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Tom Hardin discusses his rise and fall as ‘Tipper X’

Tom Hardin with his book Wired on Wall Street: The Rise and Fall of Tipper X
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Julie DiMauro

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Hardin wore a covert wire over 40 times for the FBI, helping them conduct “Operation Perfect Hedge,” the largest insider trading investigation in a generation. He told GRIP about his book and lessons learned.

Tom Hardin, known as “Tipper X,” is a former hedge fund analyst who became an FBI informant after he was caught committing insider trading in 2008. Working as a key informant for the government, Hardin wore a wire over 40 times to assist the FBI in Operation Perfect Hedge, resulting in 20+

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