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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…

On April 30, 2024, NYPD officers began arresting protesters at Columbia University. Many of these protesters were undergraduate students at Columbia University exercising their lawful right to protest the situation in Palestine. Officers arrested these students and took them to police precincts where they were fingerprinted and processed. Most protesters were given Desk Appearance Tickets…

Recently, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced an indictment charging two of the founders of a prominent cryptocurrency exchange with a variety of federal crimes relating to their alleged failure to prevent the exchange from becoming a tool of money launderers. Specifically, CHUN GAN, a/k/a “Michael,” and KE TANG, a/k/a…

Famous Hollywood actor Jonathan Majors was convicted today by a Manhattan jury of having previously assaulted his ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, following almost two days of jury deliberations. Specifically, the jury concluded that Mr. Majors was guilty of reckless assault in violation of New York Penal Law Section 120.00 (Assault in the Third Degree, a Class…

Jumping a turnstile: How a little mistake can become a big problem. Imagine this scenario: You’re running late for an important meeting in the city, and as you are standing at the subway turnstile you can see the subway train pulling up to the platform. In a nervous rush, you swipe your Metrocard only to…

Thousands of domestic and international travelers pass through John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City every day. It should be unsurprising, then, that every day, Port Authority Police officers arrest a few travelers and give them Desk Appearance Tickets. A Desk Appearance Ticket is a summons given to a person who has been arrested…

On November 14, 2023, French footballer Aurélien Michel appeared in federal court before the United States Magistrate Judge Vera M. Scanlon and pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud. Aurélien Michel was initially arrested on January 4, 2023, as he passed through JFK airport. He was immediately taken into custody and brought before a…