Convicted short-seller Andrew Left demands mistrial, rerun of case that gripped Wall Street

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Andrew Left, the convicted short-seller whose trial captivated Wall Street, is demanding a mistrial after his legal team discovered jurors used an outdated court form to deliver their verdict on charges that included lying to a federal investigator. The procedural error gives Left's defense a potential avenue to overturn the conviction and force a retrial. The case has drawn intense scrutiny from the financial world, where Left's Citron Research operates as a controversial but influential voice in short-selling.