CHALEPLIS et al v. KARLOUTSOS et al

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Case Number:

2:21-cv-01492

Court:

Pennsylvania Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Other Fraud

Judge:

KAI N. SCOTT

Firms

  1. February 14, 2024

    Atty For Ex-Trump Official Accused Of Leaking Deposition

    The plaintiff in a federal fraud suit against a former Trump administrative State Department official and a Philadelphia attorney wants the defendants' attorney sanctioned and tossed from the case after the attorney allegedly shared depositions marked confidential with a third-party witness.

  2. April 18, 2023

    Atty's Counterclaims Tossed In Greek Pot Co. Scam Suit

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday threw out counterclaims from an attorney in a suit alleging he was part of a scam to steal $12 million from an investment firm, but will allow him to replead four of the six dismissed claims.

  3. June 27, 2022

    Ex-Trump Official, Philadelphia Atty Must Face Fraud Claims

    A Trump-era State Department official and a Philadelphia attorney on Monday lost bids to escape claims they fraudulently induced an investor to pour millions into Greek medical cannabis companies, with a Pennsylvania federal judge finding a revised suit backed up the allegations.

  4. March 28, 2022

    Ex-Trump Official Can't Duck $10M Fraud Suit, Court Told

    Investors in an alleged "sham" medical cannabis venture urged a Pennsylvania federal judge not to toss fraud claims against Michael Karloutsos, formerly an official in the Trump-era State Department, who they say bilked them out of over $10 million.

  5. January 11, 2022

    Ex-Trump Official Must Face Bulk Of $9M Fraud Suit

    A Trump-era State Department appointee will have to face most of a lawsuit accusing him and a Philadelphia-based attorney of stealing over $9 million from an investment firm, a Pennsylvania federal judge has ruled, though the court trimmed certain claims from the suit.

  6. September 03, 2021

    Ex-Trump Official Says Missing Party Sinks $9M Pa. Fraud Suit

    A Trump-era State Department appointee has asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to spike, or at least move, a lawsuit accusing him and a Philadelphia-based attorney of stealing over $9 million from an investment firm, claiming the suit failed to include a necessary defendant and belongs in New York.

  7. March 30, 2021

    Investment Firm Says Ex-Trump Appointee, Atty Stole $10M

    The founder of an investment firm accused a Trump-era State Department appointee and a Philadelphia-based attorney of allegedly stealing roughly $10 million from the firm to fund personal expenses, according to a fraud suit filed Monday in a Pennsylvania federal court.