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  • March 13, 2012 | New York Law Journal

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  • United States v. al Kassar, 09-1051-cr

    Publication Date: 2011-09-23
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Dennis Jacobs, Ch. J., Peter W. Hall, C. J., Shira A. Scheindlin, D.J.*
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellants: Roger Lee Stavis, Gallet Dreyer & Berkey LLP, New York, NY (for Monzer al Kassar and Luis Felipe Moreno Godoy) Marc Antony Agnifilo, Brafman & Associates, New York, NY (for Tareq Mousa al Ghazi) For Appellee: Brendan R. McGuire, (Boyd M. Johnson III, Jesse M. Furman, on brief), On Behalf of Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 09-1051-cr

    Cite as: United States v. al Kassar, 09-1051-cr, NYLJ 1202516485347, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided September 21, 2011)Before: Dennis Jacobs, Ch. J., Peter W. Ha

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