Even smart people do really stupid things.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A research scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology pleaded guilty on Monday to charges that he engaged in insider trading based on information he obtained from his wife, a corporate lawyer working on a deal involving a mining company
Fei Yan pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest in Manhattan and is scheduled to be sentenced by Forrest on March 2, prosecutors said.
Yan, a Chinese national,…