
Mr. Wisenberg's prime objective as a white collar defense lawyer is to resolve a matter
as efficiently and painlessly as possible, and while every case is different, he has often
kept clients under investigation from ever facing federal charges. Among his recent
major cases are the following:
*A Pennsylvania businessman received felony probation after pleading guilty in federal court to defrauding a bank of several hundred thousand dollars.
*A Texas man had his conviction overturned in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, based on insufficiency of the evidence. Adrienne Urrutia Wisenberg wrote the briefs and Solomon L. Wisenberg argued the case.
*A prominent foreign national was questioned by a federal grand jury as part of the
“Pardongate” investigation into President Clinton's last-minute pardon of financier Marc
Rich. No charges were filed.
*Corporate executives and employees were questioned by FBI special agents, a
federal prosecutor and a federal grand jury regarding alleged violations of the Arms
Export Control Act. No charges were filed.
*An elected official was indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple Hobbs Act felony
counts that could have resulted in several years of federal prison time upon conviction.
All felony charges were dismissed before trial and the defendant pled guilty to a
misdemeanor.
*The president of a corporation was held in civil contempt (and briefly jailed) by a
federal court for failing to pay a judgment in an SEC enforcement action. A proposed
payment schedule was approved by the court, the monetary judgment was paid off over
time and the contempt order was lifted.
*A foreign corporation and two of its foreign national officers were indicted for fraud
against the FDA. The charges against the officers were dismissed with prejudice. The
corporation pled guilty to one felony count, received probation and paid a fine.
*A broker was accused of fraud by the SEC in connection with a major day-trading
investigation. The broker entered into a civil settlement agreement with the SEC. No
other charges were filed.
*A prominent businessman was investigated for alleged mail fraud in connection with
municipal zoning. No charges were filed.
*A federal employee was investigated for alleged espionage, false statements and
unlawful transport of firearms. No charges were filed.
*A contractor to a foreign government was investigated for alleged Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act violations. No charges were filed.
*A former employee of a federal contractor was targeted for felony indictment for
allegedly making false statements to a government agent. No felony charges were
filed and the employee pled guilty to a separate misdemeanor.
As noted above, Mr. Wisenberg also spent many years as a federal prosecutor.
During his government service, he tried numerous federal felony cases to juries,
obtaining convictions in over 90 percent of them. He also personally directed over 75
white collar investigations. Among the many major cases Mr. Wisenberg handled as a
prosecutor are the following:
*The grand jury questioning of President Bill Clinton, as well as Vernon Jordan,
George Stephanopoulos, Erskine Bowles, Harold Ickes, Leon Panetta, Sidney
Blumenthal, Linda Tripp, Monica Lewinsky and others in the Lewinsky investigation.
*The two-year Victoria Savings Association investigation (including a two-month jury
trial) resulting in the conviction of nine defendants. As a result of his work on this
case, Mr. Wisenberg received the prestigious Director's Award from Attorney General
Janet Reno, given annually to the top one percent of federal prosecutors.
*A three-month securities fraud jury trial against a major financial services corporation
and three of its top officers. All defendants were convicted.
*A two-month savings and loan jury trial against eleven defendants that resulted in the
conviction of all defendants.
*A one-year investigation (including a jury trial) relating to military contractor fraud at
Kelly Air Force Base. All defendants were convicted and the matter was listed by the
U.S. Air Force as one of its “most significant cases” of the year.
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