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USA v. Scott

  1. September 17, 2021

    Ex-BigLaw Atty Alleges Perjury Coverup In OneCoin Trial

    The Manhattan District Attorney's Office failed to report accusations that a key witness perjured himself in front of the jury that convicted former Locke Lord LLP partner Mark S. Scott of facilitating the OneCoin cryptocurrency scam, Scott alleged Thursday.

  2. December 08, 2020

    Ex-BigLaw Atty Fights $393M Forfeiture Bid In OneCoin Case

    A convicted and disbarred attorney argued Monday he shouldn't be on the hook for a "crippling" $393 million forfeiture bill for charges related to the OneCoin cryptocurrency scam because prosecutors only proved a $49,000 investor loss at trial.

  3. September 02, 2020

    Feds Want Atty In $393M Crypto Scam To Forfeit College Fund

    Attorney Mark S. Scott should be ordered to forfeit $2.5 million from personal accounts, including a child's college fund, to foot a massive forfeiture tab for laundering $393 million in proceeds from "CryptoQueen" Ruja Ignatova's OneCoin scam, Manhattan federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

  4. August 20, 2020

    Brother Of 'CryptoQueen' Dropped From OneCoin Fraud Suit

    The brother of "CryptoQueen" Ruja Ignatova agreed to testify against his sister and four other defendants in a proposed class action over an alleged $4 billion OneCoin cryptocurrency scam, according to a joint request to drop him from the suit approved Thursday in New York federal court.

  5. May 28, 2020

    High-Level Suspect In $1B OneCoin Scam Hires Barket Firm

    A marketing expert indicted more than two years ago for allegedly building the $1 billion OneCoin cryptocurrency scam alongside its mastermind Ruja Ignatova has hired criminal defense firm Barket Epstein Kearon Aldea & LoTurco LLP as he faces charges from a Manhattan jail cell.

  6. March 30, 2020

    Ex-BigLaw Atty To Be Freed From Miami Jail Due To Virus Risk

    A Manhattan federal judge Monday ordered former Locke Lord LLP corporate partner Mark S. Scott released from a Miami lockup, citing enhanced health risks Scott would face were he to contract COVID-19.

  7. March 27, 2020

    Ex-BigLaw Atty Can't Use Pandemic To Skirt Jail, Feds Say

    Federal prosecutors said Friday that a former Locke Lord LLP attorney convicted of assisting a $400 million cryptocurrency scam can't use the COVID-19 crisis or any other excuse to be let out of jail before his sentencing.

  8. March 26, 2020

    Jailed Ex-BigLaw Atty Wants Bail Restored Before Sentencing

    Lawyers for a former Locke Lord LLP attorney convicted of assisting the head of a $400 million cryptocurrency scam have urged a New York federal judge to reverse the recent revocation of his bail, saying he is not a flight risk and hasn't improperly meddled with frozen assets.

  9. March 24, 2020

    Feds Fight Ex-Atty's Bid To Nix Crypto Money Laundering Rap

    Prosecutors have urged a New York federal court to reject a former Locke Lord LLP attorney's bid to ditch his conviction on charges of conspiring in a $400 million cryptocurrency scam, saying they presented sufficient evidence for a jury to convict him.

  10. March 12, 2020

    Ex-BigLaw Atty's Freedom Ends After Backer Bails On Him

    A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday revoked bail ahead of sentencing for a former Locke Lord LLP attorney found guilty of conspiring in a $400 million cryptocurrency scam after a guarantor said she no longer wanted to insure his freedom with her $750,000.

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