Goldman Insider Avoids Tough Brooklyn Jail With Brief Reprieve

A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker who got three years for insider trading likely avoided a stint in a notorious Brooklyn jail when he was given a 30-day reprieve from starting his sentence.

Brijesh Goel had been scheduled to report to the US Marshals on Jan. 9 following his June conviction for passing confidential information on Goldman deals to a friend. But US District Judge P. Kevin Castel on Thursday granted Goel’s request to postpone his surrender date to Feb. 8.

Goel had argued that delays in designating inmates meant that he would be forced to start his sentence ...