Leaked Recording Challenges White's Insider Trading Defense
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Leaked phone recording challenges billionaire Richard Whites defense against insider trading claims at WiseTech Global. White is heard promising an ex-employee five million dollars tax-free to settle her board complaint, despite directors warning him not to sell shares. He offloaded shares worth two hundred twenty-nine million dollars around that time, insisting he was just a consultant. The recording suggests White was still pulling strings at the company, discussing board approvals and payments split between WiseTech and his own funds. Board tensions boiled over with four independent directors resigning amid clashes over Whites role. Regulators raided WiseTechs Sydney office in October twenty twenty-five, targeting potential insider trading by White and others. White returned as executive chairman, with no admissions of fault. The regulators probe continues, leaving questions about Whites influence hanging in the air.
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