Sodnik je zavrnil predlog nekdanjega uslužbenca OpenSea za zavrnitev primera goljufije

Sodnik v južnem okrožju New Yorka je zavrnil predlog za zavrnitev obtožb o goljufiji z elektronskimi mediji proti nekdanjemu uslužbencu OpenSea Nathanielu Chastainu.

Velika žirija obtoženi Chastain after the former OpenSea head of product allegedly purchased and sold non-fungible tokens (NFTs) he knew would be listed on the marketplace’s homepage – a scheme the DOJ alleges was akin to turning a profit using insider information.

Chastain je vložila predlog za razrešitev avgusta, pri čemer je trdil, da NFT ne predstavljajo niti vrednostnih papirjev niti blaga in da obtožbe o elektronskih goljufijah, ki se nanašajo na domnevno vodenje, zahtevajo trgovanje v teh kategorijah. 

District Judge Jesse Furman formally disagreed in a memorandum and order today, denying the motion to dismiss the indictment and saying the argument “is wholly without merit.” 

“No court has suggested, let alone held, that conviction in such a case requires trading in securities and commodities,” Furman wrote.

A footnote within the opinion says that, at most, Chastain’s argument suggests the term “insider trading” may be misleading and if so, the appropriate action would be to strike the phrase from the indictment rather than dismissing the indictment altogether.

Chastain’s legal team vložil ločen predlog earlier this month requesting the court strike the term from the case and bar the government from using it in the future. The defense team also filed to subpoena Chastain’s former employer and throw out evidence related to a search of his home. 

Naslednja konferenca v zadevi je predvidena za 27. oktober ob 11. uri v New Yorku.

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