Ray D. McKenzie

Criminal

• Represented a publicly traded global logistics company indicted in federal court for alleged fraud in connection with contracted services provided to the U.S. Department of Defense for operations in Afghanistan and Iraq
• Investigated and prosecuted a wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy involving the sale of fraudulent financial instruments, resulting in pre-trial and post-trial convictions
• Investigated and prosecuted a multinational drug trafficking organization that was importing significant quantities of controlled substances into the United States from South American countries and laundering narcotics proceeds through various financial institutions and money transfer businesses to South America, resulting in numerous pre-trial resolutions
• Investigated and prosecuted bank fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft, obtaining a jury conviction of the defendant following a multi-week trial and successfully argued multi-issue appeal garnering a published 4th Circuit opinion affirming the verdict and sentence
• Investigated and prosecuted a transnational gang for RICO violations — including multiple homicides and attempted homicides — resulting in numerous pre-trial resolutions and one mid-trial resolution
• Investigated and prosecuted a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud conspiracy, resulting in pre-trial resolution
• Investigated and prosecuted a $108 million drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy, resulting in a jury conviction of the defendant following a multi-week trial that was affirmed on a bifurcated appeal
• Investigated and prosecuted a bribery and drug-trafficking scheme involving a public official, resulting in both pre-trial and post-trial convictions

Investigations and Enforcement

• Represented privately held corporation in connection with attorney general investigation into allegations of discriminatory practices
• Represented pool of employees in OIG investigation relating to security breach at government facility
• Represented pool of employees in criminal and administrative investigation into fatality at production plant
• Investigated corruption allegations on behalf of a multinational firm, including investigations involving Mexico, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Turkey and several other jurisdictions
• Conducted an internal investigation on behalf of a bank in connection with an inquiry by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission into derivative benchmark rate manipulation
• Conducted an internal investigation on behalf of a biopharmaceutical company in connection with an inquiry by the U.S. Department of Justice into potential Anti-Kickback Act violations
• Conducted an internal investigation on behalf of a defense contractor involving potential claims of fraudulent accounting practices and employment retaliation violations

Litigation

• Obtained judgment for client in excess of $350,000 in commercial leasing discrimination litigation
• Obtained summary judgment for a real estate investment trust in a $22 million fraud and fiduciary duty suit against a broker
• Represented a tax preparation service in connection with consumer protection actions brought in multiple state courts (West Virginia, Maryland and Ohio) and federal courts (Louisiana and Indiana), prevailing on multiple motions to dismiss and for summary judgment
• Represented a tax preparation service in connection with arbitration proceedings relating to breach of contract by a financial institution, obtaining a favorable decision and judgment following the contested hearing and post-hearing briefing
• Represented a member of the “Norfolk Four” in habeas corpus proceedings and related civil rights matters
• Filed briefs on behalf of various non-profit organizations appearing as amicus curiae in Supreme Court cases involving Fifth-, Sixth- and 14^th-Amendment issues