A Senior Hedge Fund Manager Admits to Lying to Prosecutors in New York

  • Cohen was indicted on charges of cheating fund’s client
  • Prosecutors agree to dismiss nine charges as part of plea deal
Photographer: Yuri Gripas/Bloomberg
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Michael L. Cohen, the former European head of Och-Ziff Capital Management Group, pleaded guilty to a single count of lying to U.S. authorities a year after they accused him of cheating a client out of millions of dollars.

In a sign the U.S. case against Cohen has largely unraveled, prosecutors agreed to dismiss the remaining nine counts, including several fraud charges.