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SEC v. Benjamin Taylor; and Darina Windsor, No. LR-26509, Southern District of New York (Mar. 27, 2026) — Press Release

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Benjamin Taylor and Darina Windsor, No. LR-26509 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 27, 2026)

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SEC v. Benjamin Taylor, et al.
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Former investment bankers Benjamin Taylor and Darina Windsor secured final consent judgments to resolve SEC charges of participating in an international insider trading scheme.

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Benjamin Taylor and Darina Windsor were charged with violating the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 through an international insider trading scheme. The scheme involved misappropriating material nonpublic information from London-based firms to net tens of millions of dollars. Taylor was ordered to pay $500,000 in disgorgement, while Windsor must pay $50,000 in disgorgement and a $50,000 civil penalty.

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The SEC obtained final consent judgments against former investment bankers Benjamin Taylor and Darina Windsor for their roles in an international insider trading scheme. While employed at London-based firms, the duo misappropriated material nonpublic information regarding U.S. corporate transactions. They utilized an intermediary to tip this information to others, resulting in tens of millions of dollars in illicit profits. The defendants faced charges for violating Sections 10(b) and 14(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As part of the settlement, Taylor was ordered to pay $500,000 in disgorgement. Windsor was ordered to pay $50,000 in disgorgement and a $50,000 civil penalty. Both individuals are now permanently enjoined from future violations of the Act.

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Scheme
insider-trading (99%)
Court
Southern District of New York
Disgorgement
$500,000
Civil penalty
$50,000
Entity
Benjamin Taylor and Darina Windsor
Classified insider-trading(confidence 99%). EDGAR detection: forms 4/3/5/144· recall 81% / precision 19%. detection rule →
Statutes
Sections 10(b) and 14(e) of the Securities Exchange ActSections 10(b) and 14(e) of the Securities Exchange ActRule 14e-3
Parties
Securities and Exchange CommissionBenjamin TaylorDarina Windsor
Keywords
taylorbenjamin taylorwindsortaylor darinadarina windsorsecsecuritiessecurities exchangeinsider tradingtaylor windsorbenjamindarinatradingfinal consentconsent judgments

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Dollar amounts 3
  • $500K $500,000 $100K–$1M
  • $50K $50,000 $10K–$100K
  • $50K $50,000 $10K–$100K
Entities 5
  • person benjamin taylor
  • person darina windsor
  • person final judgments
  • scheme_term international insider trading scheme
  • court u.s. district court for the southern district of new york
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  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered final consent judgments as to Benjamin Taylor and Darina Windsor
  • Benjamin Taylor participated in international insider trading scheme
  • Darina Windsor participated in international insider trading scheme
  • Benjamin Taylor and Darina Windsor netted tens of millions of dollars in illicit profits
  • Benjamin Taylor and Darina Windsor misappropriated material nonpublic information about impending corporate transactions
  • Benjamin Taylor and Darina Windsor tipped material nonpublic information through an intermediary
  • Benjamin Taylor and Darina Windsor shared in proceeds of the illegal securities transactions
  • final judgments permanently enjoin Taylor and Windsor from violating Sections 10(b) and 14(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  • final judgments order Taylor to pay disgorgement of $500,000
  • final judgments order Windsor to pay disgorgement of $50,000 and a civil penalty of $50,000
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONLitigation Release No. 26509 / March 27, 2026Securities and Exchange Commission v. Benjamin Taylor, et al., No. 19-cv-09744 (S.D.N.Y. filed Oct. 22, 2019)SEC Obtains Final Consent Judgments as to Benjamin Taylor and Darina Windsor in Alleged Insider Trading CaseOn February 17, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered final consent judgments as to Benjamin Taylor and Darina Windsor, two former investment bankers charged by the SEC in an alleged multi-year insider trading scheme.According to the SEC’s amended complaint, filed on March, 27, 2020, Taylor and Windsor, while working as investment bankers in London, participated in an international insider trading scheme that netted its participants tens of millions of dollars in illicit profits from trading in the securities of U.S. companies. As alleged, Taylor and Windsor misappropriated material nonpublic information about impending corporate transactions from the London-based investment banking firms where they were employed, tipped that information through an intermediary to other individuals who used it to trade securities, and shared in the resulting proceeds of the illegal securities transactions.The final judgments permanently enjoin Taylor and Windsor from violating Sections 10(b) and 14(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rules 10b-5 and Rule 14e-3 thereunder, order Taylor to pay disgorgement of $500,000, and order Windsor to pay disgorgement of $50,000 and a civil penalty of $50,000.The SEC’s investigation and litigation were conducted by Michael Foster of the SEC’s Chicago Regional Office, Rua Kelly of the SEC’s Boston Regional Office, and Assunta Vivolo, John Rymas, and Joseph Sansone of the Division of Enforcement’s Market Abuse Unit. The SEC appreciates the assistance of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and the UK Financial Conduct Authority.
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONLitigation Release No. 26509 / March 27, 2026Securities and Exchange Commission v. Benjamin Taylor, et al., No. 19-cv-09744 (S.D.N.Y. filed Oct. 22, 2019)SEC Obtains Final Consent Judgments as to Benjamin Taylor and Darina Windsor in Alleged Insider Trading CaseOn February 17, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered final consent judgments as to Benjamin Taylor and Darina Windsor, two former investment bankers charged by the SEC in an alleged multi-year insider trading scheme.According to the SEC’s amended complaint, filed on March, 27, 2020, Taylor and Windsor, while working as investment bankers in London, participated in an international insider trading scheme that netted its participants tens of millions of dollars in illicit profits from trading in the securities of U.S. companies. As alleged, Taylor and Windsor misappropriated material nonpublic information about impending corporate transactions from the London-based investment banking firms where they were employed, tipped that information through an intermediary to other individuals who used it to trade securities, and shared in the resulting proceeds of the illegal securities transactions.The final judgments permanently enjoin Taylor and Windsor from violating Sections 10(b) and 14(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rules 10b-5 and Rule 14e-3 thereunder, order Taylor to pay disgorgement of $500,000, and order Windsor to pay disgorgement of $50,000 and a civil penalty of $50,000.The SEC’s investigation and litigation were conducted by Michael Foster of the SEC’s Chicago Regional Office, Rua Kelly of the SEC’s Boston Regional Office, and Assunta Vivolo, John Rymas, and Joseph Sansone of the Division of Enforcement’s Market Abuse Unit. The SEC appreciates the assistance of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and the UK Financial Conduct Authority.

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