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Man who sued Facebook pleads not guilty to fraud
A New York businessman accused of attempting to defraud Facebook and its chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, out of billions of dollars pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to fraud charges.
Updated on: Nov 29, 2012, 17:34:56 IST
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A New York businessman accused of attempting to defraud Facebook and its chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, out of billions of dollars pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to fraud charges.
Federal prosecutors last month charged Paul Ceglia, 39, with faking a business contract that purported to show that Ceglia owned a large stake in Facebook. Ceglia had sued Zuckerberg in 2010 claiming he was owed the stake.
Wednesday's 30-minute arraignment hearing, before Judge Andrew Carter, was Ceglia's first appearance in U.S. district court in Manhattan.
Ceglia was arrested at his home in Wellsville, New York, last month. He was later released on bail.
He faces up to 40 years in prison if convicted on the charges of mail and wire fraud.
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