FORTUNE — Former Baltimore Orioles first baseman Eddie Murray today was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with illegally trading on inside information related to a 2009 merger. He also has agreed to settle by paying a $358,151 penalty, compared to the $235,314 he allegedly made off the illegal investment.
The case is related to insider trading charges brought last year against Doug DeCinces, also a former ballplayer who once was Murray’s teammate in Baltimore.
Basically, DeCinces was a “close friend” and neighbor to the CEO of Advanced Medical Optics, a publicly-traded company that was preparing to announce an acquisition by Abbott Laboratories. When announced, the deal would be priced at a 143% premium to AMO’s closing price the prior day.
DeCinces bought a bunch of shares, and also told several friends. Among them apparently was Murray, who purchased 17,000 shares of AMO stock. Also charged today was the original tipster, James Mazzo, and fellow DeCinces pal Dave Parker (no, not the ex-MLB star). Neither Mazzo nor Parker have settled.
To date, the SEC estimates that the AMO tips have resulted in around $2.4 million in illegal gains, and around $3.3 million of payments to the SEC.
Below is a copy of the complaint against Murray, Mazzo and Parker:
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