Ex-SAC Manager Steinberg Seeks To Quiz Potential Jurors

Former SAC Capital portfolio manager Michael Steinberg seeks to question potential jurors in his insider-trading trial. Lawyers for Michael Steinberg argued that the news media frenzy surrounding the government’s investigation of SAC and its owner, Steven A. Cohen, could unfairly influence the jury pool. Considering prominent coverage of Steinberg’s case, his lawyers asked the presiding judge Richard J. Sullivan to use a juror questionnaire focused on awareness of the publicity and whether prospective jurors hold an opinion about the case. Potential Jurors Could Be Swayed The lawyers have highlighted in their memo stories about the investigation into Steinberg’s trading in…