Mark Dubester is a former federal prosecutor with over 30 years of experience investigating and prosecuting complex financial crimes and public corruption offenses.  He had conducted as lead counsel more than 20 federal trials, involving a host of white collar statutes, including

• conspiracy
• wire fraud
• mail fraud
• bank fraud
• health care fraud
• procurement fraud
• tax evasion
• theft
• money laundering
• false statements
• structuring financial transactions to avoid currency reporting requirements
• perjury
• obstruction of justice
• bribery/gratuities and other corruption-related offenses. 

The range of matters he has handled spans from the conviction of Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) for RICO Conspiracy, to the conviction at trial of District of Columbia real estate developer Douglas Jemal and others in his company on fraud and tax charges, to the convictions of United States soldiers and contractors for corruption and other fraud offenses arising from the United States’ military and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan.  In this regard, Mr. Dubester was the lead attorney in the prosecution of a United States Colonel – the highest ranking commissioned officer convicted for crimes arising from the Afghanistan conflict – for false statements arising from the Colonel’s handling of a sensitive procurement contract for the overhaul of Russian-made Mi-17 helicopters in Lithuania for use in Afghanistan.  Mr. Dubester has appeared in federal courthouses in the District of Columbia, Kentucky, Colorado, Texas and Massachusetts.   

In addition, Mr. Dubester served as Special Impeachment Counsel for the House of Representatives in connection with the impeachment of former United States District Judges G. Thomas Porteous (E.D. La.), for corruption, ethics, and bankruptcy fraud, and Samuel B. Kent (E.D. Tx.), for sexual harassment of court staff.  In connection with the Porteous impeachment proceedings, Mr. Dubester interrogated witnesses before both Senate and House Committees.  Also, while working for the House Committee on the Judiciary, Mr. Dubester handled a wide variety of substantive matters, including internet safety, foreign intelligence surveillance, and a wide variety of civil rights matters.    

Mr. Dubester has worked for the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP), where he worked closely with investigators investigating a range of allegations associated with the conduct of financial institutions during and subsequent to the Financial Crisis of 2008.  In addition, Mr. Dubester worked for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) where he handled the investigations and prosecutions arising from the United States’ activities in Afghanistan. 

Mr. Dubester will be working on complex financial litigation and white collar criminal matters.