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2nd Circ. Eyes Resentencing After Talk Of Boxer s Nationality
Law360, New York (April 8, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT) The Second Circuit appeared likely Thursday to order resentencing for a noted boxer convicted of scheming with a Russian crime boss, because of statements the sentencing judge made about the boxer s national origin that appear to run afoul of controlling law.
During virtual arguments, Circuit Judges Richard C. Wesley, Susan L. Carney and William J. Nardini suggested that Avtandil Khurtsidze, a onetime World Boxing Organization international middleweight champion from the former Soviet republic of Georgia, would have to be sentenced anew.
Khurtsidze was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2018 by U.S. District Judge Katherine B. Forrest after he was.
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Con Man Can t Get Redo In $43M Tribal Bond Conviction
Law360 (February 9, 2021, 8:57 PM EST) A Second Circuit panel on Tuesday refused to reconsider career con man John Galanis conviction for participating in a tribal bond rip-off, lowering the more than $43 million restitution award owed to a South Dakota tribe only slightly, by $357,740.
Galanis argued before the circuit panel that the district court improperly reopened his case so the jury could see evidence of a 2016 stock fraud. But Circuit Judges John M. Walker Jr., Reena Raggi and William J. Nardini found that the 77-year-old s counsel had open[ed] the door for the jury to hear the evidence in question.
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Con Man s New Trial Bid Looks Doomed In 2nd Circ.
Law360, New York (February 1, 2021, 6:46 PM EST) The Second Circuit didn t seem interested Monday in awarding career con man John Galanis a new trial on charges of participating in a $40 million tribal bond rip-off on the theory that the jurors who convicted him improperly saw evidence of a prior stock fraud.
At virtual appellate arguments, Circuit Judges John M. Walker Jr., Reena Raggi and William J. Nardini seemed to agree with prosecutors from the Manhattan U.S. Attorney s office, who said the 77-year-old s trial counsel opened the door for the jury to hear evidence of the earlier fraud.