Readying to defend himself on insider trading charges at trial in New Jersey, the former CEO of Home Diagnostics Corp. reportedly cut a plea deal and abruptly pleaded guilty.
George Holley, a 72-year-old resident of Norwalk, had also been charged with obstructing justice when he was indicted in February 2011. He had been free on $3 million bail since, and now faces sentencing in early December.
“We felt that the plea agreement that was arrived at during trial was an appropriate, fair resolution of the case,” Holley”™s defense attorney Kevin Marino told Bloomberg News.
Holley admitted to disclosing material information to five people regarding Nipro Corp.”™s acquisition of the diabetes management company Home Diagnostics Inc., which he founded and led, with the company based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
After the $215 million Nipro deal was announced, Home Diagnostics shares spiked nearly 90 percent, with individuals tipped off by Holley reaping $290,000 in gains.
