USA v. WOLFSON et al
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March 29, 2016
Tax Lien Bidder Gets 1 Year In Prison For Rigged Auctions
A former bidder for Pennsylvania-based tax liens investment company Crusader Servicing Corp. was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for conspiring to rig the bidding process for municipal tax lien auctions in New Jersey, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday.
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January 29, 2016
Investor Won't Get New Trial In Tax Lien Bid-Rigging Case
A New Jersey federal judge on Thursday denied a request for acquittal or new trial by an investor found guilty of violating the Sherman Antitrust Act by conspiring to rig the bid process for municipal tax lien auctions in New Jersey.
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November 09, 2015
DOJ Slams Push For Retrial In NJ Tax Lien Bid-Rigging Case
The evidence clearly demonstrated that an investor violated the Sherman Antitrust Act by conspiring to rig the bid process for municipal tax lien auctions in New Jersey, the federal government said Friday, urging a federal judge to deny the man's bid for acquittal and a new trial.
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October 19, 2015
Investor Wants New Trial In NJ Tax Lien Bid-Rigging Case
An investor whom a jury found guilty earlier this month of conspiring to rig bids at municipal tax lien auctions in New Jersey asked a federal judge on Friday to be acquitted or granted a new trial, saying he had just been doing his job and hadn't intended to participate in any conspiracy.
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October 05, 2015
Jury Clears 4 Out Of 5 In NJ Tax Lien Bid-Rigging Case
A federal jury on Friday returned verdicts of "not guilty" for four out of five defendants accused of violating the Sherman Act by rigging the bid process for tax lien auctions in New Jersey between 1998 and 2009, finding one New Jersey-based independent contractor guilty of conspiracy.
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September 30, 2015
NJ Tax Lien Bid-Rigging Defendant Rips Interstate Charges
As trial wrapped Wednesday in the government's case against several individuals accused of rigging the bid process for tax lien auctions in New Jersey, one defendant told the federal court that he should be acquitted because prosecutors failed to connect the auctions to interstate commerce.
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September 03, 2015
DOJ Drops Charge In NJ Tax Lien Bid-Rigging Case
The U.S. Department of Justice dismissed its only charge Thursday against a former executive of an investment company who had been accused of conspiring to manipulate the bidding process for tax lien auctions in state municipalities — just one week before his trial was set to begin.
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July 28, 2015
Feds Try To Block Evidence In NJ Tax Lien Bid-Rigging Case
Federal prosecutors moved Monday to prevent a group of investors from introducing evidence that tax collectors knew of an alleged conspiracy to manipulate the bidding process for tax lien auctions in New Jersey, saying that related arguments are irrelevant in the case.
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March 31, 2015
Judge Won't Toss NJ Tax Lien Bid-Rigging Case Over Delays
A New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday refused to toss an indictment against an investor who allegedly conspired to manipulate the bidding process for tax lien auctions in state municipalities, despite his claims that litigation delays are violating his right to a speedy trial.
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March 19, 2015
Prosecutors Say NJ Tax Lien Bid-Rigging Case Is 'Speedy'
U.S. authorities urged a New Jersey federal court Wednesday to maintain an indictment filed against an investor who allegedly conspired to manipulate the bidding process for tax lien auctions in state municipalities, disputing that litigation delays are violating his right to a speedy trial.