United States of America v.Joseph Cammarata

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:



conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341 and 1343.



Joseph Cammarata and two confederates developed an elaborate scheme by which they submitted fraudulent claims to administrators of securities class action settlement funds. None of the three were class members, yet their efforts yielded them over $40 million. Two of the men entered guilty pleas pursuant to agreements. Cammarata, though, proceeded to trial and was found guilty by a jury of all charges filed against him.

Cammarata’s conspiracy, wire fraud, and money laundering convictions, as well as the District Court’s restitution order affirmed. The judgment is vacate the forfeiture order in part and remand for further proceedings consistent

with this opinion.