(DOWNLOAD) "United States v. Svoboda" by United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit August Term 2002 " Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: United States v. Svoboda
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit August Term 2002
- Release Date : January 24, 2003
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 69 KB
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Michael A. Robles appeals from a judgment of conviction entered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, the Honorable Richard M. Berman, J., presiding. On October 3, 2002, after a thirteen-day jury trial, Robles was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit securities and tender offer fraud (Count 1) pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 371 and thirteen individual securities and tender offer fraud counts (Counts 2-6, 9-11, 13 and 15-18) pursuant to 15 U.S.C. §Â§ 78j(b) & 78ff, 17 C.F.R. §Â§ 240.10b-5 & 240.14e-3(a), and 18 U.S.C. § 2. On appeal, Robles principally contends that (1) the district court erred in giving a conscious avoidance instruction with respect to the conspiracy charge and (2) venue was improper in the Southern District of New York as to all counts. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.