Quiros fraud defenses at issue as settlement talks continue

Ariel Quiros at the opening of Jay Peak Resort’s Stateside Hotel in December 2013. File photo by Hilary Niles/VTDiggerA federal judge is facing dueling filings over what defenses Jay Peak owner Ariel Quiros can raise to investor fraud allegations, though it’s still unclear if the case will even make it to trial.
That’s because his new attorney says the ski mogul is continuing to cooperate with regulators and attorneys for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. But the law