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People v. Rice

New York Supreme Court

Decided March 16, 1998Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Mary McGowan Davis, J.

Defendant Owen Rice has been indicted for the crimes of scheme to defraud in the first degree (Penal Law § 190.65 [1] [b]); grand larceny in the second degree (Penal Law § 155.40 [1]); and violation of General Business Law § 352-c (6). The indictment alleges that in 1992, defendant and his codefendants, Ralph Scheri and Leonard Gruber,1 stole money held in trust for the people of Nauru by representing that they had invested Nauru’s money in certain financial instruments, which the People claim are fraudulent, and by taking unauthorized commissions on…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Elkins v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. Michigan v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. People v. HobsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  4. People v. SettlesNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  5. People v. GrimingerNew York Court of Appeals · 1988

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