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Peter Katz, Esq. Resume
52 Duane Street 7th Floor,
New York, NY 10007
212.312.7129
609.477.4077
info@salandlaw.com
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
| CROTTY|SALAND, P.C. | 2014-present |
- Represent individuals in white collar criminal matters, with notable expertise in the areas of healthcare fraud and financial fraud, including securities, bank, mortgage, wire and mail fraud
- Represent whistleblowers related to all types of government fraud, with particular attention to the healthcare and financial industries
- Conduct internal investigations and provide monitoring services arising from fraud, waste, abuse and corruption allegations
| U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, FRAUD SECTION | 2010-2011 |
- Lead Prosecutor on one of the final Enron Prosecutions
- Investigated and prosecuted complex, data driven, white collar fraud schemes
- Trained fellow federal prosecutors regarding investigative and trial techniques
- Supervised and led investigative teams comprised of federal agents, prosecutors and analysts on the Health Care Fraud Strike Force
| U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY | 2006-2011 |
- Led investigations and prosecutions of federal crimes primarily involving health care, bank, tax, wire, mail, and insurance fraud, money laundering, bank robbery, narcotics and weapons trafficking conspiracies
- Monmouth and Ocean county Gang Task Force Coordinator
- Supervised all federal gun prosecutions in Monmouth and Ocean counties
- Recipient of the Chief Postal Inspector’s Award for Excellence in Law Enforcement
| U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK | 2002-2006 |
- Assistant U.S. Attorney
- Led investigations of and prosecuted federal crimes including RICO, money laundering, wire and mail fraud, capital murder, public corruption, insurance fraud, obstruction of justice, robbery and narcotics conspiracies
- Drafted briefs and argued appeals before the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Member of Hiring Committee
- Trained federal agents in search and seizure and criminal procedure law
- Recipient of the Chief Postal Inspector’s Award for Excellence in Law Enforcement
- Featured for prosecution of former Congressional candidate for Obstruction of Justice in one of New York Law Journal’s Top Ten Trials of 2005
| MANHATTAN DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, New York, NY | 1994-2002 |
- Homicide Investigation Unit (2000-2002) Prosecuted violent drug gangs as part of long term investigations into murder and narcotics conspiracies
- Asian Gang Unit (1998-2000) Handled Asian crimes including kidnapping and extortion
- Trial Assistant (1994-2000) Prosecuted murders, financial thefts and burglaries among other crimes. Conducted approximately 25 felony jury trials. Supervised Complaint Room. Trained NYPD officers regarding evidentiary hearings, proper investigative techniques and evidence collection
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL, Philadelphia, PAJ.D. 1994, cum laude
- Senior Editor, Comparative Labor Law Journal
- Counsel of Student Representatives
UNION COLLEGE, Schenectady, NY
- B.A. 1991, American Studies, magna cum laude
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Dean’s List, 4 years
- Varsity Golf, 3 years
- Mountebanks, President, Student Theatre Organization
- Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China, Term Abroad 1990
OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
| BERKELEY RESEARCH GROUP, LLC | 2011-present |
- Provide strategic litigation support advice and to major law firms, Fortune 500 companies and government agencies around the world
- Lead investigations into identifying and addressing complex fraud schemes in a variety of areas, including healthcare and finance
- Develop and evaluate compliance programs for multi-national pharmaceutical and medical device companies
| RUTGERS LAW SCHOOL, Camden, NJ | 2011-present |
- Teach upper-level law school course on all aspects of current issues in Health Care Fraud and Abuse, with particular focus on the federal False Claims Act and qui tam litigation
| RIDER UNIVERSITY, Lawrenceville, NJ | 2013-present |
- Teach upper-level courses on White Collar and Corporate Crime, Criminal Justice Practice and Rights of the Accused
- Elements of an Effective Third Party Sales & Marketing Compliance Program, Webinar Presenter for UL Eduneering, Princeton, NJ (2014)
- Top Four Compliance Risks Companies Face with Recent Health Care Legislation, co-written with Denise Pedulla, Corporate Compliance Insights (2013)
- Responding to Government Investigations in Health Care, Presenter, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago, IL (2013)
- Analyzing Trends in U.S. Enforcement from a State and Federal Perspective, Moderator, 8th Annual CBI Medical Device and Diagnostics Compliance Conference, Washington, DC (2012)
- A History of Free Agency in the United States and Great Britain: Who’s Leading the Charge?, Comparative Labor Law Journal, volume 15, number 3, Spring 1994. Reprint available
- State of New York
- Southern District of New York
- Eastern District of New York
- Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- American Bar Association
- American Health Lawyers Association
- Eastern District of New York Alumni Association
- District of New Jersey Alumni Association
- Hogan-Morgenthau Associate
Because of either the sensitive or on-going nature of the investigation or case, in some instances, the case caption or name is not included:
| In re: Health Care Corporation: | Investigation of $300 million alleged health care fraud by high ranking officials in a prominent national health care company |
| U.S. v. Shelby: | Enron Executive $20 million Securities Fraud |
| In re: Livestock Company: | $1 Billion Bank Fraud by National Livestock Farmer |
| U.S. v. Sacks, et al.: | 17 defendant, $40 million telemarketing/bank fraud |
| In re: Healthcare Organization: | Monitorship of Public California Medicaid Health Care Payor |
| U.S. v. Quarashi: | $86 million insurance fraud |
| U.S. v. Reich: | Obstruction of Justice by former Congressional candidate |
| U.S. v. James and Mallay: | Multi-million dollar Insurance Fraud and Murder Scheme |
| In re: NYC Plumbing Inspectors: | 22 NYC Plumbing inspectors convicted for taking bribes |
| California v. Pedro Eva: | Declared expert on behalf of Defendant Psychiatrist regarding healthcare fraud investigation techniques |
| In re: The Business Office: | $7 million payroll tax fraud |
| U.S. v. Harriott: | Bank fraud and Bank burglary by bank employee |
| U.S. v. Amonte: | $500,000 tax fraud by tax preparers |
| U.S. v. McCargo: | Threat to Chief of Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of New Jersey |
| U.S. v. Mentor: | Attempted Murder for Hire; target was Chief Judge of Federal District Court |
| U.S. v. Frank: | $4 million Medicaid fraud by Brooklyn dentist |
| U.S. v. Sachakov: | $20 million Medicare fraud by Brooklyn proctologist |
| In re: Physical Therapy Clinics: | Multiple investigations of multi-million dollar Medicare/insurance frauds |
| U.S. v. Stanch: | Psychiatrist health care fraud and drug distribution |
| U.S. v. Drs. Lopresti and Lahham: | Doctors illegally prescribing over 500,000 oxycodone pills |
| In re: Vital Health Care Services: | Fraudulent physical therapy Clinic/Insurance Fraud |
| U.S. v. Corbin: | Bank Robbery and Interstate Threatening Communications |
| U.S. v. DePersenaire: | Fraud by government contractor |
| In re: Defense Department Contractor: | $1 million procurement fraud involving critical application parts for Patriot missile and nuclear submarines |
| In re: Bloods Street Gangs: | Numerous prosecutions including wiretaps, murders, and fraud by high ranking members of the Bloods violent street gang |
| In re: Phillipsburg Seven: | Narcotics trafficking/wiretap |
| U.S. v. Ruth and Pilkey: | $350,000 tax fraud/false filings by Federal Inmates while in prison |
| In re: Spring Street Supermarket: | Food Stamp Fraud |
| In re: Cream Team: | Violent Brooklyn Street Gang, various prosecutions including homicide and drug trafficking |
| In re: Credit Card Fraud: | Numerous credit card bust out/fraud schemes |
| U.S. v. Devins: | Bank/check fraud |
| In re: MacArthur Airport: | Alien smuggling and kidnapping |
| In re: Postal Robberies: | Convictions in the first postal robberies in NYC in over 5 years |
| U.S. v. Harris: | $4 million Income Tax Fraud Scheme |
