USA v. Berger et al
Case Number:
3:17-cr-00491
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Nature of Suit:
Firms
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February 04, 2019
Calif. Judge Nixes Bid For Convicted VC To Repay $5.5M
A California federal judge has rejected the U.S. government's bid for a convicted biotech venture capitalist to repay his former investment fund $5.5 million in restitution, but approved a $2.9 million restitution bid to the IRS for lost taxes.
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December 12, 2018
Feds Call For CPA To Be Imprisoned For Role In $18M Fraud
Federal prosecutors urged a California district court to reject an accountant's plea for leniency following his guilty conviction in a client's $18.2 million fraud, calling instead for a "significant" prison sentence on Wednesday to deter other tax return preparers.
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December 11, 2018
Accountant Seeks No Prison Time For $18M Tax Return Fraud
An accountant found guilty of helping a venture capitalist siphon $18 million from a fund through false tax returns has told a California federal court he should serve no time behind bars despite prosecutors' request for a "significant" prison sentence.
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November 16, 2018
Accountant Denied Retrial Over $18M Biotech VC Fraud
A California federal judge declined Thursday to order a retrial for an accountant found guilty of helping a venture capitalist siphon $18 million from a fund using false tax returns.
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July 18, 2018
Jury Convicts Accountant Of Aiding Biotech VC In $18M Fraud
A California federal jury on Wednesday found a 67-year-old accountant formerly at one of the state's largest accounting firms guilty of helping a biotech venture capitalist siphon $18 million from an investment fund by filing multiple false tax returns, marking an end to a weekslong trial.
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July 16, 2018
Accountant Blames $18M Fraud On VC's Ego As Trial Wraps
An accountant's counsel urged a California federal jury to clear him of charges claiming he helped a biotech venture capitalist siphon $18 million from an investment fund, arguing as a weekslong trial closed Monday that the fraud was solely caused by the accountant's client, who was "completely consumed with his ego."
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June 26, 2018
Accountant Hid Silicon Valley VC Firm's $18M Theft, Jury Told
Prosecutors told a California federal jury Tuesday that an accountant knowingly filed false tax returns for a big-name biotech venture capital firm that had siphoned $18 million from an investment fund, while the defense said in opening statements that the accountant is a mild-mannered Midwesterner who was tricked by his client.