Jailed Startup Founder Makes $1M Stock Deal From His Bay Area Cell |
The judge agreed to an unusual exception.
BY LEILA SHERIDAN, NEWS WRITER
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Despite being held without bail on nine felony charges and one misdemeanor, a 42-year-old Palo Alto resident was allowed to execute a stock transaction exceeding $1 million from inside San Jose Main Jail.
Vikram Beri, the founder of an online mental health startup, was arrested on December 6 after allegedly setting fire to a picnic bench at a winery, throwing wine........