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Court rejects bogus lawsuit from fugitive who wanted 50% of Facebook’s fortune

A court of appeals rejected an accused Facebook fraudster's attempt to revive his case against Mark Zuckerberg.
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A court of appeals rejected an accused Facebook fraudster’s attempt to revive his case against Mark Zuckerberg.
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An appeals court shot down an accused Facebook fraudster’s attempt to revive his case against Mark Zuckerberg Monday, slamming the fugitive techie as “an individual who has repeatedly demonstrated total disregard for our judicial system.”

Paul Ceglia had appealed a ruling tossing his civil suit claiming 50% of the social media empire thanks to a 2003 contract he said he signed with Zuckerberg. The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals reaffirmed a lower court’s ruling that the contract was a fraud, paving the way for Ceglia’s criminal trial scheduled to start in May.

Last month, Ceglia dismantled his ankle monitor and made a run for it. He is still on the run.