June 20 (Reuters) - Former Goldman Sachs banker Brijesh Goel's trial on insider trading charges drew to a close on Tuesday, with his attorney saying he was framed by his friend and a prosecutor saying Goel had lied to a New York jury.
Prosecutors agreed not to charge him in exchange for cooperation in the case, including secretly recording his conversations with Goel.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua Naftalis said recordings of Goel urging Niranjan to delete messages about the trades prove his guilt.
A Goldman Sachs spokesperson has called Goel's alleged conduct "egregious" and said the bank is cooperating with authorities.
The case was one of several U.S. Attorney Damien Williams announced last summer as part of an insider trading crackdown.
Persons:
Goldman Sachs, Brijesh Goel's, Goel, Akshay Niranjan, drugmaker, Goldman, Joshua Naftalis, Niranjan, Reed Brodsky, Brodsky, Apollo, Damien Williams, Jody Godoy, Sonali Paul
Organizations:
Spirit Airlines Inc, Barclays, Prosecutors, Goel ., U.S, Apollo Global Management, Court, Southern District of, Thomson
Locations:
New York, U.S, Southern District, Southern District of New York