Ex-Refco Lawyer Collins Convicted of Aiding $2.4 Billion Fraud
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Joseph Collins, Refco Inc.’s former outside lawyer whose 2009 fraud conviction was reversed in January, was again found guilty by a jury in federal court in Manhattan.
Jurors convicted Collins on seven out of 10 criminal charges against him after a four-week retrial. Prosecutors claimed Collins helped Refco Chief Executive Officer Phillip Bennett and other executives defraud investors of $2.4 billion.