The jury selected for the in the conspiracy trial of former Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP attorney Evan Greebel will not be allowed to hear that “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli was acquitted of allegedly conspiring with Greebel to defraud Retrophin Inc., a Brooklyn federal judge ruled Thursday. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
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Jury Convicts Ex-Dewey CFO, Frees Exec Director
A Manhattan jury on Monday issued a split verdict in the long-running criminal case against top executives of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, acquitting the defunct law firm’s executive director but convicting its former chief financial officer on fraud and conspiracy charges. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »Norway Appeals Jury Acquits Ex-Yara CEO Of Corruption
The former CEO of Yara International, a fertilizer company whose largest shareholder is the Norwegian government, had his conviction for bribery of Indian and Libyan officials reversed by an appeals court jury in Oslo on Friday, according to published reports. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »London Jury Convicts Two In Tabernula Insider Trading Case
A London jury convicted a former Deutsche Bank executive and an accountant Monday tied to the so-called Tabernula insider trading ring but acquitted three others in the the largest and most complex insider dealing case ever brought by the Financial Conduct Authority. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »Convicted Wrigley Rooftop Owner Says Jury Overreached
The owner of a rooftop overlooking Wrigley Field who was convicted last month of defrauding the Chicago Cubs out of owed royalties asked an Illinois federal judge on Wednesday to either acquit him or grant a new trial, saying the jury’s verdict was against the weight of evidence. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »Convicted Wrigley Rooftop Owner Says Jury Overreached
The owner of a rooftop overlooking Wrigley Field who was convicted last month of defrauding the Chicago Cubs out of owed royalties asked an Illinois federal judge on Wednesday to either acquit him or grant a new trial, saying the jury’s verdict was against the weight of evidence. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »London Jury Convicts Two In Tabernula Insider Trading Case
A London jury convicted a former Deutsche Bank executive and an accountant Monday tied to the so-called Tabernula insider trading ring but acquitted three others in the the largest and most complex insider dealing case ever brought by the Financial Conduct Authority. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »La. Jury Convicts 2 In $34M Medicare Fraud Scheme
A New Orleans federal jury on Thursday night found a physician and a home health care company owner guilty of a $ 34 million Medicare fraud scheme, but acquitted them, along with another physician, from almost twice as many related charges. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »Jury Clears Construction Biz Owner In Retrial On Tax Charges
The Second Circuit’s rare decision to back a federal court ruling ordering a new trial panned out for a construction company owner who was previously found to have willfully filed false tax returns when a New York federal jury acquitted him on all charges Tuesday. 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))
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