USA v. Queri et al

  1. October 17, 2014

    Dick's Sporting Goods Atty Hit Again With $1.3M Restitution

    A New York federal judge on Thursday reinstated a $1.3 million restitution order against a former attorney for Dick's Sporting Goods after the Second Circuit demanded another look, rejecting the attorney's contention that the money was an "excessive fine" under the Eighth Amendment for his role in a real estate kickback scheme.

  2. June 24, 2014

    Jailed Dick's Atty Wants No Fine In RE Kickback Row

    Convicted former Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. attorney Benjamin Viloski, whose $1.3 million forfeiture order for his role in a $2 million real estate kickback scheme was overturned by the Second Circuit, should not be hit with any additional forfeitures, a New York federal court was told Monday.

  3. January 13, 2012

    Dick's Atty Gets 5 Years For Developer Kickbacks

    A real estate attorney who worked for Dick's Sporting Goods was sentenced to five years in prison Friday for funneling what prosecutors say was $2 million in developer kickbacks to a company executive.

  4. October 14, 2011

    US, Ex-Dick's Exec Both Push For Light Sentence

    Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys both asked a New York federal court Friday to lower the sentencing range of former Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. real estate executive Joseph Queri Jr. because of his cooperation in an insider trading and kickback case.

  5. September 06, 2011

    Cooperator In Dick's Kickback Case Seeks Leniency

    A cooperating witness in an insider trading and kickback case against former Dick's Sporting Goods executives and their associates on Friday asked a New York federal judge for a lenient sentence, citing his help to prosecutors and ailing health.

  6. August 26, 2011

    Ex-Dick's Atty Fights US Calls To Revoke Bail Over Email

    A convicted Dick's Sporting Goods attorney on Friday asked a New York federal judge to reject prosecutors' request to revoke his bail, saying an email he sent to his ex-wife berating her for testifying at his July kickbacks trial did not rise to the level of criminal harassment.

  7. August 01, 2011

    Ex-Dick's Atty Hit With Guilty Verdict In Kickbacks Case

    A New York federal jury on Monday found a former Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. attorney guilty on mail fraud and money laundering charges in connection with millions of dollars in kickbacks paid by developers seeking to do business with the company.

  8. July 12, 2011

    Ex-Dick's Atty Fails To Shake Kickback Charges

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday denied a bid by a former attorney for Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. to duck criminal charges in a kickbacks case, but also shot down the company's effort to kill his requests for access to certain documents.

  9. July 08, 2011

    Dick's Seeks To Quash Subpoenas In Kickbacks Case

    Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. took exception Friday to subpoena requests from the retailer's former attorney in New York federal court, arguing that the documents had little to do with kickback allegations against him.

  10. July 06, 2011

    Judge Relinks Charge In Ex-Dick's Atty Kickback Case

    A New York federal judge reversed himself Wednesday, reattaching a false statements charge to the rest of the kickbacks case against a former attorney for Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. after previously severing the case.

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