SEC v. Caroline J. Campbell (insider trading, 2026)
Settled
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In April 2026 the Securities and Exchange Commission settled with Caroline Campbell, an ImmunityBio employee, finding that she placed orders on May 9 and 10, 2023 to sell 48,495 shares on knowledge that the FDA would delay approval of Anktiva, avoiding losses of $157,066.28 when the stock fell about 55 percent. She agreed to a cease-and-desist order, $157,066.28 in disgorgement, $18,130.97 in interest and an equal penalty, payable in instalments.
The record
| Agency | SEC |
|---|---|
| Release number | 34-105151 |
| Date filed | 2026-04-06 |
| Date resolved | 2026-04-06 |
| Status | settled |
| Asset class | equities |
| Venue | Nasdaq |
| Criminal parallel | No |
| Defendants | Caroline J. Campbell |
| Cited as charged or alleged | Exchange Act s.10(b) and Rule 10b-5 |
| Techniques | Insider trading |
What was ordered
- Civil penalty
- $157k
- Disgorgement
- $157k
- Prejudgment interest
- $18.1k
- Total relief
- $332k
- Alleged gain
- $157k
What is alleged to have happened
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued this settled order on April 6, 2026 (Release No. 34-105151).
The order finds she breached a duty of trust and confidence owed to ImmunityBio. A parallel order covers another ImmunityBio employee.
For the regulator's own account of the facts, read the primary document linked above. This page deliberately summarises the structured record rather than reproducing the release.
What technique is this, and how does it work?
This action is tagged with one technique in our taxonomy. The tagging is ours: regulators charge statutory provisions, not technique names, so the mapping is an editorial judgement described in our editorial policy.
- Insider trading — see how it works, what statute it engages, and every other action tagged the same way.
Timeline
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