Article: SEC sues ex-investor in Musicland.(BUSINESS)

Byline: Chris Serres; Staff Writer

Federal regulators have accused a former Musicland Stores Corp. investor of trading on insider information and concealing his ownership stake before Best Buy Co. bought the Minnetonka-based retailer in 2001.

The Securities and Exchange Commission claims that Alfred Teo, once Musicland's largest shareholder, bought 45,000 shares of Musicland stock after company executives told him of a tender offer from Best Buy. Then Teo allegedly told eight others, including his wife's sister, business acquaintances and the builder of his 118-foot yacht.

In all, Teo and the people he tipped off made $1.1 million by buying ...

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