Legal Opinion
Securities & Exchange Commission v. Berger
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 13, 2001No. 00 CIV. 333(DLC)PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
COTE, District Judge.
Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) moves for summary judgment in this securities fraud action as to defendant Michael W. Berger (“Berger”). The SEC having shown through undisputed evidence that Berger caused materially false statements, about the performance of an offshore fund that he controlled from Manhattan, to be created and disseminated to the fund’s investors, the motion is granted.
BACKGROUND
The SEC brought this action on January 18, 2000, against Berger, the Manhattan Investment Fund, Ltd. (the “Fund”), and Manhattan Capital…
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