White-Collar/Federal Criminal Defense

SAIF LEGAL, P.C. provides discreet, strategic defense for individuals facing federal investigations, white collar charges, or complex criminal exposure. Grounded in legal precision and shaped by high-stakes experience, we defend at the intersection of liberty, reputation, and future livelihood.

Our Practice Areas Include:

  • Target Letter/ Pre-indictment representation

  • Arraignment/Detention Hearings

  • Post-Indictment pretrial negotiation/litigation

  • Trial practice

  • Sentencing mitigation/litigation

  • Supervised release revocation hearings and early termination applications

    Representative Cases:

  • Achieved full pretrial dismissal and exoneration for a tax preparer indicted on 37 counts of federal tax fraud, with alleged losses exceeding $1M, after uncovering a potential Due Process violation by IRS officials.

  • Obtained a presidential grant of clemency for a non-violent drug offender serving a 15-year sentence for a first-time conviction.

  • Won full acquittal at jury trial for a client charged with conspiracy to commit mail theft and access device fraud in a $500K PayPal gift card scheme.

  • Secured pretrial dismissal and full exoneration in a 15-year mandatory minimum drug and weapons case after prevailing on a suppression motion challenging an unconstitutional home search, in violation of the Fourth Amendment.

  • Obtained full pretrial dismissal and exoneration in a 15-year mandatory minimum drug prosecution by successfully suppressing evidence from an unlawful vehicle stop, in violation of the Fourth Amendment.

  • Achieved pretrial dismissal and exoneration in a felony drug case with a 5-year mandatory minimum sentence following strategic discovery and planned suppression of an unlawful vehicle stop, in violation of the Fourth Amendment.

  • Secured dismissal and full exoneration pretrial for a client facing felony drug charges carrying a 10-year mandatory minimum, based on discovery of potential Due Process violations by law enforcement.

  • Secured Rule 29 dismissal and exoneration mid-trial in a felony firearm possession case.

  • Won not-guilty verdict at jury trial for a client charged with mail theft.

  • Negotiated a probationary sentence for a foreign senior citizen convicted of unlawfully shipping ammunition internationally, despite a government request for 18 months’ imprisonment.