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Peter Grimm

 

Charge:

Wire fraud & Conspiracy

Sentence:

"3 years & $50,000 fine"

Years Imprisoned:

1.1

Year Crime:

2000

Year Convicted:

2012

Year Cleared:

2013

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

New York

City of Crime:

New York City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

"Dominick Carollo, Steven Goldberg, and Peter Grimm were wrongly convicted in May 2012 of wire fraud and conspiracy. On October 18, 2012 Goldberg was sentenced to four years in prison and a fine of $90,000, and Grimm and Carollo were sentenced to three years in prison and a fine of $50,000. The convictions of the three defendants were overturned by the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals on November 26, 2013, and the Court announced it would release its reasons for doing so later. The three men were released from custody on November 27, 2013, the day before Thanksgiving. On December 9, 2013 the appeals court released its written majority (2-1) decision that the prosecution of the three men was barred by the statute of limitations, and ordered dismissal of their indictment."

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Innocence Proved By:

"The convictions of the three defendants was overturned by the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals on November 26, 2013 and they were released from custody on November 27, 2013. In the Court explained in it's written ruling on December 9, 2013 that the men's prosecution was barred by the statute of limitations."

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Sex:

Male

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Information Source 1:

"United States v. Grimm, et al., No. 12-4310-cr (L) (2nd Cir. 12-09-2013)"

Information Location 1:

http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/b967fba9-e9b2-4bf3-80db-c8968d8e889d/1/doc/12-4310_complete_opn.pdf#xml=http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/b967fba9-e9b2-4bf3-80db-c8968d8e889d/1/hilite/

Information Source 2:

"Bid Rigging Convictions For Three Overturned, By Kyle Glazier, The Bond Buyer, December 2, 2013"

Information Location 2:

http://www.bondbuyer.com/issues/122_230/bid-rigging-convictions-for-three-overturned-1057851-1.html

Information Source 3:

"U.S. v. Carollo, 10-cr-00654, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan)"

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Information Source 4:

"Ex-GE Bankers Convicted of Municipal Bond Bid-Rig Scheme, By Bob Van Voris (staff writer), Bloomberg.com, October 18, 2012"

Information Location 4:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-11/ex-ge-bankers-convicted-of-municipal-bond-bid-rig-scheme.html

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