Paul Gardi, a former Marc Dreier client who claims he was cheated out of $6.3 million, has asked a federal judge to give him priority, ahead of "sophisticated" institutional investors, in receiving funds forfeited by Dreier. In a motion filed last week, Gardi's attorney distinguished Gardi as an individual client with no intention of turning money over to Dreier. "In essence, Dreier used his law license, rather than a ski mask and a gun, to steal $6.3 million in settlement funds," the motion alleged.
January 20, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A former client of Marc S. Dreier who claims he was cheated out of $6.3 million has asked a federal judge to give him a first crack at funds forfeited by Dreier.
Last week, entrepreneur Paul Gardi urged Southern District of New York Judge Jed S. Rakoff to give him priority over “sophisticated” institutional investors who purchased hundreds of millions of dollars in bogus promissory notes from Dreier.
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