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Federal money laundering charges carry significant potential sentences for offenders. Generally speaking, a person is guilty of money laundering when they conduct financial transactions with money they know or suspect to be derived from criminal activity. The applicable federal statute is 18 USC 1956, set forth as follows: (a) (1) Whoever, knowing that the property involved…

Recently, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York (covering Long Island, Queens and Brooklyn) announced the arrests of several individuals accused in federal court of having committed health care fraud against the Medicare and Medicaid programs. They are facing charges of 18 USC Section 371 (fraud against the U.S. government), Section…

Last weekend, former Manhattan prosecutor and experienced criminal trial lawyer Matthew Galluzzo appeared on Canadian national TV news (CBC – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) to discuss the recent Trump trial verdict. A link to the interview appears here. Former federal prosecutor Matthew Galluzzo on Donald Trump “hush money” trial guilty verdict | CBC.ca

Matthew Galluzzo recently demonstrated his unique combination of expertise in American criminal law and fluency in the French language, when he gave a wide-ranging interview in French to a Belgian newspaper, La Libre Belgique, on the subject of the Donald Trump trial. A frequent commentator on American, Canadian, and European television, Matthew Galluzzo is a…

Matthew Galluzzo appears on CNN to discuss trial of Donald Trump (with Anderson Cooper)

Criminal defense attorney and former Manhattan prosecutor Matthew Galluzzo appears on CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp.) to answer questions about the trial of Donald Trump.

This week, Matthew Galluzzo secured an extraordinary sentence for a client in Brooklyn federal court. The client was arrested in 2017 for participating in a multimillion-dollar health care fraud conspiracy. Under the federal sentencing guidelines, he faced well over 11 years in prison for his participation. Nevertheless, he persuaded the court to sentence the client…

Matthew Galluzzo recently demonstrated his skillful sentencing advocacy by persuading a federal judge in Brooklyn to sentence his client to a below-guidelines sentence of time served (in this case, one day in custody). The client had been convicted of a federal narcotics offense for his role in delivering multiple kilos of cocaine on several occasions.…

Matthew Galluzzo, a criminal defense lawyer and former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney (prosecutor), appeared on CNN last week to discuss the trial of Donald Trump with television host Anderson Cooper. Matthew Galluzzo commented on the testimony and cross-examination of Stormy Daniels, who claims she was paid by Donald Trump to remain silent about their affair.…

This week, Matthew Galluzzo was informed by a judge in New York County Supreme Court that the judge had decided to grant Mr. Galluzzo’s motion to seal his client’s 10-year-old felony conviction for possessing narcotics. Mr. Galluzzo made the motion pursuant to New York Criminal Procedure Law Section 160.59, by submitting an affirmation in support…