Legal Opinion
Ascher v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided August 13, 1991No. Record No. 1011-89-4PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COLEMAN, J.
In February of 1987, Rochelle Joyce Ascher was indicted by a Loudoun County grand jury on eleven counts of securities fraud 1 in violation of the Virginia Securities Act, Code § 13.1-501 et seq., occurring from 1984 through 1986. The grand jury later indicted Ascher for conspiracy to commit securities fraud in violation of Code §§ 18.2-22 and 13.1-520(A).
The allegedly fraudulent sales arose out of Ascher’s position as a fundraiser for Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr., and his political organization, the National Caucus of Labor Committees (NCLC). As a fundraiser, Ascher solicited…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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3Cited by21 opinions
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