Ford O'Brien Landy LLP attorney Matthew Aaron Ford, counsel for Constantin, told Law360 in an email on Tuesday that the ruling represents a "great victory" for investors utilizing X, formerly known as Twitter. "We are pleased with Judge Sim Lake's dismissal of the...
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Men Let Off $114M Fraud Fight Feds Dismissal Pause | Law360
"Constantinescu's counsel, Matthew A. Ford of Ford O'Brien Landy LLP, meanwhile, said the government's theory that his client was liable since he did not to disclose private stock sales on social media "never made any sense." "We would be surprised if the government...
$114 Million Discord Stock Case Tossed Ahead Of Jury Trial | Law360
Congratulations to our legal team for this amazing victory! Legal team: Matthew Aaron Ford, Jamie Hoxie Solano, Stephen Halpin III Matthew Aaron Ford of , counsel for lead defendant Constantinescu, told Law360 that the "government's flawed...
Trader Seeks Trial Delay, Says Gov’t Hiding ‘Meme Stock’ Evidence | Law360
Matthew Aaron Ford, counsel for Constantinescu, told Law360 in an email statement, "The Court has been clear in both oral and written orders that the government must turn over exculpatory Brady material in the possession of the SEC and FINRA concerning the meme stocks...
‘Meme Stock’ Trader Sees Feds Drop Laundering Charge | Law360
"The government's decision to drop Count 21 against Mr. Constantinescu signifies an admission that the government had misleadingly inflated the profit calculations alleged in the indictment by approximately $90 million, a bloated number used to garner headlines,"...
Feds Fight Accused ‘Meme Stock’ Trader’s Sanctions Bid | Law360
"We are startled that after conducting a joint investigation with the SEC, the government now takes the position that it can shield from a criminal defendant a trove of exculpatory evidence in the SEC's possession, including SEC documents showing that the 'underlying...
Accused ‘Meme’ Stock Trader Wants Prosecutors Sanctioned | Law360
Constantinescu said the government has ignored its mandate to turn over potentially exculpatory evidence, "instead taking the indefensible position that because another agency, the SEC, possesses this report and materials related to it and not the individual assistant...
“Still No Clarity For 8 Charged Discord Traders, Judge Says” | LAW 360
Matthew A. Ford of Ford O’Brien Landy LLP, counsel for Constantinescu, told the court that the 21-count indictment, which accuses the men of profiting $114 million between January 2020 and April 2022, isn’t specific enough for defense counsel to identify exactly which...
8 Charged In Discord Scheme Must Wait For Details From Feds | Bloomberg
Constantinescu’s counsel asked the court to dismiss the final count of the indictment, which accuses him of “engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity.” Matthew Aaron Ford, his attorney, told the court that the portions of...