Results
No Charges Against Client
No charges: SDNY wire fraud/bank fraud investigation; client named target of investigation; case resolved with no charges filed; others indicted.
No charges: SDNY/SEC insider trading investigation; client identified as target of investigation and that case was “pretty well wrapped up” against client; after multiple presentations to government, no charges either criminal or civil filed against client; client’s partner indicted.
No charges: EDNY money laundering investigation; client named subject of investigation; matter resolved with no charges filed; others indicted.
No charges: SDNY horse-doping case; client named target of investigation and sent plea agreement by government; no plea and no charges filed against client; 27 other defendants indicted.
No charges: Middle District of Florida Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property investigation; client named target of investigation; matter resolved with no charges against client; another target indicted.
No charges: DANY theft of jewels case; client named subject of investigation; after presentations to government, matter resolved with no charges; client’s counterpart indicted.
No charges: EDNY Health Care Fraud investigation; client, a doctor, named subject of investigation; matter resolved with no charges filed against client; others indicted.
No charges: District of New Jersey investigation; client, an accountant, named target of investigation; case resolved with no charges filed against client; others charged.
No charges: EDNY AKS/Health Care Fraud/Stark Law investigation; client, a doctor, named target or subject of four different criminal investigations; all resolved without any charges against client; client resolving matter with a civil resolution at a fraction of the government’s original demand.
No charges: DNJ sexual assault on an airplane investigation; client named target of investigation; after presentation to the government, matter resolved with no charges filed.
No charges: DANY construction fraud case; client named subject of investigation; no charges filed.
No charges: SDNY accounting fraud matter; client named subject of investigation; matter resolved with no charges filed.
No charges: SDNY securities fraud investigation; client named subject of investigation; matter resolved with no charges filed.
No charges: DNJ Health Care Fraud/PPP Fraud action; client named subject of investigation; matter resolved with no charges filed.
No charges: District of New Jersey AKS/Stark Law investigation; client named a subject of investigation; matter resolved with no charges filed.
No charges: Southern District of Ohio tax fraud investigation; client named subject of investigation; matter resolved with no charges filed.
No charges: SDNY political corruption matter; client named subject of investigation; matter resolved with no charges against client.
No charges: DNJ/Main Justice investigation into unlawful use of federal property; client named subject of investigation; after presentation to government, matter resolved with no charges against client.
No charges: CEO of public company faced with investigation into possible embezzlement, immigration fraud, and wire fraud; matter resolved with no charges against client.
No charges: DNJ/Main Justice tax fraud investigation; matter resolved with non-prosecution agreement for client.
No charges: DNJ; clients named targets of contempt of court charge; matter resolved with no charges filed against clients.
Written declination: SDNY obstruction of justice investigation; client received written letter from SDNY declining to prosecute and closing case.
Dismissals
Dismissal after Indictment: DNJ VICAR and Obstruction of Justice matter. Case dismissed on Speedy Trial Act grounds.
Dismissal after Indictment: Bergen County, NJ; client charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault in the First Degree (two counts); Sexual Asault in the Second Degree (two counts); and Endangering the Morals of a Child in the Third Degree. Case dismissed.
Dismissal after Indictment: Brooklyn DA; client charged with Robbery in the Third Degree; Attempted Robbery in the Third Degree (two counts); Assault in the Second Degree (two counts); Menacing a Police Officer, Resisting Arrest, Criminal Possession of a Weapon, and Obstructing Governmental Administration. All charges dismissed after client completed mental health treatment.
Dismissal after Indictment: New Jersey Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor; client indicted on three counts of tax fraud. Case dismissed with Pre-Trial Intervention and no guilty plea.
Dismissal after Complaint: Brooklyn DA; client charged with assault and child endangerment. Case dismissed.
Dismissal after Complaint: Essex County Prosecutor’s Office; client charged with three counts of possession of illegal drugs. Case dismissed.
Dismissal after Complaint: Brooklyn DA; Client charged with unlawful possession of ammunition. Case dismissed.
Dismissal after Complaint: Rockland County DA matter; client charged with Reckless Endangerment. Case dismissed.
Sentencings
No Jail: District of New Jersey securities fraud matter; client charged with insider trading and reaping hundreds of thousands of dollars in profit. Guidelines range of 24-30 months. Client sentenced to probation.
No Jail: District of New Jersey conspiracy to commit violations of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute; client charged with soliciting and accepting cash payments from certain laboratories in exchange for sending patients’ tests to those laboratories. Guidelines range of 30-37 months. Client sentenced to home confinement.
No Jail: Eastern District of New York Money Laundering Conspiracy; client charged in multi-count money laundering indictment and pled to Causing the Failure to File Reports. Guidelines range of 70-87 months. Client sentenced to home confinement.
Sixty Days: Southern District of California & Main Justice transacting in criminal proceeds matter; client indicted on four counts relating to a robocalling scheme. Guidelines range of 21-27 months. Client received sentence of 60 days imprisonment.
Five Months: District of New Jersey counterfeit goods matter. Guidelines range of 24-30 months. Client received sentence of five months imprisonment.
Trials
Trial: SDNY racketeering conspiracy (acquittal), sex trafficking (acquittal), and transportation to engage in prostitution trial (United States v. Sean Combs, 24-cr-542-AS)
Trial: DNJ violent crime in aid of racketeering – assault with a dangerous weapon, conspiracy to commit assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering and assault resulting in serious bodily injury, and falsifying and concealing records related to a federal investigation trial (United States v. Thomas Manzo, 24-cr-194-SDW)
Trial: DNJ health care fraud and wire fraud trial (acquittal) (United States v. Trent Brockmeier, 20-cr-800-ESK)
Trial: NY Supreme Court assault and reckless endangerment trial (acquittal) (People v. Terrence Edwards)
Trial: SDNY wire fraud, bank fraud, bankruptcy fraud, tax fraud, aggravated identity theft trial (United States v. Moslem, 19-cr-547-CS)
Trial: EDNY FCPA and money laundering trial (United States v. Ng, 18-cr-538-MKB)
Trial: EDNY racketeering, sex trafficking, and racketeering, sex trafficking, forced labor, and wire fraud conspiracy trial (United States v. Keith Raniere, 18-cr-204-NGG)
Trial: EDNY federal program bribery, honest services wire fraud, obstruction of justice, false statements, securities fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy trial (acquittal on all counts) (United States v. John Venditto, et al., 16-cr-540-JMA-SIL)
Trial: EDNY securities fraud and wire fraud conspiracy trial (acquittal on five of eight counts) (United States v. Shkreli, 15-cr-637-KAM)
Trial: SDNY tax evasion and conspiracy to defraud the IRS trial (acquittal) (United States v. Stefan Buck, 13-cr-282-JSR)
Trial: EDNY wire fraud and perjury trial (United States v. Robert Bardey, 12-cr-471-NGG)
Trial: SDNY mail and wire fraud conspiracy trial (United States v. Moshe Buchnik, 10-cr-363-GBD)
Trial: SDNY terrorism-related conspiracy and weapons trafficking trial (United States v. Al Ghazi, 07-cr-354-JSR)
Trial: NY Supreme Court violent felony assault and murder trial (acquittal) (People v. Anthony DiPippo)
Trial: New Jersey Superior Court murder and drug conspiracy trial (acquittal) (State of New Jersey v. Nicholas Kiriakakis)
Other
No criminal conviction: Client charged with seven misdemeanors arising out of DWI; case resolved with violation and no criminal conviction.
Misdemeanor: SDNY RICO; Client charged in 19 person Indictment; case resolved with a misdemeanor.
Deferred Prosecution Agreement: EDNY extortion matter; client indicted; received offer of DPA.
Extortion rebuffed: Client falsely accused of sexual assault and shaken down for seven figure sum; matter resolved with client not paying one penny and counterparty’s attorney firing their client.
Extradition: SDNY extradition matter relating to international money laundering scheme; client remains at liberty
Selected Current Representations
Indictment: District of New Jersey VICAR and obstruction of justice matter; pending trial May 20, 2024
Indictment: District of Maryland wire fraud and mail fraud matter; pending trial September 9, 2024
Indictment: Eastern District of New York Endangered Species Act and money laundering matter; pending trial (no trial date set)
Indictment: District of New Jersey wire fraud matter; pending trial (no trial date set)
Indictment: District of New Jersey AKS matter; pending trial (no trial date set)
Indictment: SDNY market manipulation matter
Indictment: Main Justice market manipulation matter
Indictment: SDNY wire fraud and money laundering matter
Investigation: District of New Jersey bank fraud investigation
Investigation: SDNY health care fraud investigation
Investigation: District of New Jersey tax fraud matter
Complaint: Queens DA attempted murder and arson matter
Complaint: District of New Jersey money laundering and financial regulation matter
Complaint: District of New Jersey PPP fraud matter
Complaint: DANY strangulation and assault matter
Sealed Complaint: Federal matter where charges have been sealed for nearly three years
