Money | Disney Disney Employee's Insider Trading Scheme Fizzles Tip No. 1: Don't send out email blasts By John Johnson Posted May 26, 2010 2:55 PM CDT Copied A file photo of Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom in Florida. (That's the space shuttle Discovery lifting off.) (Kent Phillips, photographer) A woman who worked as an administrative assistant to a Disney executive is accused of trying to sell business secrets to hedge funds. As New York magazine explains, she and her boyfriend got the not-so-bright idea to send out a blind email to hedge funds seeking customers. At least 20 who received it promptly notified the feds. A portion of the email in question: "Hi, I have access to Disney's (DIS) quarterly earnings report before its release on 05/03/10 [sic]. I am willing to share this information for a fee that we can determine later. I am sorry but I can't disclose my identify for confidentiality reasons but we can correspond by email if you would like to discuss it." Undercover FBI agents were more than happy to do so. Read These Next President Monroe's daughter wrote a desperate plea in 1839. 'Butt-breathing' could be the future for struggling patients. Author Michael Wolf has sued the first lady. Online boo-bears go after the demo firm tearing White House apart. Report an error