Precluding insider trading in Congress was long overdue

Publication: The Vindicator


April 9, 2012

But as one of the long-time proponents of the bill, the non-partisan Sunlight Foundation points out, the STOCK Act isn’t perfect. It doesn’t address the possible abuse of the system by political intelligence firms, it could have provided provisions that made it easier to pursue prosecution of corrupt officials and it exempted the sale and purchase of real estate.