USA v. Berger et al

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Case Number:

3:17-cr-00491

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Firms

  1. February 04, 2019

    Calif. Judge Nixes Bid For Convicted VC To Repay $5.5M

    A California federal judge has rejected the U.S. government's bid for a convicted biotech venture capitalist to repay his former investment fund $5.5 million in restitution, but approved a $2.9 million restitution bid to the IRS for lost taxes.

  2. December 12, 2018

    Feds Call For CPA To Be Imprisoned For Role In $18M Fraud

    Federal prosecutors urged a California district court to reject an accountant's plea for leniency following his guilty conviction in a client's $18.2 million fraud, calling instead for a "significant" prison sentence on Wednesday to deter other tax return preparers.

  3. December 11, 2018

    Accountant Seeks No Prison Time For $18M Tax Return Fraud

    An accountant found guilty of helping a venture capitalist siphon $18 million from a fund through false tax returns has told a California federal court he should serve no time behind bars despite prosecutors' request for a "significant" prison sentence.

  4. November 16, 2018

    Accountant Denied Retrial Over $18M Biotech VC Fraud

    A California federal judge declined Thursday to order a retrial for an accountant found guilty of helping a venture capitalist siphon $18 million from a fund using false tax returns.

  5. July 18, 2018

    Jury Convicts Accountant Of Aiding Biotech VC In $18M Fraud

    A California federal jury on Wednesday found a 67-year-old accountant formerly at one of the state's largest accounting firms guilty of helping a biotech venture capitalist siphon $18 million from an investment fund by filing multiple false tax returns, marking an end to a weekslong trial.

  6. July 16, 2018

    Accountant Blames $18M Fraud On VC's Ego As Trial Wraps

    An accountant's counsel urged a California federal jury to clear him of charges claiming he helped a biotech venture capitalist siphon $18 million from an investment fund, arguing as a weekslong trial closed Monday that the fraud was solely caused by the accountant's client, who was "completely consumed with his ego."

  7. June 26, 2018

    Accountant Hid Silicon Valley VC Firm's $18M Theft, Jury Told

    Prosecutors told a California federal jury Tuesday that an accountant knowingly filed false tax returns for a big-name biotech venture capital firm that had siphoned $18 million from an investment fund, while the defense said in opening statements that the accountant is a mild-mannered Midwesterner who was tricked by his client.