U.S. v. VORLEY

No. 18 CR 00035.

420 F.Supp.3d 784 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. James VORLEY and Cedric Chanu, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

Signed October 21, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Avi Perry , Cory E. Jacobs , Michael Thomas O'Neill , Pro Hac Vice, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Fraud Section, Washington, DC, AUSA, United States Attorney's Office, Leslie Salba Garthwaite , Criminal Division-Fraud Section, Chicago, IL, Pretrial Services, for Plaintiff.

Christopher S. Burrichter , Dechert LLP, Gregory Thomas Fouts , Kenneth Michael Kliebard , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Chicago, IL, Matthew L. Mazur , Pro Hac Vice, Siobhan Maria Namazi , Pro Hac Vice, Dechert LLP, New York, NY, Roger Anson Burlingame , Dechert LLP, for Defendant James Vorley.

Aaron M. Katz , Pro Hac Vice, Ropes & Gray LLP, Boston, MA, MICHAEL G. McGovern , Pro Hac Vice, Megan McEntee , Pro Hac Vice, Helen Gugel , Pro Hac Vice, Ropes & Gray LLP, New York, NY, Gregory Thomas Fouts , Kenneth Michael Kliebard , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Laura Gaffney Hoey , Ropes & Gray LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant Cedric Chanu.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

This case presents the question of whether a scheme to defraud commodities traders by placing "spoofing" orders—orders that the trader intends to withdraw before they can be filled—can constitute wire fraud. The defendants...

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