Celsius

A federal judge ruled that Alex Mashinsky’s legal team’s arguments to dismiss two of his seven criminal charges were “either moot or without merit.” 

Lawyers representing Alex Mashinsky, the former CEO of the crypto platform Celsius facing a criminal indictment in the United States, have lost a motion to drop two charges related to commodities fraud and manipulating the price of the Celsius (CEL) token.

In a Nov. 8 filing in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, Judge John Koeltl ruled that Mashinsky’s legal team’s arguments to have the charges dismissed were “either moot or without merit.” The judge denied the motion to dismiss the two charges, leaving seven counts on the indictment for the former Celsius CEO’s trial, scheduled to begin in January 2025.

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Judge John Koeltl ordered Alex Mashinsky and prosecutors to appear in court on Nov. 13 to address the former Celsius CEO’s motion to dismiss fraud and market manipulation charges.

Alex Mashinsky, the former CEO of crypto platform Celsius, will appear in a New York courtroom for the first time in months for oral arguments related to his motion to dismiss charges.

In an Oct. 23 filing in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Judge John Koeltl ordered Mashinsky and prosecutors to appear in court on Nov. 13 to “preserve testimony” and address the former Celsius CEO’s motion to dismiss certain charges in the indictment. In January, Mashinsky’s lawyers filed motions to dismiss charges related to commodities fraud and market manipulation.

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