USA v. Cole

  1. March 02, 2022

    Paul Weiss Dumps Ex-Iconix CEO Ahead Of Fraud Retrial

    A Manhattan federal judge has given Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP the go-ahead to withdraw as counsel for Neil Cole, the former CEO of Iconix Brand Group, in his upcoming retrial on criminal charges related to an alleged accounting fraud.

  2. January 24, 2022

    Ex-Iconix CEO To Face New Trial On Accounting Fraud Counts

    Manhattan federal prosecutors said Friday they'll retry former Iconix Brand Group CEO Neil Cole after a jury deadlocked on eight charges that he booked $11 million in fake revenue to help the licensing giant hit Wall Street targets.

  3. November 01, 2021

    Jury Clears Ex-Iconix CEO Of Conspiring To Dupe Wall Street

    A Manhattan federal jury on Monday acquitted former Iconix Brand Group CEO Neil Cole of conspiracy charges and failed to reach a verdict on remaining counts related to allegations that he booked fake revenue to help the licensing giant hit Wall Street targets.

  4. October 29, 2021

    Fissures Arise As Jury Mulls Charges Against Ex-Iconix CEO

    Divided jurors struggled for a third day Friday with the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's case charging former Iconix Brand Group CEO Neil Cole with duping investors by booking $11 million of fake revenue, ending the week with no verdict.

  5. October 27, 2021

    Jury Deliberates After Ex-Iconix CEO's Attys Slam Charges

    A Manhattan federal jury weighed fraud charges against former Iconix Brand Group CEO Neil Cole Wednesday, after Cole's lawyers rejected as illogical prosecutors' case claiming he schemed to book $11 million in fake revenue that tricked Wall Street.

  6. October 26, 2021

    Feds Say 2003 Deal Shows Ex-Iconix CEO Up To Old Tricks

    Federal prosecutors asked a Manhattan jury Tuesday to find former Iconix Brand Group CEO Neil Cole guilty of orchestrating an $11 million fraud, asserting that Cole's 2003 deal with securities regulators undercuts his claim of ignorance about alleged sham transactions from 2014.

  7. October 25, 2021

    Ex-Iconix CEO Takes Stand, Tussles With Feds Over Cursing

    Former Iconix Brand Group CEO Neil Cole sparred Monday with a federal prosecutor during chippy trial testimony that delved into his sometimes-abrasive leadership style, after Cole denied engaging in an alleged $11 million accounting fraud and cover-up.

  8. October 19, 2021

    Ex-DePaul Student Guilty Of Trying To Distribute ISIS Videos

    A Chicago federal jury has convicted a former college student of trying to help ISIS archive and disseminate its propaganda videos, despite defense arguments that the student was engaging in protected free speech and never coordinated with the terrorist group.

  9. October 08, 2021

    Witness Unable To Place Alleged Huddle With Ex-Iconix CEO

    Counsel for former Iconix Brand Group CEO Neil Cole got a key trial witness to concede Friday that he can't say exactly when or where a purported meeting took place at which Cole allegedly described a $5 million revenue gimmick underlying fraud charges against him.

  10. October 06, 2021

    Feds Jump-Cut To Key Witness At Ex-Iconix CEO's Fraud Trial

    A star witness in the Manhattan U.S. attorney's case charging ex-Iconix Brand Group CEO Neil Cole with an $11 million accounting fraud pointed the finger at Cole on Wednesday morning, moments after Cole's lawyers asserted during trial openings that the witness is a liar.

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