In a brilliant move, a former Disney employee and her boyfriend were arrested this morning in Los Angeles for allegedly trying to sell insider information regarding the media giant to various hedge funds for $15k a pop. Bonnie Hoxie, who worked as an assistant in Disney’s communications department, according to Dealbreaker, and her boyfriend, Yonni Sebbag sent unsolicited emails to hedge funds asking for cash in exchange for insider information about earnings and Disney’s plan to sell ABC to two PE firms. (The news about ABC, which the New York Post hinted at earlier this week, has already caused a jump in Disney’s stock.)

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