‘Facebook Co-Owner’ Paul Ceglia’s Trial on Fraud Charges Delayed Six Months
The trial on fraud charges of Paul Ceglia, who allegedly forged a 2003 contract with Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, was postponed by six months from its originally scheduled start date of Nov. 17 after Ceglia hired yet another new lawyer, Reuters reported.
The trial on fraud charges of Paul Ceglia, who allegedly forged a 2003 contract with Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, was postponed by six months from its originally scheduled start date of Nov. 17 after Ceglia hired yet another new lawyer, Reuters reported.
Robert Fogg will take over the case from Ceglia’s court-appointed attorney, despite the objection of assistant U.S. attorney Janis Echenberg, who noted that Fogg had been involved in related litigation and called the move a “delay tactic,” according to Reuters.
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