Legal Opinion
United States v. Walters
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 4, 2018No. Docket Nos. 17-2373(L); 17-3169(Con); 17-3425(Con); August Term 2017PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHIN, Circuit Judge:
*16In this case, defendant-appellant William T. Walters, a professional sports gambler, was convicted, after a three-week jury trial, of securities fraud and related crimes based on his insider trading in shares of Dean Foods, Inc. ("Dean Foods") and Darden Restaurants, Inc. ("Darden"). Walters was sentenced principally to 60 months' imprisonment and a $10 million fine, and ordered to forfeit $25,352,490 and pay restitution of $8,890,969.33.
On appeal, Walters argues that the indictment in this case should be dismissed because of what he terms "extraordinary government…
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