@attilatheblond: No. Insider trading, at best.
@attilatheblond: Legally, things can't be "almost like" something, alas. They have to be the things they are or not be the things they aren't. Sure, some prosecutors may give it a whirl and roll the dice, but that doesn't usually work out.
@thedisasterautist Almost like bribing people to not testify against the corporate officers who screwed up and sold off their shares before the collapse. Legalized witness tampering?