Zia Faruqui

United States Magistrate Judge at United States District Court for the District of Columbia

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  • U.S. District Courts Graphic

    United States Magistrate Judge at United States District Court for the District of Columbia

    U.S. District Courts

    - Present 3 years 11 months

    Washington, District of Columbia, United States

  • United States Attorneys'​ Offices Graphic

    Assistant United States Attorney

    United States Attorneys'​ Offices

    - 12 years 2 months

    Washington, District of Columbia, United States

    • Developed and led first-ever Threat Finance Unit, comprised of 10 team members

    • Litigated over $700 million in civil and criminal money laundering and asset forfeiture proceedings relating to cybercrime and national security matters

    • Litigated contempt proceedings against foreign entities for subpoena non-compliance related to Special Counsel’s case and to investigation of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program

    • Lead prosecutor in multiple major cryptocurrency…

    • Developed and led first-ever Threat Finance Unit, comprised of 10 team members

    • Litigated over $700 million in civil and criminal money laundering and asset forfeiture proceedings relating to cybercrime and national security matters

    • Litigated contempt proceedings against foreign entities for subpoena non-compliance related to Special Counsel’s case and to investigation of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program

    • Lead prosecutor in multiple major cryptocurrency investigations, including: takedown of largest darknet child pornography marketplace that was funded by bitcoin; North Korean hacks of exchanges and related money laundering; and seizures of hundreds of wallets via civil complaints and seizure orders.

    • Briefed and argued criminal and civil cases in Federal District and Appellate courts

    • Presented on Cyrpocurrency and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Issues at conferences in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the United States

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    Adjunct Professor

    Harris-Stowe State University

    - 1 year

    St Louis, Missouri, United States

    • Taught undergraduate students theories of criminal rehabilitation

  • Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Graphic

    Associate

    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

    - 4 years 1 month

    Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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    Board Member

    JHP, Inc.

    - Present 18 years

    Economic Empowerment

    Working directly in 7 homeless and/or domestic violence shelters in DC, Prince George’s County, JHP helps people transition from dependency to self-sufficiency through education, job development and support.

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