December 11, 2015
A New York federal judge on Friday refused to sanction U.S. prosecutors for supposedly helping an investment fund co-founder skip out on a deposition in their civil suit over an alleged $230 million Russian tax fraud scheme, saying there was no merit to the claim.
December 08, 2015
A Cypriot holding company accused of engaging in an elaborate $230 million Russian tax fraud scheme asked a New York district court to hold a key U.S. government witness in contempt after he failed to show up at his scheduled pre-trial deposition on Monday.
October 23, 2015
Two companies accused of engaging in an elaborate $230 million Russian tax fraud scheme suffered two defeats Thursday when a New York federal judge refused to free up their frozen assets and allowed the U.S. government to lodge new money laundering claims.
August 10, 2015
A New York federal judge on Friday rejected several companies' bid to dismiss a civil forfeiture action aimed at assets allegedly linked to a complex $230 million Russian tax fraud scheme, finding that the U.S. federal government sufficiently pled its claims.
March 10, 2015
The CEO of hedge fund Hermitage Capital Management Ltd. must submit to a deposition with lawyers for the defendants in a civil forfeiture action over a $230 million Russian tax fraud scheme, where he is a potential government witness, a New York federal judge ruled Monday.
February 20, 2015
The co-founder and CEO of Hermitage Capital Management Ltd. dodged two subpoenas for his deposition in a civil forfeiture action related to a $230 million tax fraud case Thursday when a federal judge ruled that the service was improper.
October 23, 2014
A New York federal judge said Thursday he would not disqualify BakerHostetler from representing defendants in a $230 million tax fraud suit, rejecting claims that the firm had a conflict of interest with a potential U.S. government witness.
October 14, 2014
A BakerHostetler defense attorney on Tuesday urged a New York federal judge not to disqualify him from a $230 million tax fraud case, claiming he didn't violate ethical rules by seeking to subpoena a former hedge fund client who is now a potential witness for the government.
October 08, 2014
BakerHostetler is fighting an attempt to remove it from a $230 million tax forfeiture suit, saying on Wednesday the claims that the firm is conflicted fail a test under New York law and are an attempt to manipulate the media.
October 06, 2014
A representative of a hedge fund manager alleging that a prominent BakerHostetler partner has a conflict of interest in a $230 million tax fraud case told a New York federal judge on Thursday that the court should publicly release all the materials the firm submitted to a disciplinary committee regarding partner John Moscow.