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Ex-Dean Foods chairman, gambler charged for insider trading; Mickelson settles

Andrew Ceresney, Director of SEC Enforcement division, speaks during a news conference regarding Las Vegas sports bettor William 'Billy' Walters and Dean Food's former chairman Thomas Davis, both charged with insider trading, in New York City, U.S. May 19, 2016

U.S. authorities on Thursday charged a former chairman of Dean Foods Co and a professional Las Vegas gambler with engaging in an insider trading scheme that netted over $40 million and included a tip that benefited professional golfer Phil Mickelson.

William "Billy" Walters, who has built a multimillion-dollar fortune as a famed Las Vegas sports bettor, was accused in an indictment filed in Manhattan federal court of trading on tips from Thomas Davis, Dean Food's former chairman.

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