Goldman Banker in Insider Case Had Cash in Sunglasses Case (1)

The Goldman Sachs banker, on trial for insider trading, had a secret in his closet: $24,000 tucked into a sunglasses case.

The stash, prosecutors said Tuesday, shows there’s a risk he might flee before his trial on insider-trading charges.

Vice President Bryan Cohen had $24,000 in the case, hidden in a dresser drawer in his closet, prosecutors in Manhattan said Tuesday in a letter to a judge. The French citizen also has an overseas bank account with more than $533,000 and owns four properties in France worth over $500,000, prosecutors said, citing Cohen’s tax returns.

U.S. District Judge William Pauley ...