Acting U.S. Attorney
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York
Jacquelyn M. Kasulis joined the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York in January 2008, and was appointed Acting U.S. Attorney in June 2021. She has investigated and prosecuted a wide variety of criminal matters, including market manipulation, fraud involving publicly-traded companies, investment adviser fraud, money laundering and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Bank Secrecy Act.
During her time in the Office, Jacquelyn has worked on significant white collar cases. For example, Jacquelyn was the lead prosecutor in U.S. v. Martin Shkreli, in which Martin Shkreli was convicted in August 2017 of multiple counts of securities fraud. Jacquelyn also led the Office's prosecution in U.S. v. Low Taek Jho, et al. and U.S. v. Leissner, in which two former bankers and a wealthy Malaysian financier were charged for their participation in a multi-billion dollar money laundering and bribery conspiracy related to 1MDB, Malaysia's investment development fund. In October 2020, Goldman Sachs agreed to pay $2.9 billion in penalties as part of a global resolution with eight different foreign and domestic authorities for its role in the scheme. Jacquelyn was also the lead prosecuter in U.S. v. Bandfield, et al., in which nine defendants and six corporations, including three brokerage forms, were charged for their involvement in an elaborate $250 million offshore securities fraud, money laundering and tax evasion scheme.
Prior to joining the Office, Jacquelyn was a litigation associate at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in New York. She graduated with honors from Columbia Law School in 2003.