text: SEC levels a $3M fine for inside trades | Law.com
  SEC levels a $3M fine for inside trades
  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission took a $3 million bite out of a former board member of a dental products maker for insider trading last week. White-collar and securities lawyers said the case offers more proof that insider trading is to be the SEC's new focus. But they also said that the case was unusual because board members with experience at public companies don't usually run afoul of trading rules.