Wealthy Wall Street recluse claims he was duped by Harvard fellow into funding weapons for alleged coup in South Sudan

Robert Granieri, the co-founder of the Wall Street trading firm Jane Street, was allegedly duped into handing over millions to fund the alleged attempt to topple the South Sudanese government, according to his lawyer. - (U.S. Department of Justice)

A wealthy Wall Street “recluse” claimed he was duped by a Harvard fellow and another activist into allegedly funding weapons to mount a coup in South Sudan, according to his lawyer.

Robert Granieri, the co-founder of trading firm Jane Street, was allegedly deceived and “defrauded” after handing over millions to fund the purported attempt to topple the South Sudanese government, his lawyer told Bloomberg.