As an Assistant District Attorney, Mr. Wigdor investigated, prosecuted and tried hundreds of criminal matters ranging from robberies and burglaries to complex scheme to defraud. Mr. Wigdor was rapidly promoted to the Complex Litigation Bureau where he both litigated and supervised the litigation of white collar — complex financial crimes, including organized crime, bank fraud, insurance fraud, tax evasion, identity theft and elder abuse. Because of the breadth of his criminal litigation experience, Mr. Wigdor was appointed under the Federal Criminal Justice Act to serve a three year term, in the Eastern District of New York, as a criminal defense lawyer in selected criminal cases