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Prabhat Goyal

 

Charge:

Fraud (securities)

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Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

1998

Year Convicted:

2008

Year Cleared:

2010

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

California - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

San Francisco

City of Crime:

San Francisco

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"Prabhat Goyal was wrongly convicted in 2008 of 15 counts of securites fraud and lying to auditors related to his role as Chief Financial Officer of Network Associates, Inc. during the years 1998-2000. On December 10, 2010, the federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned his convictions on the basis of insufficient evidence, which bars his retrial."

Conviction Caused By:

Misapplication of the federal securities and lying to auditors laws by the judge and he U.S. Attorney's Office.

Innocence Proved By:

"On December 10, 2010, the federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned his convictions on the basis of insufficient evidence, which bars his retrial."

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Male

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Information Source 1:

"U.S. vs. Prabhat Goyal, No. 08-10436 (9th Cir., 12-10-2010)"

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www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2010/12/10/08-10436.pdf

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