Legal Opinion

United States v. Bennett

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided May 3, 2007No. 05 CR 1192(NRB)Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

BUCHWALD, District Judge.

Defendant Tone Grant (“Grant” or “defendant”) moves this Court for a severance of his trial from that of co-defendants Phillip Bennett and Robert Trosten. For the following reasons, defendant’s motion is denied.

BACKGROUND

On January 16, 2007, a third superced-ing indictment (“indictment” or “Ind.”) was returned in which Phillip Bennett, Refco, lnc.’s (“Refco”) 1 former CEO and indirect partial owner, Robert Trosten, Refco’s former CFO, and Tone Grant, Refco’s former President and indirect partial owner, were charged with securities fraud and other…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Zafiro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. United States v. Frank Locascio, and John GottiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
  3. United States v. Oscar Rosa, Vincent Lopez, Ricardo Rodriguez, Hector Hernandez, and Armando VelasquezCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
  4. United States v. SalamehCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
  5. United States v. Roy B. Kelly, Cecil v. Hagen and Milton J. ShuckCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965

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