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- ↑ Goldstein, Mathew (4 December 2009), "The FBI agent inside the Galleon case", Reuters
- 1 2 3 "Job Churn Hits Insider Probe". Wall Street Journal. August 10, 2012.
- ↑ Lattman, Peter (6 October 2010), "Galleon Wiretap Application Under Scrutiny", Dealbook
- ↑ "Raj Rajaratnam Reveals Why He Didn't Take a Plea". Newsweek. December 23, 2011.
- ↑ "The Empire of Edge". New Yorker. October 13, 2014.