USA v. HWANG

  1. March 21, 2023

    Archegos Judge Nixes Prosecutorial Misconduct Allegations

    A federal judge on Tuesday rejected claims by Archegos founder Bill Hwang that Manhattan federal prosecutors engaged in improper subterfuge before hitting him with criminal charges in the wake of the $100 billion collapse of his once high-flying hedge fund.

  2. February 17, 2023

    Mob Mentality: DOJ Wields RICO With Mixed Results

    A racketeering case over the collapse of investment firm Archegos could mark a tipping point in white collar prosecutors' use of RICO after the strategy backfired in another high-profile trial and as the U.S. Department of Justice places new emphasis on discretion.

  3. January 13, 2023

    Feds Deny Archegos Exec's 'Inflammatory' Misconduct Claim

    Manhattan federal prosecutors denied they duped Archegos founder Bill Hwang into providing information in a stock fraud case by misrepresenting their intent to indict him, saying it was his counsel who approached the government about participating in two voluntary interviews and that they were on notice for weeks about potential charges.

  4. January 02, 2023

    New York Cases To Watch In 2023

    The coming year's big cases developing in New York courts involve market-shaking Wall Street and crypto meltdowns, insider trading allegations and the legal woes of Donald Trump, among other politicians.

  5. December 05, 2022

    Archegos Founder Says Feds Hid Intent To Indict Him

    Federal prosecutors misrepresented their intention of indicting Archegos founder Bill Hwang in a stock fraud case and used that impression to gain information that he would not have otherwise provided, defense attorneys told a Manhattan federal judge.

  6. September 08, 2022

    Archegos Execs Headed For 2023 RICO, Stock Fraud Trial

    Archegos founder Bill Hwang and the former chief financial officer of the private investment firm will stand trial in October 2023 over allegations they lied to banks to secure billions of dollars that they used to manipulate the stock market, a New York federal judge said Thursday.

  7. June 01, 2022

    Archegos Boss Assails Feds' Market Manipulation Theory

    An attorney for Archegos founder Bill Hwang on Wednesday gave an early look at the defense's plan to rebut claims that Hwang and others lied to banks in order to secure billions of dollars in loans used to manipulate the market, calling the government's theory of the case "unprecedented."

  8. May 19, 2022

    Archegos Judge Backs Out Over JPMorgan Stock Holdings

    Manhattan U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter Jr. on Thursday told Archegos founder Sung Kook "Bill" Hwang that he cannot preside over charges that Hwang engaged in a major fraud on Wall Street, disclosing that he holds shares of purported victim bank JPMorgan Chase.

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