Larry was working at his job at the landfill when he got off his tractor to take a break.He noticed some papers on the ground and went to throw them on a pile.As he held the papers he saw a confidential report from MegaCorp stating it would be announcing the development of a new super computer in two weeks.Larry has no relationship with MegaCorp.Larry mortgaged his house and borrowed all the money he could to purchase $300,000 worth of MegaCorp stock.Larry bought the stock for $32 a share.When the announcement was made public,MegaCorp's stock skyrocketed.Larry sold his stock a few weeks later and made a huge profit.Larry has:
A) committed a criminal act.
B) violated SEC regulations but not the criminal law.
C) committed an act of improper insider trading.
D) done nothing legally wrong.
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