CRIMINAL DEFENSE
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"The people of this country, if ever they lose their liberties, will do it by sacrificing some great principle of government to temporary passion. There are certain great principles, which if they are not held inviolable, at all seasons, our liberty is gone. If we give them up, it is perfectly immaterial what is the character of our sovereign; whether he be King or President * * * we shall be slaves. It is not an elective government which will preserve us."
-- John Randolph of Roanoke
V. GOLIATH: DEFENDING THE PURSUED
A core part of our practice at The Roger C. Wilson Law Firm is federal criminal defense.
Nowhere in the law are the dangers greater or the stakes higher than for persons accused of serious crimes. No area of litigation is more complex than federal criminal practice. Never is expert, relentless representation more critically important than for citizens targeted by the federal government enforcement machinery--truly a David v. Goliath scenario. Our firm has the experience and skills to even the playing field and rescue our clients from this daunting situation.
The most critical elements for successfully defending clients in this situation do not come from a classroom but from years of experience “in the trenches” of federal criminal litigation. Only from such experience come the breadth and depth of knowledge necessary to identify and execute defensive strategies to fully assist persons being pursued criminally by the government.
Roger Wilson has years of high-end experience successfully defending persons facing criminal charges of all kinds—financial or “white collar” crime; narcotics charges; public corruption;, racketeering (RICO) charges; and many others. Our firm's focus is on federal crimes and courts, but we have extensive experience with state crimes also.
We represent our clients doggedly, comprehensively, compassionately, and successfully. We have a solid record of results.
AREAS OF FOCUS
- Drugs and Narcotics
Extradition
Trafficking and Conspiracy
Money Laundering - White Collar Defense
Securities and Investments Fraud
Bank Fraud
Mortgage Fraud
Healthcare Fraud - Public Corruption
Bribery, Extortion, Hobbs Act - RICO
- Regulatory Offenses
Export and Import Controls
Foreign Assets Controls
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
International Traffic in Arms Regulations - Weapons Cases
- DUI and Serious Traffic Offenses
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"THE GOAL"
Our goal is to obtain for our clients the best result possible in the circumstances of their cases. There are few “universals” here. Of course, winning at trial is an ideal outcome. But so is persuading prosecutors to dismiss charges before trial. So is convincing prosecutors to not bring charges against a client at all. So can be mitigating or limiting the punishment for a criminal offense to a minimal level—a sentence of time-served (no additional incarceration), or a sentence involving no incarceration at all.
Each client and case is unique and must be treated accordingly. A common mistake is to approach all criminal cases in the same way, litigating by standard templates rather than by intensively investigating and evaluating the particular circumstances and needs of each client, and developing strategies to accomplish all that can be accomplished for that client.
WHAT WE PROVIDE
Roger Wilson has extensive experience and a proven track record of obtaining favorable results of all kinds for a broad variety of clients: acquittals and similar success at trial; dismissals of charges before trial; persuading prosecutors not to bring charges at all; and obtaining reduced or minimal sentences for clients.
We protect and defend our clients relentlessly and with complete dedication. We do so with the knowledge, understanding, skills, expertise, and relationships that come only from years of experience, including at high levels.
We do not practice “in the limelight”. We do so behind the scenes and in the trenches—where it counts. We spare no effort—there are no fights we will not fight—in pursuit of those interests. But typically our victories are "quiet" ones. This too often serves our clients' best interests.
Every client is “the most important client”. Every client is a unique, valued individual. Every client is treated as family. Our practice is not just professional; above all, it is personal.
Our most valuable offering is big-firm and big-case experience and expertise in a small-firm environment.
RESULTS
Some examples of our successes in complex criminal cases include the following:
- For an individual client under federal investigation for money laundering, we consulted with prosecutors to explain the true situation and persuaded them to not charge our client.
- For a law enforcement officer under federal investigation for alleged corruption and obstruction of justice, we consulted with prosecutors and persuaded them not to charge our client.
- For major corporate clients, Roger assisted in handling discovered violations of the United States export control and arms trafficking laws, negotiating resolutions with the U.S. Justice Department and federal agencies that resulted in consequences only of monetary fines, with no criminal charges.
- For a large international trading company, Roger assisted the corporation in undergoing a major customs fraud audit, lasting over a year and involving government suspicions of criminal violations of the United States customs and import laws. The end-result involved only modest monetary penalties and no criminal charges.
- For a client accused of improperly importing over-the-counter drugs, we consulted with the prosecutors and persuaded them to dismiss the case; the client was released based on time-served.
- We participated in the defense of a client in a multi-defendant federal securities fraud jury trial, resulting in not-guilty verdicts on the main securities charges and a prompt resolution of the remainder of the case.
- For a South American client charged with high-level involvement in a transnational cocaine distribution network in Central and South America, and facing up to life imprisonment, we identified problems with the extradition of the client to the United States and obtained a time-served sentence and release.
- For a client charged with involvement in narcotics distribution involving Europe, South America, and the Caribbean, and facing many years of imprisonment, we discovered critical problems in the Government’s evidence, as result of which we were able to obtain a resolution of the case with a modest sentence of less than 5 years confinement followed by immediate deportation.
- We represented a client in an 8-week complex, multi-defendant federal racketeering/RICO jury trial in United States District Court involving charges of widespread violence, including murder, and public corruption, in which our client faced life imprisonment under the federal Sentencing Guidelines. We obtained a sentence for our client that was identical to what the government had offered to resolve the case before trial, and which on net was a 10-year sentence.
- We represented a client in a federal criminal securities fraud case based on manipulative stock trading practices, involving multiple defendants and millions of dollars in alleged losses. After extensive preparation for trial and negotiations with the Government, on the eve of trial we negotiated a resolution for our client that involved incarceration for approximately two years. Our client’s co-defendants proceed to trial, were convicted by the jury on all counts, and each was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment.
- We have represented multiple law-enforcement officers accused of crimes. For several such officers we negotiated with prosecutors and dissuaded them from bringing any charges against our clients.
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