9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Aug. 27, 2020
9th Circuit affirms former Autonomy executive’s fraud convictions
Circuit Judge Daniel A. Bress, writing for the panel, rejected the argument that U.S. law couldn’t be applied to a British citizen because he used domestic wires to perpetrate fraud.
Former Autonomy Corp. chief financial officer Sushovan Hussain's convictions on wire fraud and securities fraud for approving inflated revenue numbers before and after the company's acquisition by Hewlett-Packard Inc. was affirmed Wednesday by a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel.
Hussain's attorney, Alexandra A.E. Shapiro of Shapiro Arato Bach LLP, argued the conviction of a British citizen was "impermissible extraterritoria...
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Defendants's wire fraud convictions did not involve impermissible extraterritorial application of US law because defendant used domestic wires to perpetrate his fraud.
