Representative Matters
White Collar Crime, Government SanctionsWhite Collar and Investigations:
– Successful recovery of USA reentry visa for Middle Eastern Latin American based brothers, and their respective spouses, after having been placed on the "No Fly List" sanctioned as terrorists, and having their US visas revoked for more than 10 years.
–Successfully represent banker in the recovery of U.S. visa for allegedly committing significant acts of corruption.
– Represent former Minister of Energy in Central America to avoid revocation of US Visa.
– Represent family members in successful agricultural conglomerate in Central America in recovery of their visas which were revoked for alleged acts of corruption.
– Successful pre-indictment representation of former tax director in Central America in avoiding criminal charges for money laundering/corruption and securing his previously revoked U.S. visa and immigration status.
– DRT South Africa represents the Group Financial Manager of a South African maize mill entity for alleged embezzlement and theft.
Criminal Law:
– Successful pre-indictment representation of banker charged with drug trafficking. Criminal charges dismissed.
– Successful representation of Mortgage Broker accused of participating in conspiracy to commit mortgage fraud. Declination of criminal prosecution.
– Represent the CEO and the CIO of a software and technology company, as defense attorneys, in a criminal copyright infringement and fraud investigation in Colombia.
– Represent U.S. citizen in proceedings in Colombia for alleged unlawful possession of weapon.
– Represent the CEO of an international green technology company, as victim advocates, in a criminal fraud case against the CEO of local green technology company in Colombia.
– Represent a major pharmaceutical company, as victim advocates, in a criminal fraud case against its business partners in Colombia.
– Represent a major hotel chain, as victim advocates, in a criminal fraud case against its former accountant in Colombia.
– Represent an executive of a U.S. nuclear energy company, as victim advocates, in an extortion case against a criminal organization in Colombia.
– Represent one of the regional directors of a major global insurance company, as defense attorneys, in a criminal defamation case in Colombia.
– Represent a major global insurance company, as victim advocates, in a criminal fraud case against one of its agents in Colombia.
– Represented a wealthy Bolivian executive who fled to the U.S. after being persecuted by the Bolivian government and was subsequently extorted on U.S. soil by the chief of the Bolivian anti-corruption force, who is now serving three years in a U.S. Federal prison.
– Successful representation of a Florida businessman accused of having more than 30 social security numbers, and of evading the payment of millions of dollars in taxes in the USA for more than 10 years. Declination of criminal prosecution.
Espionage:
RICO Investigation:
FCPA / Corruption / Money Laundering:
– Represent Turks and Caicos Islands and Canadian attorney for his role in the famous “Caso Cuadernos” wherein he is alleged to have helped and assisted in the laundering of corruption proceeds of more than US$30 million tied to former Argentine President, Nestor Kirchner by purchasing and developing luxury real estate in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
– Declination of prosecution on behalf of U.S. businessman whose bank accounts were seized for his alleged laundering of over $150 million related to a waste processing plant project in Venezuela.
– Successful pre-indictment representation of family member of PDVSA official for FCPA conspiracy and money laundering charges. Declination of prosecution.
– Represent former PDVSA (Venezuelan state owned oil & petroleum company) and Citgo official in pre-indictment FCPA corruption and money laundering investigation tied to government officials in Venezuela.
– Represent former PDVSA manager in post-indictment FCPA corruption and money laundering investigation involving U.S. and multinational corporations.
– Represent former official at CORPOLEC (Venezuelan state owned electric & power company) in defense of criminal complaint for FCPA corruption and money laundering allegations.
– Represented former assistant to Minister of Energy and Power (Electricity) for alleged kickback, bribery, corruption and money laundering scheme in South America.
– Represent individuals alleged to have conspired with former Treasurer of foreign government in money laundering, corruption, bribery / kickback schemes and various criminal law violations.
–Successful representation of businessman accused of assisting former Peruvian Spy Chief, Vladimiro Montesinos, in laundering funds from illegal arms trafficking and corruption activities through the U.S. financial system.
– Represent attorney in defense of money laundering investigation who is alleged to have been complicit in the laundering of illicit funds tied to the former President of Argentina.
– Represented sports marketing officials in FIFA corruption scandal, pre- and post-indictment and sentencing.
– Successfully represent and avoid criminal charges for attorney and agricultural pesticides importers alleged to have conspired in a foreign exchange money laundering scheme.
– Representing a Florida company and aircraft purchaser against the Kansas-based manufacturer and the secured lender, for failing to remit net surplus proceeds after the aircraft had been improperly repossessed and sold—because it was allegedly purchased with tainted money from South American Ponzi scheme.
– Representing a South American businessman accused of running a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme through the sale of currency futures.
– Representing various Colombian casas de cambio / money transmitters whose funds have been frozen in the United States based on allegations of money laundering.
– Successful representation of Head of Latin America desk of top 4 accounting firm in largest white collar case in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
– Successful representation of HSBC bank officer in U.S. Department of Justice money laundering investigation connected to Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel.
– Successful civil and criminal defense and prosecution of PPE / Medical Equipment fraud and money laundering cases.
– Successfully secured declination of prosecution for two individuals associated with the largestFCPA forfeiture seizure in South Florida.
– Successful representation of HSBC bank officer in U.S. Department of Justice money laundering investigation connected to Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel.
– Successful civil and criminal defense and prosecution of PPE / Medical Equipment fraud and money laundering cases.
OFAC / Money Laundering:
– Successful SDN de-listing and OFAC Sanctions removal of Presidential candidate and businessman accused by OFAC of money laundering and narcotics trafficking.
–OFAC/Venezuela Sanctions Program: successful representation of a Venezuelan company that provides engineering and maintenance services to Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (“PDVSA”), by obtaining written guidance from OFAC confirming PDVSA’s authority to pay over one million dollars to DRT’s client.
– Successful representation of a major Chinese import-export enterprise by obtaining written clarification from OFAC, with a commitment that OFAC will work with banks to ensure that future transactions by the client will be processed through the U.S. banking system without blocking.
– OFAC – Iran Sanctions Program: Successful representation of an aviation company accused of violating Iran sanctions through the leasing of aircraft and aircraft engines to end users in Iran. Seized property was returned to aviation client and there was a declination of criminal prosecution and, the imposition of civil /administrative fines.
– OFAC – Ukraine/Russia and Venezuela Sanctions Programs: Successfully represented a company that provides logistics services to international clients in the oil industry, obtaining OFAC’s authorization to release certain funds held by a major U.S. bank.
– OFAC – Ukraine/Russia and Venezuela Sanctions Programs: successfully represented a company that provides logistics services to international clients in the oil industry, in obtaining OFAC’s authorization for Wells Fargo to release certain funds that Wells Fargo had blocked allegedly under OFAC’s Ukraine/Russia and Venezuela Sanctions Programs.
– Successfully represent and avoid criminal charges for bankers and financial institutions for alleged role in laundering funds from a PDVSA kickback, bribery and corruption (FCPA) scheme, terrorist financing and OFAC violations.
– Successfully unblocked frozen funds on behalf of El Salvadoran paper products company for alleged violations of Cuba sanctions program.
– Represent various contractors of PDVSA and its subsidiaries in seeking OFAC license to receive payment for the services rendered by them.
– Represent former military intelligence chief in Latin America sanctioned by OFAC and criminally charged with U.S. money laundering violations.
– Represent various contractors of PDVSA in securing their compliance with Venezuela-related OFAC Sanctions.
– Successfully represent and avoid criminal charges for in-house oil company counsel alleged to have conspired in FCPA, corruption, bribery, OFAC and money laundering violations.
– Represent cruise line and hotel start-up in Cuba.
– Representing a Louisiana bank in a grand jury investigation of possible terrorist-financing and money-laundering charges against account holders of Middle Eastern descent who have been placed on OFAC’s no-fly list.
– Successfully represent Mexican national in removal from OFAC list as Specially Designated National (SDN / SDNT) for his alleged ties to “El Chapo” Guzman.
– Represent Middle Eastern liquid natural gas (LNG) producers and investors in projects in Latin America, The Caribbean, and Cuba.
– Advises and counsel Russian financial institution on prohibited activities and permissible transactions under sanctions regime.
– Successful representation of two Colombian businessmen sanctioned by OFAC for allegations of drug trafficking and their removal from the SDNT List.
– Successful representation of a Colombian money exchange business sanctioned by OFAC for allegations of money laundering and its removal from the SDNT List.
– Successful representation of Honduran politician and businessman sanctioned by OFAC for allegations of corruption and money laundering, and his removal and the removal of his companies from the SDNT List.
Internal Corporate Investigations:
– Successfully represent well known LATAM office of joint venture between Japanese and European technology/cellphone companies in an internal corporate investigation directed at high level management and employee personnel for an embezzlement, counterfeit and money laundering scheme spanning various countries and outside coconspirator couriers.