Dina Wein-Reis' lawyers filed court papers in Indiana Wednesday, asking a federal judge there to transfer her fraud trial to New York.

Dina Wein-Reis' lawyers filed court papers in Indiana Wednesday, asking a federal judge there to transfer her fraud trial to New York. West Side socialite accused of scamming Fortune 500 companies out of millions wants to be tried in her hometown.
The 44-year-old mother of three cited the expense of putting on a defense some 600 miles from home when she plans to call at least 20 character witnesses. "This financial burden is exacerbated by the fact that the government has seized virtually all of her personal, real and financial assets," lawyer John Meringolo wrote.
And, Meringolo added, many of the crimes Wein-Reis is charged with happened here.
Wein-Reis is accused of wining and dining execs in New York to convince them to sell her deeply discounted products that she claimed would go to charities.
Instead, prosecutors say, the goods were resold to retailers and wholesalers at a steep markup. Several Indiana companies, including Roche Inc., are listed among those who were duped. "Mrs. Wein-Reis has the right to be tried in the district where she and her family live," Meringolo said. Wein-Reis is free on a $10 million bail bond posted by her brother, lawyer Hershel Wein. The feds say she used stolen cash to furnish her W. 75th St. mansion, which includes an Andy Warhol portrait of Truman Capote.