TelexFree Exec Requests Suppression of Evidence
6/17/2016
An attorney for James Merrill has requested suppression of evidence seized during a raid of TelexFree's offices in April 2014. In a court filing, Robert Goldstein said the document seizure was "unconstitutionally overbroad" and that his client "respectfully submits that all evidence seized pursuant to the warrant must be supressed." During the raid of TelexFree's offices, Homeland Security agents seized computers, servers, records, and storage devices. They also stopped an executive from leaving with a laptop and a bag containing $38 million in cashiers' checks.
Meanwhile, the trustee in TelexFree's bankruptcy case filed a class action lawsuit against TelexFree representatives who were "net winners" in the company, demanding that they pay back their earnings so that the funds can go to those who lost money.
A website (telexfreeclaims.com) has been set up for participants in TelexFree to file claims for alleged losses.