People v. Aquarian Age 2000 Inc.

This is a trial of indictments for violations of sections 359-fff and 359-g of the General Business Law. Defendants are accused, in effect, of operating a "pyramid” financing scheme.

At the conclusion of the People’s case, defendants moved for a trial order of dismissal, pursuant to CPL 290.10, upon the ground that the People have failed to produce sufficient evidence upon their direct case to, prima facie, establish all of the elements necessary to submit these charges to a jury.

Legally sufficient evidence has been defined as "competent evidence which, if accepted as true, would establish…