U.S. v. HALL

No. S1 97 CR. 1215(DC).

48 F.Supp.2d 386 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America v. Gordon HALL and Michael Motsykulashvili, a/k/a "Mike the Russian," Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

May 4, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Jo White, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York by Celeste Koeleveld, Douglas Lankler, Jason Sabot, Assistant United States Attorneys, New York, for the United States.

White & Case LLP by James J. McGuire, Thomas M. Mullaney, New York City, for Defendant Gordon Hall.

Barry S. Turner, New York City, for Defendant Michael Motsykulashvili.


MEMORANDUM DECISION

CHIN, District Judge.

In this RICO and securities fraud case, defendant Gordon Hall argues that there can be no unlawful manipulation unless the stock is at an artificially high price, that is, above its actual value or true worth. In his testimony at trial yesterday in response to my questions, Hall's expert used what he referred to as an "economic definition of `manipulation'" (Tr. 2960), contending that if a stock is not trading...

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