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A New York judge has dismissed a claim in a civil suit that alleged Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin had committed fraud while serving on the board of Relativity Media, a Hollywood studio.

Justice Charles Ramos said the claim by a Relativity lender failed to tie Mnuchin to “a specific factual misrepresentation.”

Lender RKA Financing sued the studio, founded by Ryan Kavanaugh, on grounds it borrowed money for specific expenses but spent the cash on general corporate overhead.

RKA accused Mnuchin and 11 others of duping it to lend $81 million for five specific films.

There is no proof of any “substantive allegations that Mnuchin was responsible for, aware of, or participated in the purported fraud,” Ramos wrote in his decision.

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