Lawyer for Platinum Partners founder assails prosecutors’ ‘lies’

(Reuters) – A lawyer for Mark Nordlicht, founder of defunct hedge fund firm Platinum Partners, assailed U.S. prosecutors at Nordlicht’s criminal trial on Wednesday, suggesting they deliberately misled jurors to boost their careers. “I’m going to show you lies told to you by the government,” Jose Baez told the jury during a fiery closing argument in Brooklyn federal court, where Nordlicht faces charges of defrauding investors.

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