Legal Opinion

United States v. Aldo Tarallo

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided August 20, 2004No. 02-50252PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GRABER, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Aldo Tarallo appeals his convictions on six counts of securities fraud, in violation of 15 U.S.C. §§ 78j(b) and 78ff and 17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5; and four counts of mail fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341. We reverse his convictions with respect to three vicarious liability counts for lack of evidence. In affirming the remaining seven counts, we hold that a defendant may commit securities fraud “willfully” in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 78ff and 17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5 even if the defendant did not know at the time of the acts that the conduct violated the…

2Cases cited42 opinions

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3Cited by52 opinions

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