Jonathan Lax

Deputy Chief, Business and Securities Fraud Section at U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York

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Jonathan Lax is the Deputy Chief of the Business & Securities Fraud Section in the Criminal Division at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. In his current role, he helps to supervise a team of more than 25 prosecutors, investigators, and paralegal specialists, that investigates and prosecutes high-profile and complex cases against both individuals and entities, including matters involving securities fraud, insider trading, market manipulation, investment advisor fraud, healthcare fraud, mortgage fraud, digital assets, money laundering, and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). Jonathan also serves as EDNY’s Healthcare Fraud Coordinator where he supervises all criminal cases related to healthcare fraud. He previously served as EDNY’s Bankruptcy Fraud Coordinator, Disaster Relief Fraud Coordinator, and Grand Jury Coordinator. Jonathan has also prosecuted and tried cases involving murder, racketeering, international drug cartels, obstruction of justice, tax evasion, sanctions evasion and export control violations.

Jonathan received his J.D. cum laude from Brooklyn Law School, and B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Rochester.