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Pharmacist Seeks New Trial On Racketeering Conviction
The New England Compounding Center pharmacist convicted of racketeering in March over a deadly meningitis outbreak asked a federal judge on Monday for a new trial, saying that the government’s focus on second-degree murder charges on which he was acquitted tainted the entire trial. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »‘King Of Nursing Homes’ Can’t Duck Fraud Conviction: Judge
An Illinois federal judge said Wednesday he won’t acquit a Chicago doctor convicted of steering dozens of his elderly patients to one hospital in exchange for free labor from hospital staff, rejecting the doctor’s argument that the arrangement falls within an exemption to the Medicare/Medicaid anti-kickback statute. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »Ex-NOVA Bankers Ask Judge To Nix Fraud Conviction
After expressing open skepticism at trial about the strength of the government’s case, a Pennsylvania federal judge heard arguments Thursday urging him to acquit the leaders of the now-defunct NOVA Bank after their conviction in April for allegedly deceiving regulators into making an investment under the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »Gov’t Says Biofuel Exec Can’t Shake $56M Fraud Conviction
The federal government told an Indiana federal judge Friday that a former biofuel company executive convicted of hiding a $ 56 million fraud scheme should not be acquitted, saying there was more than enough evidence to prove the charges against him. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »Gov’t Says Biofuel Exec Can’t Shake $56M Fraud Conviction
The federal government told an Indiana federal judge Friday that a former biofuel company executive convicted of hiding a $ 56 million fraud scheme should not be acquitted, saying there was more than enough evidence to prove the charges against him. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »Ex-NOVA Bankers Ask Judge To Nix Fraud Conviction
After expressing open skepticism at trial about the strength of the government’s case, a Pennsylvania federal judge heard arguments Thursday urging him to acquit the leaders of the now-defunct NOVA Bank after their conviction in April for allegedly deceiving regulators into making an investment under the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »‘King Of Nursing Homes’ Can’t Duck Fraud Conviction, Judge Says
An Illinois federal judge said Wednesday he won’t acquit a Chicago doctor convicted of steering dozens of his elderly patients to one hospital in exchange for free labor from hospital staff, rejecting the doctor’s argument that the arrangement falls within an exemption to the Medicare/Medicaid anti-kickback statute. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »Justices Told Bad Jury Instructions Void Hacking Conviction
A shipping executive convicted of hacking his former employer in order to launch a rival business told the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that he should be acquitted because of incorrect jury instructions that substituted the word “and” for “or,” claiming the instructions tainted the case. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »Ex-Bryan Cave Atty Seeks Retrial After Fraud Conviction
Former Bryan Cave LLP attorney Harvey Newkirk asked a New York federal judge Thursday to grant a retrial or reverse his criminal wire fraud conviction in connection with a failed bid to acquire Maxim magazine, arguing there was insufficient evidence to support the conviction. Law360: acquitted
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