United States v. Hayes

ORDER PARTIALLY ADOPTING MEMORANDUM & ORDER

PAUL A. CROTTY, District Judge:

Defendant Roger Darin, a Swiss citizen residing in Switzerland, moves to dismiss a criminal complaint which charges him with conspiracy to manipulate the LIBOR1 for Yen in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 (“Section 1343”). Darin argues that the complaint violates his Fifth Amendment right to due process because he lacked a sufficient nexus to the United States and received insufficient notice that the alleged conduct was criminal. Darin also argues that Section 1343 cannot be applied extra-territorially to cover his acts…