USA v. Finazzo et al

  1. August 20, 2014

    Ex-Aeropostale Exec Gets 8 Years For $350M Kickback Scheme

    The former Aeropostale Inc. executive convicted of receiving more than $25 million in kickbacks from a clothing supplier in exchange for $350 million worth of business was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison by a New York federal judge.

  2. August 08, 2014

    Aeropostale Kickback Case Expands Reach Of Restitution Law

    Crooks like the two men who hatched a kickback scheme to fleece retailer Aeropostale out of $25 million don't have to be convicted of fraud to be forced to pay back their victims, a federal judge has held in a ruling experts say exposes conspiracy and other white-collar defendants to the pricey punishment.

  3. August 06, 2014

    Aeropostale Supplier Gets 3 1/2-Year Kickback Sentence

    The owner of South Bay Apparel Inc., who admitted paying $25 million in kickbacks to a former Aeropostale Inc. executive in a $350 million scheme to rip off the retailer, was sentenced to 42 months in prison by a New York federal judge on Wednesday.

  4. June 25, 2014

    Ex-Aeropostale Exec Owes $26M For Kickbacks, DOJ Says

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday urged a New York judge to reject a convicted former Aeropostale Inc. executive's bid to reduce the amount of restitution he must pay for his role in a $350 million supplier kickback scheme, saying he must repay the full $25.8 million his actions cost the company.

  5. January 14, 2014

    Ex-Aeropostale Exec Can't Beat Convictions For $350M Plot

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday denied a convicted former Aeropostale Inc. executive's motion to reverse mail and wire fraud judgments against him, saying the United States government had presented sufficient evidence demonstrating his role in a $350 million kickback scheme.

  6. September 30, 2013

    US Blasts Ex-Aeropostale Exec's $25M Foreiture Opposition

    New York authorities on Friday fired back at a convicted former Aeropostale Inc. executive who in June objected to the store's calculated losses in the $350 million kickback scheme he had orchestrated, arguing that Aeropostale is entitled to $25 million in restitution.

  7. June 06, 2013

    Ex-Aeropostale Exec Slams $25M Forfeiture Verdict

    An ex-Aeropostale Inc. executive convicted of orchestrating a $350 million kickback scheme with a supplier asked a New York federal judge Wednesday to set aside a jury verdict ordering him to forfeit $25 million, saying the amount is unconstitutionally excessive and would bankrupt him.

  8. April 26, 2013

    Ex-Aeropostale Exec Convicted In $350M Kickback Plot

    A New York federal jury on Thursday convicted former Aeropostale Inc. executive Christopher Finazzo for orchestrating a $350 million kickback scheme with a supplier that put a significant dent in the clothing giant's profits.

  9. October 04, 2011

    Ex-Aeropostale Exec Tries Again To Bury Kickback Charges

    A former Aeropostale Inc. executive on Monday made another attempt to evade criminal charges in New York alleging he received kickbacks in exchange for multimillion-dollar business deals with a clothing manufacturer, claiming prosecutors failed to say how Aeropostale was harmed.

  10. August 25, 2011

    Ex-Aeropostale Exec Fails To Skirt Kickback Charges

    A New York federal judge on Thursday denied a former Aeropostale Inc. executive's request to dismiss criminal charges alleging he received kickbacks in exchange for doing $350 million worth of business with a New York-based supplier.

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