USA v. SCHESSEL

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:22-cr-00374

Court:

New Jersey

Nature of Suit:

Judge:

Esther Salas

Firms

  1. December 06, 2023

    How One Word Turned A Guilty Verdict Into A Mistrial

    The occasional mistrial in a fact-heavy criminal case is a job hazard prosecutors and defense attorneys have come to expect, but a lone juror's sudden sabotage of a guilty verdict last week was a first to many in the Newark, New Jersey, federal courthouse.

  2. December 01, 2023

    Guilty Verdict Turns Into Mistrial In Securities Fraud Case

    A juror's declaration disagreeing with his colleagues' initially reported guilty verdict resulted in a mistrial on Friday in the New Jersey case of a former CEO accused of duping investors into thinking he had a viable contract to deliver tens of millions of COVID-19 test kits.

  3. November 28, 2023

    COVID Test Kit Fraud Case Is A Matter Of Timing, Jurors Told

    It all boils down to who knew what when, jurors in New Jersey federal court were told Tuesday regarding whether the ex-head of a struggling company exploited the COVID-19 pandemic to dupe investors or was the victim of a legitimate business deal gone bad.

  4. November 02, 2023

    Ex-CEO Duped Investors Over COVID Tests, Jurors Told

    The former head of a struggling company exploited the COVID-19 pandemic to dupe investors into thinking he had a viable contract to deliver millions of test kits, a New Jersey federal jury heard Thursday.