Mintz Levin Attorney Tracy A. Miner Wins Five Consecutive Federal and State Court Acquittals
2/8/2010
Boston, MA – Citing a major accomplishment for defense attorneys, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. today announced that Tracy A. Miner, a criminal defense attorney and chair of the firm's White Collar Defense group, has achieved five consecutive acquittals on behalf of her clients over a five year period.
"With the conviction rate in federal court over 90 percent for cases that go to trial, Tracy's record of acquittals is truly extraordinary," said Joe Hameline, Chair of the firm's Litigation Practice. "Time and again, she has proven her skills as a litigator in some of the toughest cases. Her track record speaks for itself."
Ms. Miner's acquittals have concerned complex fraud and other criminal issues across sectors including tax, health care and white collar crime. Her most recent decisions serving as lead attorney include:
• United States v. DeSisto: Ms. Miner represented Louis DeSisto, who was charged with three counts of obstruction of justice. Mr. DeSisto was the Secretary Treasurer of a union charged with falsifying documents to assist the President of the union with a vote on union dues. The case, one of the first to be tried under the Sarbanes Oxley obstruction statute and the first in this district, was tried in United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
• United States v. Therrien: Ms. Miner represented Therrien, a former CEO, who was charged with tax fraud in connection with his exercise of stock options. The case was tried in federal court.
• Commonwealth v. Robison: Ms. Miner represented Danielle Robison who was charged with receipt of stolen property from an off duty police officer. The case was tried in Massachusetts state court.
• United States v. Sirockman: Ms. Miner represented a former regional sales manager for a biotech company who was charged with health care fraud and fraud in federal programs in connection with the marketing of the drug Serostim. The case was tried in federal court.
• United States v. McKenzie: Ms. Miner represented the former director of TAP Pharmaceuticals who was charged with conspiracy and violations of the health care anti-kickback statute in connection with the marketing of the drug Lupron to a managed care plan. The case was tried in federal court.
As a member in the Litigation Section in the firm's Boston office, Ms. Miner represents many of the region's major corporations, financial institutions, public officials, and high-profile individuals in state and federal investigations in various sectors including health care fraud and environmental and defense contracting cases, as well as individuals charged with offenses such as RICO, mail fraud, extortion, securities fraud, and bribery.
In 2008, Ms. Miner was elected as a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America, an invitation-only fellowship limited to one-half of one percent of the top litigators in the nation and she has extensive experience litigating matters before the Office of the U.S. Attorney, Department of the Attorney General, Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice, and several other state and federal regulatory agencies. She was also appointed by the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy to the Selection Committee for the District of Massachusetts to make recommendations on the selection of the new U.S. Attorney, the new U.S. Marshall and the U.S. District Court Judge.
Ms. Miner is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and the First Circuit and the District of Columbia Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals. She received her B.A. in Psychology from Notre Dame University (1980) and her J.D., summa cum laude, from Boston College Law School (1985).
