Joseph E. Nascimento

joenascimento@crimlawfirm.com

Mr. Nascimento has spent his entire career as a criminal defense attorney, defending individuals and corporations in high-stakes federal and state criminal matters, including investigations by the FBI, DEA, Health and Human Services (HHS)/Office of Inspector General, IRS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Postal Inspector. Most recently, Mr. Nascimento’s practice has focused on medical providers, laboratory executives, marketing companies, durable medical equipment suppliers and business owners subjected to federal healthcare/Medicare fraud investigations in jurisdictions around the country.

Mr. Nascimento has handled cases involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Money Laundering, Bribery, Drug Trafficking, RICO, Healthcare Fraud, Wire Fraud, Asset Forfeitures and the representation of victim corporations/individuals in attempts to collect restitution. He has tried cases at all levels, from minor offenses, to those with potential life punishments and the death penalty, and has been educated by some of the leading experts in the world on DNA comparison and issues surrounding transfer and contamination, facial recognition and issues surrounding eyewitness memory and facial comparison. Mr. Nascimento has also successfully handled state and federal appeals that have saved his clients many years in prison.

Joe grew up in South Florida and got his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Florida. After UF, Mr. Nascimento went on to attend the University of Miami School of Law as a Dean’s Merit scholar, where he graduated, cum laude, with a Juris Doctor. For the last several years, Mr. Nascimento has been an adjunct professor teaching the University of Miami School of Law’s Criminal Litigation Skills I and Advanced Criminal Litigation Skills II courses, part of the school’s nationally acclaimed litigation skills program..

Immediately out of law school, Joe joined Robbins Tunkey Ross Amsel Raben & Waxman, P.A., one of the largest and highly reputed criminal defense firms in the country. After many years with RTR, Mr. Nascimento became one of the founding members of the reorganized firm of Ross Amsel Raben Nascimento, PLLC.

BAR ADMISSIONS:

State of Florida

District of Colombia

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida

U.S. District Court. Northern District of Texas

11th Circuit, United States Court of Appeals

United States Supreme Court

RECENT PRO HAC VICE ADMISSIONS:

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas

U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court, District of Idaho

RECENT REPRESENTATIONS:

Representation of doctor prosecuted in NY, with allegation of $million+ loss to Medicare based on telemedicine fraud resulting in probation and preservation of doctor’s medical license

Representation of Georgia-based doctor with allegation of $million+ loss to Medicare based on telemedicine fraud resulting in probation and preservation of doctor’s medical license

Representation of Michigan doctor identified as target of Grand Jury investigation by Department of Justice for $million+ loss to Medicare, resulting a civil settlement, no criminal charges and preservation of the doctor’s medical license

Representation of 3 owners of Durable Medical Equipment Supply company with allegation of $million+ loss to Medicare, resulting in no criminal charges

Representation over several years, resulting in no charges of unnamed “Employee” referenced in Indictment in United States v. Jeffrey Epstein and investigation of Ghislaine Maxwell

September 2022 not guilty verdict in Broward County, FL 1st degree murder trial based on self-defense

May 2023 not guilty verdict in Miami-Dade Attempted 1st degree murder re-trial after conviction reversed by 3rd District Court of Appeal

October 2023 not guilty verdict for lawyer/Army reservist in Miami-Dade 2nd degree felony, after getting previous conviction vacated and new trial granted in 2022

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11th Circuit reversal says prosecutors failed to meet burden of proof