Since the 1990′s, Rochelle Reback’s practice has concentrated on white collar and corporate criminal defense, fraud, and environmental crime investigations and prosecutions, along with representation of clients accused of drug crimes in Federal and State courts. She has also assisted clients and other lawyers’ clients with specialized federal sentencing matters.

She has represented officers, senior managers and employees or associates in the investigations of MetLife Insurance, Columbia/HCA Hospital and Home Health Care, General Electric, and numerous other companies both large and small. In her representation of individuals investigated or accused of crimes, she has frequently persuaded government law enforcement agencies not to pursue prosecutions. These are stunning victories for her clients but the confidential and non-public nature of the investigations do not permit those clients to be disclosed. A small selection of her many successes include:

• Former Pres. of Home Care, SE Region, Columbia/HCA: Investigated for conspiracy to commit Medicare fraud. Persuaded government not to charge client with any crimes.
• Former Southeast Regional Head, MetLife Insurance Co. Investigated for massive fraud involving company sales practices. Persuaded government not to charge client with any crimes.
• U.S. Reininger, MDFL, German national charged with conspiracy to possess drugs and money laundering. Persuaded government to dismiss criminal prosecution against client. Filed forfeiture claim for property seized by government and achieved satisfaction of claim by transfer to him of seized property worth over $400,000.
• State v. Silverman: Sarasota, FL Statewide Prosecutor investigation of large viatical insurance fraud scheme. Case Dismissed before trial on defense motions for defects in the prosecution.
• U.S. v. Account Services Inc. et al., MDFL, represented telemarketing financial services corporation and 3 individual principals in a large civil bank fraud suit brought by the government, and in a criminal investigation for fraud, money laundering and telemarketing fraud. In the civil case litigation, the court ruled that the U.S. government had violated Ms. Reback’s clients’ constitutional rights, and awarded them costs against the government on appeal. In the companion criminal investigation, none of Ms. Reback’s clients were ever charged with a crime.
• Church of Scientology. Criminal investigation of several Church members by Pinellas County, FL in connection with death of a Church member while in care of the Church. Ms. Reback represented one of the care givers. Her client was not criminally charged.
• General Electric. Criminal investigation of company for environmental crimes. Ms. Reback represented a number of senior employees of local facility. None were charged with crime.
• US v. Cheung. Foreign national criminally charged with international fraud scheme involving sale of Japanese bonds. Case dismissed with prejudice, property returned to client, and client was permitted to voluntarily exit U.S.
• Hills Industries Inc. U.S. Customs criminal investigation of importer of hemp products closed, and Ms. Reback also secured approval for U.S. Customs entry of hemp rolling paper product.
• State v. Wilson. Florida prosecution for possession of firearm at airport security. Ms. Reback persuaded State to dismiss criminal charges.
• State v. DiPaolo. Florida prosecution of pawnshop owner for possession of weapons by convicted felon. Ms. Reback obtained dismissal of criminal charges and sued City of Tampa for damages for false arrest. Civil case settled with monetary award to client.