Dr. Jerome Maiatico

Biography

Jerome Maiatico served as a federal prosecutor for a decade, investigating and supervising hundreds of criminal cases alongside civil proceedings. He joined the U.S. Department of Justice through the Attorney General’s Honors Program, serving as a trial attorney in the Organized Crime & Racketeering Section in Washington, DC, before moving to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Philadelphia. As a prosecutor, he investigated a wide variety of cases, ranging from corporate fraud and insider trading to murder and political corruption. He handled the office’s complex high-profile prosecutions, including a homeland security case involving eight crewmen of a global commercial shipping company caught concealing $1 billion worth of cocaine at the Philadelphia port, marking one of the largest drug smuggling cases in U.S. history. His other notable cases involved health care fraud and prescription fraud, particularly during the height of the opioid epidemic. Additionally, he led efforts in multiple RICO prosecutions of organized crime groups in collaboration with local and federal leaders aimed at reducing violence and improving public safety. During his tenure, he earned numerous awards, including the Director’s Award for Superior Performance and the ATF Director’s Honor Award. Jerome graduated from Franklin & Marshall College with a degree in finance and government, worked as a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs in New York, and later earned his law degree from Duke University, along with a master’s degree in public policy focusing on criminal justice policy.

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