SEC v. Kevin A. Van de Grift (insider trading, 2026)

Judgment entered

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In January 2026 the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a final consent judgment, entered January 27, against Kevin Van de Grift, a day-trader and accountant who bought 60,000 Verifone shares in March 2018 on a tip from Gil Friedman about Francisco Partners' acquisition, for a profit of about $300,000. He was enjoined, barred from serving as an officer or director for five years, and ordered to pay $298,000 in disgorgement, $69,022.67 in interest and a $298,000 penalty, and agreed to a five-year suspension from practising before the SEC as an accountant.

The record

What was ordered

Civil penalty

$298k

Disgorgement

$298k

Prejudgment interest

$69k

Total relief

$665k

Alleged gain

$300k

A dash means the release did not state a figure we could extract, not that the figure is zero. Penalty and disgorgement are stored separately so aggregates across the library do not double-count the same dollars.

What is alleged to have happened

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced this judgment on January 30, 2026 as release LR-26473, in a Southern District of New York case filed February 22, 2023.

Friedman, the tipper, settled earlier; his judgment is recorded separately.

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Timeline

1. 2026-01-30 Litigation release published

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Record added September 10, 2026. submit a correction.