
Two individuals, Michael Shvartsman, aged 53, and his brother Gerald Shvartsman, aged 46, have pleaded guilty to charges of securities fraud in Manhattan's U.S. District Court. The guilty pleas come in connection with insider trading related to the public listing of former U.S. President Donald Trump's media venture.
The brothers, along with Rocket One Capital's chief investment officer, Bruce Garelick, were accused of illicitly trading on nonpublic information regarding Trump Media & Technology Group's (TMTG) plans to go public via a merger with a blank-check company. TMTG, known for operating Truth Social, Trump's social media platform, attracted substantial attention amid the charged political climate.