Nir Meir, Manhattan D.A. are at an “impasse” on plea deal

The Manhattan District Attorney’s two-year long criminal proceedings against disgraced former HFZ Capital executive Nir Meir will be resolved this year.  But it is still to be determined whether that means a trial or a plea deal. “We here at the District Attorney’s office have reached an impasse as to what our position is regarding a sentence should Mr. Meir wish to plead,” said Assistant District Attorney Christopher Beard at a court appearance on February 18 in front of Judge Ann Thompson in Manhattan Criminal Court.  Prosecutors allege Meir was the mastermind behind a $86 million fraud scheme. The D.A.’s […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.