Government Seeks Reinstatement Of Securities Fraud Convictions Against Former Execs

Mealey's (June 17, 2020, 2:05 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — The U.S. government in a June 16 reply brief asks the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to reinstate jury verdicts against two former hedge executives and to proceed to sentencing over allegations of securities fraud in a scheme to transfer the hedge fund’s assets to a reinsurance company and related entities to defraud bondholders in an oil and gas company (United States v. Uri Landesman, et al., No. 19-3207 c/w 19-3209, 2nd Cir.)....