Legal Opinion

United States v. Frank Quattrone

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided March 20, 2006No. Docket 04-5007-CRPublishedCited by 143 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WESLEY, Circuit Judge.

This case arose out of parallel investigations 2 of Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) allocation practices alleged to have been employed by Wall Street investment-banking firms, including Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation (“CSFB”). 3 The investigations focused on allegations that allocations in forthcoming “hot issues” 4 were tied to the payment of inflated commissions for trades of highly liquid stocks on the secondary market. E.g., J.A. 646 (Gov.Ex. 300).

Defendant was indicted for obstruction of justice and witness tampering in connection with, the investigations.…

2Cases cited52 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Neder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  4. Rock v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. Marc J. Anderson & Jeffrey E. Grubb v. Dennis Branen, Ross Kindestin, Ed WisniefskiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by143 opinions

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  3. United States v. BrandCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
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  5. United States v. Al-MoayadCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008

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