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U.S. v. WEED

No. 16-2120.

873 F.3d 68 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Richard WEED, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

October 6, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Frongillo , with whom Gus P. Coldebella , Caroline K. Simons , and Fish & Richardson P.C. were on brief, for appellant.

Patrick J. Massari and Erica L. Marshall on brief for amicus curiae Cause of Action Institute.

Alexander P. Robbins , U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Appellate Section, with whom Kenneth A. Blanco , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Trevor N. McFadden , Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, William D. Weinreb , Acting United States Attorney, and Sarah E. Walters and Eric A. Forni , Assistant United States Attorneys, were on brief, for appellee.

Before Howard, Chief Judge, Selya, Circuit Judge, and McConnell, District Judge.

Richard Weed, a securities lawyer, wrote false opinion letters so that his two co-conspirators could sell stock to the public in a "pump and dump" scheme.1 In connection with this conduct, he was convicted of securities fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit both. Following the jury's guilty...

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