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The Eastern District of New York handles federal criminal cases from Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Nassau County, and Suffolk County. EDNY investigations may involve federal agents, grand jury subpoenas, search warrants, wiretaps, financial records, digital evidence, cooperating witnesses, and federal prosecutors.
Lebedin Kofman LLP defends clients in EDNY investigations and prosecutions involving white collar crime, fraud, narcotics, firearms, conspiracy, cybercrime, sex offenses, money laundering, sentencing, and grand jury matters. The defense should begin as soon as agents make contact, a subpoena arrives, or a target letter is received.
What Is at Stake in a Federal Case
A federal case in EDNY can involve indictment risk, detention hearings, asset restraint, immigration consequences, professional licensing problems, business disruption, forfeiture, restitution, federal sentencing Guidelines, and the possibility of a felony record. Early decisions can affect the entire case.
Issues That Need Immediate Review
- Whether the client is a witness, subject, target, defendant, or charged by complaint or indictment
- Whether agents used a search warrant, subpoena, wiretap, interview, or device seizure
- Whether statements were voluntary, accurate, and lawfully obtained
- Whether pretrial release, bond, travel, passport, or employment restrictions are at issue
- Whether discovery, protective orders, classified/sensitive material, or digital evidence will control the case
- Whether the Sentencing Guidelines, restitution, forfeiture, or mandatory minimums create immediate exposure
Evidence and Procedure We Evaluate
- Search warrants, inventories, affidavits, subpoenas, target letters, and complaint materials
- Agent notes, recordings, reports, body camera footage, and interview records
- Phones, computers, cloud accounts, business records, bank records, and metadata
- Grand jury materials, wiretap evidence, pen registers, geofence data, and financial analysis
- Cooperator statements, proffer notes, plea agreements, and impeachment material
- Bail packages, mitigation records, treatment records, employment records, and family-support documents
Defense Strategies We Consider
- Early intervention before charges or indictment
- Suppression of statements, searches, devices, or electronic evidence
- Challenging conspiracy scope, knowledge, intent, and venue
- Discovery litigation, expert review, forensic review, and motion practice
- Plea negotiation, cooperation/proffer strategy, trial preparation, or sentencing mitigation
- Protecting immigration, licensing, business, and reputational interests
EDNY, SDNY, and New York Federal Court Strategy
EDNY cases may be heard in Brooklyn or Central Islip and can involve federal agencies such as the FBI, DEA, HSI, ATF, IRS-CI, Secret Service, Postal Inspectors, and other task forces. A defense strategy should account for the courthouse, assigned judge, prosecutor, agency, detention posture, and whether the case is connected to Long Island or New York City facts.
How Lebedin Kofman LLP Helps
The firm evaluates the investigation, charges, discovery, search issues, statements, subpoenas, digital evidence, financial records, witness issues, Guidelines exposure, forfeiture, restitution, immigration consequences, licensing concerns, and trial posture. The defense may involve early intervention, proffer strategy, suppression motions, discovery litigation, expert review, plea negotiation, trial preparation, sentencing mitigation, or appeal-preservation strategy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I talk to federal agents if I think I can explain?
No one should speak with federal agents, prosecutors, investigators, compliance personnel, or cooperating witnesses about the facts before consulting counsel. Even truthful but incomplete answers can create serious problems in a federal investigation.
Does being under investigation mean I will be arrested?
Not always. Some federal matters begin with subpoenas, target letters, search warrants, interviews, or contact from agents. Early defense work may affect whether charges are filed, what charges are filed, and how the case is positioned if an arrest or indictment follows.
Related Federal Criminal Defense Pages
- Federal Criminal Defense
- EDNY Federal Criminal Defense
- SDNY Federal Criminal Defense
- Federal Conspiracy
- Federal Sentencing
- Federal Drug Trafficking
- Federal Gun Trafficking
- Fraud Defense
Request a confidential consultation if you received a subpoena, target letter, complaint, indictment, search warrant, or contact from federal agents.