Robert Furst

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Charge:	Conspiracy to violate one or more laws.
Sentence:	37 months
Years Imprisoned:	1
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Year Convicted:	2004
Year Cleared:	2006
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Texas - Federal Case
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Robert Furst was wrongly convicted along with three co-defendants, all of who worked at Merrill Lynch, of conspiracy and wire fraud in regards to a deal for Enron's sale of three electricity-generating barges off the Nigerian coast in 1999. Those charges were reversed by the federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on August 1, 2006. "
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Innocence Proved By:	"Conspiracy and wire fraud convictions reversed by the federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on August 1, 2006."
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Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"United States v. Brown, No. 05-20319 (5th Cir. 08-01-2006)"
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Information Source 2:	"4 ex-Merrill Lynch execs' convictions overturned, by John C. Roper, Houston Chronicle, August 2, 2006"
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Robert Furst

Charge:

Conspiracy to violate one or more laws.

Sentence:

37 months

Years Imprisoned:

1

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

2004

Year Cleared:

2006

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Texas - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"Conspiracy and wire fraud convictions reversed by the federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on August 1, 2006."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"United States v. Brown, No. 05-20319 (5th Cir. 08-01-2006)"

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"4 ex-Merrill Lynch execs' convictions overturned, by John C. Roper, Houston Chronicle, August 2, 2006"

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www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4088364.html

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