Altchiler LLC and Robert Altchiler Secure a Dismissal of Indictment and AllCharges Against Poker-Playing Lawyer Ralph Pecorale

Altchiler LLC and Robert Altchiler Secured a Complete Dismissal of All Charges Against Its ClientRalph Pecorale, Rendering the prosecution and case against Pecorale a Nullity.

New York, NY, May 06, 2014 --(PR.com)-- On Monday, May 5, 2014, Justice John Ingram of theBrooklyn Supreme Court dismissed the indictment and all charges against Ralph Pecorale, a New Yorklawyer who had been charged with participating in a criminal conspiracy to control a Brooklyn property.Assistant District Attorney Richard Farrell moved to dismiss the entire indictment against Mr. Pecorale,citing a lack of evidence, stating the government simply could not prove its case. Farrell had previouslycited several conversations and meetings with Pecorale's lawyer, Robert Altchiler, during which Altchileropened the prosecutor's eyes to evidence that pointed to Mr. Pecorale's innocence, in explaining why thegovernment, after four years, was moving to dismiss the case. Farrell informed the Court that Altchilerconvinced him Farrell simply could not prove the government's case.

“I have never had a moment's doubt of Ralph's innocence, and am grateful the Brooklyn DA dismissedthe case on its own motion. It's not easy convincing the government it is wrong in a case of thismagnitude, but I finally, literally after years of trying, was able to convince the government we were rightand that despite an 82 count indictment, and 18 counts against Ralph, the case had to be dismissed. RichFarrell, who has a high level of expertise in cases like this, and truly wanted to know the truth, waswilling to listen to me, and review hundreds of pages of documents we had provided to his predecessorson the case, and the flawed evidence and theory of the indictment, that drove this case to the eve of trial.Rather than simply let a jury decide the case, Mr. Farrell took action to ensure there would be no trial. Alltoo often prosecutors are unwilling to take such action, and we thank Mr. Farrell and District AttorneyThompson for their willingness to be persuaded, and halt the momentum of the case toward trial and thecase itself. They say you can't un-indict a defendant, but you can. You just need prosecutors willing tolisten and look at their evidence with a critical eye.”

“Brooklyn D.A. Kenneth Thompson, who has told the community that preventing and undoing wrongfulconvictions will be a priority of his, has proven to be a man of his word and a prosecutor who honors hiscommitments,” Altchiler said.

Pecorale, who has been a successful poker player, appearing on ESPN, thanked Altchiler for his efforts inthe case, and spoke about the long journey that just ended. “Bobby believed in me from the moment hemet me, and I will be grateful to him forever. He was simply relentless in defending me, and kept oncoming back at the government with more and more information, all of which showed I committed nocrime. If there's a better lawyer in the country, I'd like to meet him.”

Altchiler said he believed Pecorale was indicted in large part because Mr. Pecorale's law firm conductedall of the closings, and because the prosecutors who had the case at the investigative and grand jury stagesmisunderstood the nature of Mr. Pecorale's law practice. “I kept telling the government they had thewrong impression of Ralph and that their own evidence did not prove what they thought it did. I told

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A.D.A. Richard Farrell I was going to prove at trial that Ralph and others at his office had been defraudedthemselves. Farrell was a tough nut to crack, especially because at the outset of the case the prosecutorsthen in charge of the case believed Ralph was the mastermind of a scheme, which in fact, he was nevereven involved with at all. In the end, Farrell's expertise and seniority told him that I was right inconnection with a number of factual issues, that proving Ralph committed any crime whatsoever, wasproblematic, and that his [Farrell's] ethical obligations would require the office to dismiss the case. He didhis job the right way. We had a great trial case and were ready to go, but I believe my obligation is to doeverything I can to win a case before a lengthy and expensive trial begins.”

Altchiler said he believed the complexity of the transactions involved in the case, from the financial andreal estate perspectives, as well an abject failure to understand the relationships and lack of relationshipsbetween the parties charged in the investigation, led to the government's misimpression of Mr. Pecorale,his office, and their respective roles in the case.

“My first experience with the new administration at the Kings County District Attorney is that it isinterested in doing what is just, not simply what is expedient or easy. This dismissal is justice embodied,”Altchiler said, continuing. “Under the laws of New York State, the dismissal of this indictment rendersthe entire case a nullity, and Ralph is restored to the status he held before being arrested. In short, thiscase never happened. In truth, this case never should have happened.”

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