Prominent American galloping owner guilty
21 11 2008Thoroughbred owner Gary Tanaka has been found guilty (Nov. 19) on three of 12 counts relating to securities fraud while he headed Amerindo Investment Advisors. A Manhattan federal jury was hung or acquitted Tanaka on the remaining charges. Tanaka’s partner in Amerindo, noted New York philanthropist Alberto Vilar, was convicted on all 12 counts.