Short seller Andrew Left convicted of fraud counts (opens in new tab)

A federal jury in California convicted short seller Andrew Left, founder of Citron Research, of one count of participating in a securities fraud scheme and 12 counts of securities fraud, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Left, a securities analyst, trader and television guest commentator on CNBC and Fox Business, had been charged in July 2024 with one count of engaging in a securities fraud scheme, 17 counts of securities fraud and one count of making false statements to federal investigat...