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Trial of EX-GPB Capital Holdings CCO Michael Cohn is Delayed Over COVID-19 Concerns

Published on: May 6, 2020 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Cohn, Also A Former SEC Examiner, Is Charged With Obstruction

The criminal trial of Michael Cohn, the ex-GPB Capital Holdings chief compliance officer, has been postponed after he expressed concern that his pre-existing health conditions placed him at a higher risk of contracting the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Cohn is charged by federal prosecutors with obstruction of justice. The US government alleges that he took information about US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s investigation into the alternative asset firm, while he was still an SEC examiner, and shared it with GPB executives.

GPB Capital CCO Michael Cohn is Charged with Obstruction

Published on: October 25, 2019 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

GPB Capital News: Michael Cohn Facing Obstruction Charges

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed criminal charges against Michael Cohn, the Chief Compliance Officer and Managing Director of GPB Capital Holdings. Cohn is a former US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) examiner.

The obstruction of justice charge is related to the regulator’s probe into the alternative asset firm, which is accused of operating a $1.5B Ponzi scam. Now, Cohn is accused of stealing information from the Commission before leaving the regulator last October to start his employment at GPB Holdings.