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Before joining BakerHostetler, Artie was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of New York for 10 years. While in government, Artie tried complex, high-profile cases as lead counsel in nearly every practice area, including securities fraud, public corruption, cybercrime and national security matters. He has tried nearly 50 cases to verdict during his career and handled numerous appeals before the Second Circuit.

Artie also held several leadership positions with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, most recently as the Deputy Chief of the National Security and Cybercrime section, where he supervised and handled some of the most sensitive and complex terrorism, espionage and cybersecurity cases in the nation. Artie also served as the head of the Office’s global sanctions and export control enforcement program, where he focused on dual-use technologies and the energy sector. In that capacity, he led many of the Justice Department’s first and most significant prosecutions coordinated through Task Force Kleptocapture and the Disruptive Technology Strike Force. He is an authority on working across the highest levels of law enforcement, the intelligence community and regulatory agencies, as well as with foreign officials regarding parallel actions, extraditions and access to evidence abroad. Artie’s cases in this area are frequently cited by government agencies in compliance guidance issued to the private sector, and he is regularly asked to speak on these topics by both governments and private sector entities around the world.

In recognition for his work, Artie received numerous accolades from various U.S. and foreign government agencies.  He twice received Attorney General awards, including the John Marshall Award for his trial advocacy, and the Distinguished Service Award – the DOJ’s second-highest honor – for his sanctions and export control work. He also received the Charles E. Rose Award for Outstanding Performance by an AUSA from the Eastern District Association.

Before joining the DOJ, Artie served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, where he investigated and tried homicides, sex crimes and other serious felonies.

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J.D., George Washington University Law School, 2004, 

M.A., International Affairs, Security Policy Studies, George Washington University, 2004

B.A., Dickinson College, 2000, 

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<li>Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service</li>
<li>Attorney General’s Award, John Marshall Award for Trial of Litigation</li>
<li>Charles E. Rose Award for Outstanding Performance by an Assistant United States Attorney, Eastern District Association</li>
<li>U.S. Attorney’s Award for Superior Performance by an Assistant United States Attorney</li>
<li>U.S. Attorney’s Award for Superior Performance by a Litigation Team</li>
</ul>

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Business and Securities Fraud
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<li>Lead investigations and prosecutions into complex frauds involving securities, private equity, venture-backed companies, digital currency and market manipulation, often in parallel with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other regulators.</li>
<li>Served as lead trial counsel in several white-collar matters. Notable trials included one of the largest-ever securities fraud prosecutions involving a private equity firm, where the founders and CEO of a $1.7 billion fund were convicted on all counts following a two-month trial for perpetrating a multiyear scheme to defraud more than 10,000 investors. Additionally, after a four-week trial, convicted the CEO of a mortgage bank for a fraud conspiracy that caused more than $30 million in losses to investors.</li>
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Economic Sanctions and Export Controls
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<li>Supervised and handled numerous investigations and prosecutions for sanctions, export controls and money laundering offenses involving individuals and corporate entities around the world, including under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), the Export Control Reform Act (ECRA), the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Collaborated with U.S. and foreign regulators, including the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the UK National Crime Agency.</li>
<li>Brought many of the first and most significant corporate and individual investigations and prosecutions under Task Force Kleptocapture and the Disruptive Technology Strike Force, resulting in criminal and regulatory action against companies, CEOs, foreign intelligence officers and sanctioned entities around the world, as well as the seizure of tens of millions of dollars, cryptocurrency, real estate and other property.</li>
</ul>
Cybercrime and Cryptocurrency
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<li>Investigated and directed the law enforcement response to sophisticated and transnational cyberattacks, primarily involving foreign nation-state actors.</li>
<li>In one of the largest cybercrime trials ever, successfully tried to verdict the head of a transnational digital advertising fraud scheme on both fraud and money laundering charges. The prosecution resulted in the takedown of two global botnets and the seizure of millions of dollars, including cryptocurrency, from U.S. and foreign accounts.</li>
<li>As part of the first public action taken by the DOJ&#8217;s National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (“NCET”), shut down a foreign cryptocurrency exchange that laundered more than $700 million in ransomware and other criminal proceeds. Coordinated U.S. and foreign law enforcement and regulatory actions against the exchange and in the arrest and successful prosecution of its CEO.</li>
</ul>
Public Corruption and Foreign Influence
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<li>Managed counterintelligence and corruption investigations involving the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). These cases routinely implicated classified litigation involving the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and the Classified Information Procedures Act (CIPA). Handled the investigation and prosecution of a foreign intelligence agent operating in the New York area. The defendant was convicted of all counts after trial.</li>
<li>Prosecuted numerous public and commercial bribery cases. Notable matters included the trial conviction of the chairman of a New York public housing authority for a $800,000 bribery, honest services fraud and bid rigging conspiracy; convictions of five senior managers of an international publicly traded energy company for bribery and bid rigging; and convictions of local New York government officials &#8211; including a former state assemblyman, a deputy county executive and a political party boss serving as the chairman of the Board of Elections &#8211; for offenses including tax evasion, fraud and obstruction of justice.</li>
</ul>
Terrorism, Racketeering and Violent Crime
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<li>Supervised and handled domestic and international terrorism investigations and prosecutions, including those involving members of ISIS, al-Qaeda, Hezbollah and other designated terrorist organizations. Prosecuted the perpetrator of a jihadist attack against New York City Police Department officers, where several uniformed servicemembers were stabbed and shot. Secured one of the nation’s first terrorism and money laundering convictions against a financier who used cryptocurrency to launder money for terrorist groups overseas. Regularly handled investigations involving AML/CFT, the Bank Secrecy Act, Patriot Act and other U.S. and international laws.</li>
<li>Successfully led the re-investigation and prosecution of the 2002 cold case murder of Jason Mizell, also known as “Jam Master Jay” of the hip hop group Run-DMC. Secured convictions against both defendants on all counts after a four-week trial.</li>
<li>Led the investigation and successful prosecution of seven members and associates of the Gambino and Bonnano crime families for offenses under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.</li>
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