Guy Gentile, head of the now-defunct Mintbroker International, in May 17, 2024, legal filings asserted that the testimony given by his ex-employees creates “considerable fairness concerns” and US federal regulators should not be permitted to employ it against him....
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Exec, Owner Of Simi Valley Company Charged With ‘Pump And Dump’ Securities Fraud | VC Star
"In an email to The Star, Kabilafkas’ attorney, Matthew Ford, said he and his client are 'somewhat baffled by these charges, which seek to impose criminal sanctions on Mr. Kabilafkas because a start-up business failed. We plan to vigorously defend against them and...
Judge Tosses DOJ Suit Against Social Media Influencers In Alleged Pump-and-Dump Scheme | CNN
Congratulations to our legal team for this amazing victory! Legal team: Matthew Aaron Ford, Stephen Halpin III Read the full article
Court Dismisses Criminal Charges Against Social-Media Influencers Accused of Pump-and-Dump Scheme | Barrons
A federal judge in Texas rules that the Justice Department failed to demonstrate that the defendants deprived their followers of their property rights. Read the full article
$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, Stephen Halpin III Matthew Aaron Ford of , counsel for lead defendant Constantinescu, told Law360 that the "government's flawed indictment … lacked...
Seized Russian Superyacht Should Be Sold To Shed $600,000 Monthly Fees, DOJ Says | Global Investigations Review
In a statement emailed to GIR, Khudainatov’s lawyers said the DOJ has spent $20 million in maintenance fees since the yacht was seized by Fijian authorities in April 2022. “Mr. Khudainatov, the Amadea’s owner, has repeatedly offered to reimburse the American taxpayers...
Political Motives Or Legal Grounds? | Superyacht News
"Attorneys for Khudainatov criticised the US government's pursuit of Amadea as a politically motivated stunt. They added that the move is devoid of factual support and stretching the boundaries of forfeiture, sanctions and money laundering laws.” Read the full...
Russian Says Seized $300M Superyacht Is His, Not Oligarch’s | Law360
"The Biden administration's pursuit of the Amadea has from the outset been not based on facts and law, but a politically motivated stunt to advance a foreign policy agenda," Khudainatov's attorneys Adam Ford and Renée Jarusinsky of Ford O'Brien Landy LLP said in a...
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...
Former Mozambique Minister Says US Violated His Privacy By Seizing His Phone | Global Investigations Review
"Mr. Chang is not on trial for longstanding narcotics trafficking or gang activity,” said of Ford O'Brien Landy LLP's New York office. “The Government’s actions are unreasonable, and suppression is appropriate under the Fourth Amendment,” Chang’s lawyers said. Read...