Darius Keaton, 63, former director ofSanta Fe International Corp, was sentenced to two months in
jail and fined 11,000 dlrs for trading the company's stock on
insider knowledge of its 1981 two-billion-dlr takeover.
    Keaton, who was sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court,
pleaded guilty to wire fraud and failing to report to the
Securities and Exchange Commission that he used his inside
knowledge of a takeover by Kuwait Petroleum to buy shares of
Santa Fe's stock before the takeover was disclosed.
     Keaton must also serve 1,000 hours of community service
after which he will be placed on probation for five years.
 Reuter
