DENVER AP – A federal judge closed part of a hearing in the insider trading case against former Qwest Chief Joe Nacchio Friday, saying information from the government’s business dealings with the phone company should remain top secret to protect national security.
U.S. District Judge Edward Nottingham did not rule on a defense request to move Nacchio’s trial to preserve his fair-trial rights, but he broached the possibility of holding it in another Colorado city or drawing jurors from a broader geographic area.
