Jay Cohen
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245 appearances
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 7 Jul
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Shouldn't be a problem.
And we sent him a retainer.
And about a week later, I get a call from him.
He said, I can't take the case.
I need to conflict out.
Because it was an 800-person law firm, they send around what they call a conflict check.
And he said, we have lawyers in the firm that represent the American Gaming Association and the NCAA, and they don't want me taking the case.
So that was, they sent back our retainer, and that was the end of our conversation.
Well, the Wire Act is what I was charged with.
It wasn't wire fraud.
A lot of people hear wire and they think fraud.
My case was using the wires, telecommunication wires, to transmit gambling information.
And that's what the Section 1084A says.
Section 1084B says there's an exception if it's legal to place a bet where the bet's being placed, where it's legal to receive a bet, and all that is being transferred is information assisting in the placement of a bet, then you fall under the exception.
Yeah, remember, this whole law was written to go after horse racing, mafia horse racing bookies in 1961.
And at the time, Capital OTB was actually operating, New York OTB was actually operating under the same exception.
So we made this argument to the judge, and the judge and, of course, the prosecution objected.
And the judge agreed with them.
And he would not let them see or have the jury instructions allow them to consider the exception.
He went so far as to when, and I had testified on my own behalf and talked quite a bit about 1084B.
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