March 23, 2026
Federal prosecutors are fighting former CytoDyn CEO Nader Pourhassan's bid to stay free on bail while he appeals his securities fraud and insider trading convictions, arguing in Maryland federal court that the executive's arguments on appeal are little more than recycled versions of the failed claims he made in seeking a new trial.
January 23, 2026
A lawyer for former CytoDyn CEO Nader Pourhassan — the man convicted in December of securities fraud and insider trading — said that the executive's journey at the company began with a "desire to help people." That journey ended Friday at a hearing in a Maryland federal courtroom with a 30-month prison sentence.
September 26, 2025
A Maryland judge on Friday blasted federal prosecutors for seeking an enhanced sentence for a former biotech executive convicted of fraud for his role in the CytoDyn stock inflation scheme, saying the government wanted a harsher sentence for allegations he was already acquitted of at trial.
December 10, 2024
Two former biotech executives were convicted on some counts Monday following a monthlong Maryland federal court trial in a case alleging they juiced CytoDyn Inc.'s share price by lying to investors about the development of a drug to treat HIV and COVID-19.