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USA v. Wey et al
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September 01, 2017
SEC Follows Feds In Dropping Fraud Case Against PE CEO
The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday dropped its civil securities fraud suit against private equity CEO Benjamin Wey, saying its case was scuttled because evidence gathered in a parallel criminal case had been suppressed and could not be introduced in the civil case.
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August 08, 2017
Feds Drop Fraud Case Against PE CEO Benjamin Wey
Federal prosecutors dropped their criminal securities fraud and money laundering case against private equity CEO Benjamin Wey on Tuesday, acknowledging the prosecution was doomed after all the evidence seized in searches of Wey's home and office was suppressed.
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August 03, 2017
Feds May Drop Wey Case If SG Won't Appeal Evidence Order
Prosecutors told a New York federal judge that they will likely throw in the towel in the prosecution of Benjamin Wey if the solicitor general decides against appealing an order to suppress evidence from searches of his office and home by agents that appear to have disregarded constitutional principles.
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June 14, 2017
Feds Can't Use FBI Evidence In PE CEO Fraud Case
The government's money laundering and securities fraud case against private equity CEO Benjamin Wey suffered a significant setback Tuesday after a New York federal judge suppressed the evidence from searches of his office and home, saying the agents who conducted the searches appear to have disregarded constitutional principles.
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May 02, 2017
Nasdaq Ordered To Turn Over Docs To PE CEO In Fraud Case
Nasdaq Inc. has 30 days to comply with a subpoena from private equity CEO Benjamin Wey for potential evidence in his upcoming securities fraud trial after a New York federal judge on Monday knocked back the exchange's claims of absolute immunity and privilege.
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February 17, 2017
PE CEO In Fraud Case Wants 'Bad Faith' Warrants Suppressed
Scandal-plagued private equity CEO Benjamin Wey asked a New York federal judge Friday to suppress the fruits of two search warrants in a securities fraud and money laundering case, saying the warrants were defective and after the government seized more than it should have, it impermissibly searched electronic data years later.
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February 06, 2017
Feds Defend FBI Evidence In PE CEO's Fraud Case
The federal government asked a New York federal judge not to suppress evidence from its search of a scandal-plagued private equity CEO's home in a securities fraud and money laundering case, arguing on Monday that the agents' search of the property was done in good faith.
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January 23, 2017
FBI Exceeded Warrant In PE CEO's Fraud Case, Agent Says
A special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation told a New York federal judge Monday that his team scooped up documents in the home of a scandal-plagued private equity CEO without checking to see whether they were related to a warrant for evidence of securities fraud and money laundering.
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January 18, 2017
Indicted CEO Can't Escape Securities Fraud Charges
A New York federal judge on Wednesday refused to toss criminal securities fraud and money laundering charges against private equity CEO Benjamin Wey, and said the court would rule on his effort to suppress evidence seized during government searches after a hearing next week.
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November 30, 2016
Indicted CEO Obtains Evidence Hearing In Fraud Case
A Manhattan federal judge has told the government it will have to prove that it acted in good faith while searching the home and office of a scandal-plagued private equity CEO for securities fraud and money laundering evidence over his arguments that the searches were an unconstitutional "fishing expedition."