Federal Murder-for-Hire Trial Sentence 30 Years Below Guidelines

Elena Fast (lead counsel) and Michael Perkins (third chair) represented a client high-profile SDNY jury trial involving murder-for-hire, racketeering, and related charges arising from accusations of an Iran-backed plot targeting an Iranian-American journalist in New York City. While the Client received a substantial sentence, it was 30-years below guidelines and 30-years below the Government’s request. Michael traveled to the client’s home country to prepare a mitigation report. (SDNY)