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United States v. Andrew Gillum (alleged false statement and fraud case).

A big win for the former mayor of Tallahassee in an alleged false statement and fraud case. 

The FBI put three undercover agents in Tallahassee for two years in an attempt to make bribery cases against local politicians. Andrew Gillum wouldn’t take the bait, so they went after him — wrongfully — for making a false statement and for fraud. 

The trial team was David Markus, Margot Moss, Katie Miller, and Todd Yoder. Margot gave a beautiful opening and handled half of the witnesses. David closed and took the other half of the witnesses.

The jury acquitted on the false statement count. When the government heard that the jury was hung 10-2 for acquittal on the other counts, they dismissed.

Press coverage is here.

Attorney David Oscar Markus, right, after United States v. Andrew Gillum (alleged false statement and fraud case) was dismissed.

United States v. Tom Grady (environmental case). 

Jury finds prominent lawyer/politician not guilty in federal environmental trial.

The federal government charged well-known trial lawyer and chair of the Florida Department of Education with illegally dredging a channel from his home in the Keys to the ocean.

The federal government thought it could win this trial because it alleged it was a strict liability offense.

However, the defense team exposed a flaw in this argument, showing that because it was charged as an aiding and abetting offense, it was a specific intent crime.

The jury found Mr. Grady not guilty in a few hours of deliberations.

Press coverage here.

Pictured: Todd Yoder, Margot Moss, David Oscar Markus, and client Tom Grady-celebrate the not guilty verdict.

Todd Yoder, Margot Moss, David Oscar Markus, and Client Tom Grady-Not Guilty
Grady found not guilty article

United States v. Matt Pisoni (alleged wire fraud).

Federal judge orders new trial after we expose prosecutorial misconduct in wire fraud case.

The Firm was hired to do Mr. Pisoni’s appeal in this case. Once into the case, David, Mona, and Lauren began an investigation of prosecutorial misconduct.

We successfully argued that Mr. Pisoni should be released on bail during this time even though it was post-trial.

We uncovered massive misconduct, leading to years of litigation.  Despite the overwhelming evidence of misconduct, including conclusively demonstrating that prosecutors invaded the defense camp and then lied to the Court, the federal government opposed our motion for new trial.

Eventually, the federal judge agreed with us and ordered a new trial for Mr. Pisoni and his co-defendants. 

Here is the AP article and the Miami Herald article about the final Order (pdf).

United States v. Rebecca Gheiler (alleged bank and mortgage fraud).

Alleged bank and mortgage fraud case thrown out by federal judge.

In another first of its kind victory, a federal judge in Orlando threw out the case against a developer of real estate after the government rested its case.

The defense focused on advice of counsel, arguing that Ms. Gheiler always acted with good intent because she relied on the advice of her lawyer as well as numerous others. The lawyer testified against Ms. Gheiler, but after a blistering cross-examination, the judge found that he was lying and threw out the case.

The press covered the trial, which occurred right before Hurricane Irma (September 2017).  Here is one article (pdf). 

The trial team was David Markus, Margot Moss, and Todd Yoder. This not guilty verdict was the third not guilty verdict of 2017 for the firm, an unheard of number of federal trials and acquittals.

Pictured: the celebration right outside of the courtroom. Margot Moss, David Oscar Markus, and Todd Yoder with client Rebecca Gheiler right after she was acquitted in federal court in Orlando (September 2017).

Margot Moss, David Oscar Markus, and Todd Yoder with client Rebecca Gheiler right after she was acquitted in federal court in Orlando (September 2017)

United States v. Dr. B.G.G. (alleged healthcare fraud). 

Alleged healthcare fraud—CASE DISMISSED!

Like the above cases, this is another pre-trial dismissal of a federal case.

Dr. B.G.G. was charged during the pandemic. The federal prosecutors were unable to get before a grand jury, so they tried to charge him with an “Information.” 

The Firm opposed this tactic, and the federal judge dismissed the case on our motion. The government appealed, and after a lot of litigation, we ultimately succeeded in having the case dismissed again.

Here is the Miami Herald article covering the dismissal.

Here is the Court Order dismissing the case.