BJ Kang is an American Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Bureau of Investigation

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency . The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime...

 agent known for high profile investigations of securities fraud

Securities fraud

Securities fraud, also known as stock fraud and investment fraud, is a practice that induces investors to make purchase or sale decisions on the basis of false information, frequently resulting in losses, in violation of the securities laws....

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After having occupied a prominent place in both the perp walk

Perp walk

A perp walk, or walking the perp,The term "perp" is short for "perpetrator", and is commonly used by police departments for those they arrest. It is legally inaccurate since the arrested individual's guilt has not been judicially established at that point...

 of Raj Rajaratnam

Raj Rajaratnam

Raj Rajaratnam is an American former hedge fund manager and founder of the Galleon Group, a New York-based hedge fund management firm. On October 16, 2009, he was arrested by the FBI on allegations of insider trading, which also caused the Galleon Group to close. He stood trial in U.S. v...

 and Bernie Madoff, Reuters

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 called him "may be the most feared man on Wall Street."

Raj Rajaratnam

Kang was the lead investigator in the insider trading case against Raj Rajaratnam. During pre-trial hearings, lawyers for Rajaratnam scrutinized Kang for applying for a wiretap on Rajaratnam without mentioning a SEC civil investigation that had taken place.

In a Newsweek

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interview Rajaratnam says that when he was arrested Kang taunted him by declaring: “Take a good look at your son. You’re not going to see him for a long time. Your wife doesn’t seem so upset. Because she’s going to spend all your money.”