It seems the SEC is going after him with the latter clause. His long time business contact gave him sensitive non-public information, and he should have known better than to trade on it, because it was so sensitive and who it came from, a long time relationship of trust and confidence.
FTA:
> We allege that Bechtolsheim, while serving as the chairman of a publicly traded company, abused the trust of a longtime business contact who had shared highly sensitive information about an imminent corporate acquisition," said SEC market abuse unit chief Joseph G Sansone.
It seems the SEC is going after him with the latter clause. His long time business contact gave him sensitive non-public information, and he should have known better than to trade on it, because it was so sensitive and who it came from, a long time relationship of trust and confidence.
FTA:
> We allege that Bechtolsheim, while serving as the chairman of a publicly traded company, abused the trust of a longtime business contact who had shared highly sensitive information about an imminent corporate acquisition," said SEC market abuse unit chief Joseph G Sansone.