USA v. Thakkar

1:18-cr-00036

July 10, 2018
Feds Defend Spoofing Indictment Of Software Developer

Federal prosecutors are pushing back on a software company executive's bid to dismiss an indictment accusing him of participating in a spoofing scheme, telling an Illinois federal court on Monday that the anti-spoofing statute isn't unconstitutionally vague and the indictment wasn't arbitrary.
June 01, 2018
Feds Want Spoofing Victim Notification Page On DOJ Website

The U.S. government asked an Illinois federal judge Friday to let it stray from typical crime victim notice procedures and use a website to tell people about a man's alleged role in a spoofing scheme, saying the number of potential victims in the case makes it impossible notify all individually.
May 29, 2018
Software Exec Says Spoofing Charges Stretch Law Too Far

The owner of a software development company accused of creating technology to enable alleged "flash crash" trader Navinder Sarao's spoofing said Tuesday that prosecutors had stretched the anti-spoofing statute too far to ensnare him, arguing he had nothing to do with how Sarao used the program.
February 23, 2018
Illinois Software Exec Pleads Not Guilty In Spoofing Case

The owner of an Illinois software firm pled not guilty Thursday to conspiracy and spoofing charges stemming from accusations he led efforts to carry out a futures trader's plan to implement software allowing the trader to create false orders and manipulate the precious metals market.

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