National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) AntiCorruption Academy

This is a week-long conference bringing together federal, state, and local prosecutors from around the country to discuss and share best practices around some of the most challenging and important cases prosecutors will handle. Students are invited to attend any portion of the first day of the conference on Monday, which will present a unique opportunity to hear from high profile speakers and learn more about the challenges and nature of the most cases prosecutors confront in their careers.

Date
Monday, October 24, 2022

Time
7:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m. EDT

Location
New York Law School
185 West Broadway
New York, NY 10013

Cost
Free of charge

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Agenda

7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. REGISTRATION
Location: Grand Gallery outside Auditorium

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. BREAKFAST FOR ALL ATTENDEES

9:00 a.m.–9:10 a.m. WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS
Location: Auditorium
Anthony Crowell, Dean and President, New York Law School
Brian Kane, Executive Director, National Association of Attorneys General

9:10 a.m.–10:00 a.m. THE TONE AT THE TOP: PROVIDING THE LEADERSHIP TO CHAMPION CORRUPTION CASES
Prosecutors often face greater public scrutiny in corruption cases than in other types of criminal cases. In this panel, leaders of some of the federal, state, and local prosecution offices in New York City discuss how they support and encourage corruption investigations and prosecutions without fear or favor.

Moderator
Anthony Crowell, Dean and President, New York Law School
Panelists
Margaret Garnett, Deputy U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York
Jose Maldonado, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Criminal Justice Division, New York Attorney General’s Office
Peter Pope, Special Counsel to the District Attorney, New York County District Attorney’s Office
Raymond Tierney, Suffolk County (NY) District Attorney

10:00 a.m.–10:50 a.m. THE PROSECUTOR’S ROLE IN THE INVESTIGATION
In complex cases, such as anticorruption matters, the prosecutor may be involved from the start of an investigation. There are strong benefits for prosecutors to have an active role in the investigative stage of a criminal matter. There are also risks. This presentation will discuss those benefits and risks, in the context of the prosecutor’s role in working with police and other law enforcement agencies, helping to make key investigative decisions, and in resolving investigation problems.

Steven P. Solow, Partner, Baker Botts

Anticorruption Manual Chapter 2.1
25 Minutes of General CLE; 25 Minutes of Ethics CLE
NY CLE: 0.5 Professional Practice; 0.5 Ethics & Professionalism

10:50 a.m.–11:00 a.m. BREAK

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. USING SOPHISTICATED INVESTIGATIVE TOOLS
The panel provides an overview of some sophisticated investigative tools prosecutors should consider using in corruption cases, including wiretaps, 2703(d) orders, and expert forensic assistance to analyze electronic and financial evidence.

Moderator
Andrew Brunsden, Deputy Commissioner for Legal Affairs & General Counsel, New York City Department of Investigation
Panelists
Michael Chu, International Computer Hacking & Intellectual Property Attorney Advisor (ICHIP) for Internet Fraud and Public Health, U.S. Department of Justice
Christine Hoffman, Acting Gloucester County (New Jersey) Prosecutor
Jodie Kane, Chief, Rackets Bureau, New York County District Attorney’s Office
Jessica Ortiz, Deputy Inspector General/ Director of Investigations, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Anticorruption Manual Chapters 2.3 (Wiretaps), 2.4 (Tools for Obtaining Online Evidence), 2.7 (Forensic Assistance Resources)
60 Minutes of General CLE
NY CLE: 1.0 Skills

12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. LUNCH
Location: Events Center

1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. STARTING FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIONS (MLARS)
Many corruption investigations require investigators and prosecutors to “follow the money.” In afternoon sessions throughout this training, experts from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Money Laundering & Asset Recovery Section (MLARS) will teach you how to do just that. In this session, we will talk about the importance of financial investigations and how a financial investigation targets individuals, organizations, and systems to attack the root causes of the illegal activity in an attempt to prevent future illegal activity.

Julie Carruthers, Assistant Director, Narcotics & National Security Section, Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigations, U.S. Treasury Department
Amie Ely, Director, NAGTRI Center for Ethics & Public Integrity, National Association of Attorneys General
Craig Newell, Deputy Chief, Program Management and Training Unit, Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section, U.S. Department of Justice

60 Minutes of General CLE
NY CLE: 1.0 Skills

2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. PROVING UNEXPLAINED INCOME (MLARS)
In this session, which includes an interactive component, we will discuss unexplained wealth and why it should be investigated to determine if that wealth is derived from criminal activity. As part of this session, attendees will be asked to create a net worth and expenditure analysis based on given financial facts about a target of an investigation.

Julie Carruthers, Assistant Director, Narcotics & National Security Section, Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigations, U.S. Treasury Department
Amie Ely, Director, NAGTRI Center for Ethics & Public Integrity, National Association of Attorneys General Craig Newell, Deputy Chief, Program Management and Training Unit, Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section, U.S. Department of Justice

90 Minutes of General CLE
NY CLE: 1.5 Skills

3:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m. BREAK

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. CRYPTOCURRENCY 101
The Director of U.S. Department of Justice’s Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team provides a crash course in cryptocurrency: what it is, how to trace it, and how to introduce crypto evidence at trial.

Eun Young Choi, Director, National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, U.S. Department of Justice

60 Minutes of General CLE
NY CLE: 1.0 Professional Practice

4:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m. FIRST DAY CLOSING REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION TO THE ANTICORRUPTION MANUAL
Academy attendees receive The Anticorruption Manual: A Guide for State Prosecutors. This session provides an overview of that 660-page book and a preview of the week to come.

Amie Ely, Director, NAGTRI Center for Ethics & Public Integrity, National Association of Attorneys General

5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m. RECEPTION
Location: Rooftop Terrace and Lounge