't have a big lunch.

I spoke bluntly about what I had seen in a little over a year as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. To the apparent surprise of many in the room, I observed publicly that insider trading appeared to be rampant.

I have come to really love the sound of nervous laughter.

From coast to coast, the FBI and Securities and Exchange Commission have ensnared people not only at hedge funds, but at technology and pharmaceutical companies, consulting and law firms, government agencies, and even a major stock exchange.