Legal Opinion
United States v. Eliyahu Weinstein
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 12, 2016No. 14-3122 & 15-1039UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION *
AMBRO, Circuit Judge
Eliyahu Weinstein pleaded guilty in two cases now consolidated before us on appeal. In the first (“Weinstein /”) he admitted to operating a Ponzi scheme from 2004-2011 whereby he misappropriated hundreds of millions of dollars that victims thought they were investing in specific real estate transactions. In the second (“Wein-stein II”) he admitted to engaging in similar conduct from 2012-2013.
Weinstein tried unsuccessfully to withdraw his Weinstein I guilty plea, claiming (1) the District Court participated in plea negotiations in violation of Federal Rule of…
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