Ashlee Martin

Practice Areas

Ashlee defends individuals and companies in grand jury and regulatory investigations as well as criminal and civil proceedings involving allegations of health care fraud, money laundering, tax fraud, kickbacks, securities fraud, opioid diversion, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations.

Career

Ashlee served as Assistant Chief in the Department Of Justice’s Criminal Division, Fraud Section for five years. Prior to that, she focused on labor and employment law as an associate at Locke Lorde.

Professional Memberships

Texas Civil Rights Project, Board Member

Association of Women Attorneys, Board Member

Federal Bar Association (SDTX), Board Member

Leadership Institute for Women of Color Attorneys Conference Committee

Women’s White Collar Criminal Defense Association

Work Highlights

Ashlee led the Health Care Fraud Strike Force overseeing complex fraud cases in Texas from 2015-2018. In that position, and as a trial attorney before it, she led and supervised dozens of investigations and prosecutions of white collar crime across the country, ranging from FCPA to False Claims Act to Health Care Fraud (such as Medicare fraud, Anti-Kickback, money laundering, and opioid abuse) and tried numerous jury trials to verdict. Ashlee also led the planning for the National Health Care Fraud Training Conference for hundreds of agents and prosecutors in Washington, D.C. and often trained new and experienced prosecutors on investigating health care fraud cases.

Experience

Won “compassionate release” from federal prison for inmate after BOP neglected his medical care. Read more about this here.

Successfully defended physician against sexual assault allegations receiving dismissal of temporary restraining order and declination from Harris County District Attorney’s Office.

Successful representation of former CEO of oil and gas company in investigation by Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) focusing on company’s dealings in Nigeria.

Represented executives in investigations involving Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

Represented health care consultants and executives in Department of Justice investigations involving allegations of health care fraud, Anti-Kickback Statute violations, and false claims in lab testing, psychiatric services, home health, compounding pharmacies, and more.

Represented former business owner in federal sentencing, resulting in a significantly lower sentence.

Successfully defended physician in investigation by Texas Medical Board resulting in the closure of the investigation without negative findings.

Successfully defended physician against sexual assault allegations, receiving dismissal of temporary restraining order and declination from Harris County District Attorney’s Office.

Awards

Education