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Why is this even a criminal case? Could a civil court not just chuck out the idiotic claim on the lower 'balance of probabilities' test?
by keithpeter 12y ago
Why is this even a criminal case? Could a civil court not just chuck out the idiotic claim on the lower 'balance of probabilities' test?
- billyhoffman 12y agoBecause fraud is a crime.
- linuxlizard 12y ago* unless you're a large enough bank.
- duskwuff 12y agoThe criminal case was brought against Ceglia when it became apparent that his claims to a stake in Facebook were based on forged documents. That's fraud; it's a criminal offense.
- nikcub 12y agoIt's interesting that the big law firms like DLA Piper[0] who backed him pro bono and conducted "extensive due diligence" on his claims walked away without even much of a tarnished reputation. [0] Facebook are suing them. http://abovethelaw.com/2014/10/lawsuit-of-the-day-facebook-sues-dla-piper/ http://abovethelaw.com/2014/10/lawsuit-of-the-day-facebook-s...
- keithpeter 12y agoThanks to grandparent for clarification. Allegedly forging documents will get you in trouble quickly certainly. I suppose it depends on the resources the big law firm has for spotting forgery.