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February 24, 2021
Speedy Trial Rule Nixes Pot Bank Fraud Case, Court Told
A German businessman told a New York federal court Tuesday that cannabis-related bank fraud charges against him should be permanently tossed because the risks of holding court proceedings during a pandemic can't outweigh his constitutional right to a speedy trial.
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February 19, 2021
Ex-Eaze CEO Cops To Fraud In Marijuana Payments Case
The former CEO of cannabis company Eaze pled guilty to one count of bank fraud conspiracy in Manhattan federal court Friday, admitting he worked with others to mask more than $100 million worth of credit card marijuana purchases so banks would clear them.
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February 12, 2021
Feds Plan To Charge Ex-CEO In Marijuana Bank Fraud Case
Manhattan federal prosecutors will charge the former CEO of the marijuana delivery platform Eaze in a case accusing two businessmen associated with the company of tricking banks into processing $100 million worth of cannabis credit card payments, court records show.
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February 11, 2021
Next SDNY White Collar Trial Before, You Guessed It, Rakoff
Federal judges in the Southern District of New York are on track to bring back juries as rates of COVID-19 infection fall across the Empire State, with Manhattan U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff set to oversee the district's first white collar criminal trial since one in November that he also handled.
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September 01, 2020
Businessmen Can't Slip Pot Bank Fraud Charges, Rakoff Says
U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff has declined to toss a fraud case against businessmen accused of duping banks into processing $100 million in marijuana purchases, saying their argument that the alleged scheme was harmless "borders on the frivolous."
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July 27, 2020
Pot Credit Card Transactions Didn't Hurt Anyone, Rakoff Hears
The U.S. government's fraud case against two businessmen who allegedly facilitated credit card payments for marijuana at dispensaries should be tossed because prosecutors failed to demonstrate any harm to the banks, a New York federal judge heard Monday.
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July 15, 2020
No Avoiding $100M Pot Credit Card Fraud Case, Gov't Says
Prosecutors pushed back on a bid by a pair of businessmen to toss an indictment charging them with running a $100 million fraud scheme involving payments for marijuana at dispensaries, arguing Wednesday in New York federal court that the charges are specific enough to go forward.
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