May 31, 2016
Private equity CEO Benjamin Wey has urged a Manhattan federal judge to toss the government's indictment alleging securities fraud and money laundering, saying the charges hold no water, and to block evidence obtained from searches that Wey called "unconstitutional."
March 10, 2016
A Swiss broker indicted for allegedly helping private equity CEO Benjamin Wey manipulate shares urged a New York judge Wednesday to toss a parallel civil suit, saying the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission hasn't provided a "scintilla of evidence."
December 14, 2015
Prosecutors told a Manhattan federal judge Monday they likely will bring tax charges against private equity CEO Benjamin Wey ahead of a planned March 2017 criminal securities fraud trial, while Wey said he will challenge the constitutionality of government searches of his Long Island home and New York Global Group office.