Federal Court Judge Says James C. Couri Has Checkered Past.

James C. Couri's lack of honesty has been the subject of judicial comment. As Judge Charles S. Haight, Jr. has noted (Drobbin v. Nicolet Instrument Corp., 631 F.Supp. 860, 868 [S.D.N.Y. 1986]): "([James C.] Couri has a checkered past. He has twice pleaded guilty in this Court to charges of fraud. One charge involved securities fraud. The other involved fraudulent statements made to a bank in connection with an art gallery Couri controlled. Couri is the subject of an injunction against securities law violations obtained by the Securities and Exhange Commission."