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t quickly, take it to trial or drop it. "I think it's a royal waste of time," Judge Rakoff said. Along with his two co-defendants, Lisa Bershan and Barry Schwartz, Margulies has now been found guilty of duping investors in two Bershan ventures - Starship Snacks Corp. and All American Pet Co. Inc. — from 2014
ghtened standard of proving that a bribe was paid in exchange for an "official act" in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases. The decision in U.S. v. Ng Lap Seng is a clear win for the Justice Department and marks the first time that a circuit court has applied the official act rule, which the U.S. Supreme Co
t quickly, take it to trial or drop it. "I think it's a royal waste of time," Judge Rakoff said. Along with his two co-defendants, Lisa Bershan and Barry Schwartz, Margulies has now been found guilty of duping investors in two Bershan ventures - Starship Snacks Corp. and All American Pet Co. Inc. — from 2014
ghtened standard of proving that a bribe was paid in exchange for an "official act" in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases. The decision in U.S. v. Ng Lap Seng is a clear win for the Justice Department and marks the first time that a circuit court has applied the official act rule, which the U.S. Supreme Co
t quickly, take it to trial or drop it. "I think it's a royal waste of time," Judge Rakoff said. Along with his two co-defendants, Lisa Bershan and Barry Schwartz, Margulies has now been found guilty of duping investors in two Bershan ventures — Starship Snacks Corp. and All American Pet Co. Inc. — from 2014
ghtened standard of proving that a bribe was paid in exchange for an "official act" in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases. The decision in U.S. v. Ng Lap Seng is a clear win for the Justice Department and marks the first time that a circuit court has applied the official act rule, which the U.S. Supreme Co
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Jeffrey Epstein
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Barry Diller
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Donald Trump
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Prince Andrew
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Michael Cohen
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Supreme Court
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Stephen Hawking
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Department of Justice
ORGANIZATIONSchwartz
PERSONSecond Circuit
ORGANIZATIONLeon Black
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Michael Douglas
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James Patterson
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Joe Biden
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George W. Bush
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Long Island
LOCATIONJed S. Rakoff
PERSONthe Southern District
LOCATIONJoel Margulies
PERSONCollins
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