Casey TorresThe Grand Conspiracy that Wasn’tAt first blush, it had all the makings of a grand conspiracy: Middle Eastern businessmen, a Swiss bank, an African nation beset by pirates…Dec 11, 2019Dec 11, 2019
Casey TorresNo U.S. Investors Harmed in Mozambique Ship DealWhen a New York jury acquitted Lebanese business executive Jean Boustani of money-laundering and fraud charges recently, it concluded, in…Dec 9, 2019Dec 9, 2019
Casey TorresShould U.S. Prosecutors Roam the Earth Searching for Crimes?U.S. President Donald J. Trump said that America “has to stop acting like the world’s policeman.” But some officials in the Justice…Dec 9, 2019Dec 9, 2019
Casey TorresDebts for All to See in MozambiqueEven after this week’s acquittal of a Lebanese business executive by a New York jury on charges of money-laundering and fraud, the…Dec 6, 2019Dec 6, 2019
Casey TorresProsecution Loses Argument that Mozambique Ship Deal was a ShamA New York jury’s acquittal of Lebanese business executive Jean Boustani on Monday sent a powerful message to U.S. prosecutors who try and…Dec 5, 2019Dec 5, 2019
Casey TorresBoustani Verdict Proves There was No Criminal ConspiracyWhen a federal jury in New York acquitted shipbuilding executive Jean Boustani this week, it did more than invalidate the U.S…Dec 4, 2019Dec 4, 2019
Casey TorresBoustani Case: An End to the U.S. as Global PolicemanA jury in Brooklyn, in a major surprise, found Jean Boustani, a Lebanese boat salesman, not guilty on all counts of fraud and conspiracy…Dec 4, 2019Dec 4, 2019
Casey TorresPrivinvest Delivered Boats, Now It’s Up to Mozambique To Use ThemThe remarkable acquittal this week of ship-building executive Jean Boustani, accused by U.S. prosecutors of fraud in connection with a…Dec 3, 2019Dec 3, 2019
Casey TorresProsecutors Got the Story Wrong in Boustani TrialU.S. prosecutors spun a wild tale in the criminal case against boat salesman Jean Boustani. They asserted in grand language that the…Dec 3, 2019Dec 3, 2019
Casey TorresBoustani Acquitted of All Counts in Mozambique CaseJean Boustani, the Lebanese salesman for global shipbuilder Privinvest, was found not guilty of all counts of money laundering and fraud…Dec 2, 2019Dec 2, 2019