On August 2, 2011, we reported on a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to vacate the criminal convictions of Gen Re and AIG executives stemming from an allegedly fraudulent finite reinsurance transaction designed to improve AIG’s financial statements. On June 22, 2012, the defendants entered into agreements with prosecutors to defer prosecution and dismiss the indictments after passage of one year, subject to the defendants’ respective payment of fines ranging from $250,000 to $100,000, and compliance with other conditions. The agreements identified “relevant considerations” to their execution, namely, (a) the Second Circuit’s vacatur decision, (b) the 12 months time that has now elapsed since the defendants’ conduct, (c) the significant resources required to conduct a retrial, (d) the defendants’ payment of fines, (e) SEC penalties, and (f) defendants’ admission that certain “aspects” of the reinsurance transaction were fraudulent. United States v. Ferguson, Case No. 3:06CR137 (USDC D. Conn. June 22, 2012).
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Prosecutors to dismiss indictment against Gen Re and AIG executives
- Jorden Burt LLP
- Michael Wolgin
- USA
- July 2 2012
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