Steve Cohen's first wife sued him 19 years after their divorce, alleging he hid $5.5 million, and an appeals court revived the case

Steven Cohen married Patricia Finke in 1979, and they divorced in 1990. Cohen went on to found SAC Capital and become a billionaire. In December 2009 Patricia Cohen sued him and his brother Donald under the federal racketeering law, alleging that during 1989 separation negotiations he concealed $5.5 million and that he profited from insider trading. On March 30, 2011 the federal court in Manhattan dismissed the case. On April 3, 2013 the Second Circuit revived it in part. Judge Pierre Leval, for a three-judge panel, called her allegation of concealed money "plausible" and reinstated the fraud, racketeering and fiduciary-duty claims, while upholding dismissal of unjust enrichment. The ruling came as federal prosecutors were arresting SAC employees. SAC pleaded guilty to insider trading in November 2013^†. The final outcome of Patricia Cohen's suit is not confirmed here^†. Cohen bought the New York Mets in 2020^†. The couple had two children.