Did the Platinum Partners Trial Judge Usurp the Jury’s Role in Overturning Verdicts?

In its appeal’s opening brief, the government argues that it did.

Mark Nordlicht, co-founder of Platinum Partners. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg)

Mark Nordlicht, co-founder of Platinum Partners.

(Michael Nagle/Bloomberg)

Federal prosecutors in the 2019 Platinum Partners securities trial last week fired their opening salvo in their appeal of a federal judge’s ruling that threw out guilty verdicts of two of the hedge fund’s executives.

After a nine-week trial that ended in July, Platinum founder and CIO Mark Nordlicht and co-CIO David Levy were found guilty on three securities charges.

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