Matthew Stegman Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C.

Los Angeles, California (Office In Washington, D.C.)

Sacramento, California

As an AUSA in the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s White Collar Crime Unit, I prosecuted a wide variety of federal crimes, inlcuding a large number of fraud cases. I successfully prosecuted to conviction all of my jury trials, including crimes of mail, wire, bank, securities, mortgage, bankruptcy, and consumer frauds, drug trafficking, and money laundering. For five of these years, while handling a full felony caseload, I supervised the office's Misdemeanor Unit. In 2007, the U.S. Attorney tasked me with putting together a mortgage fraud task force, which included representatives from over 30 local, state, and federal agencies.

Washington, D.C.

In January of 2012, President Obama and Attorney General Holder established the Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) Working Group, a federal and state law enforcement effort to investigate fraud in the RMBS market that helped lead to the 2008 financial crisis. I was selected by the RMBS Working Group co-chairs--the SEC's enforcement director, the New York attorney general, assistant attorneys general for DOJ's Criminal and Civil divisions, and the US attorney for Colorado--as well as the associate attorney general, to set up and lead the effort as Coordinator. Our team brought together more than 200 attorneys, investigators, analysts, and staff from dozens of state and federal agencies including more than 10 U.S. Attorneys’ offices, DOJ's Criminal and Civil divisions, SEC, FHFA-OIG, HUD and HUD-OIG, CFPB, SIGTARP, FRB-OIG, the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, FinCEN, and offices of more than 10 state attorneys general. Our efforts led to the imposition of the largest fines ever imposed by DOJ, against Bank of America (also including the conduct of Countrywide and Merrill Lynch,) and JPMorgan Chase (also including the conduct of WaMu and Bear Stearns.) In total, the effort resulted in the filing of more than 10 cases against the financial institutions that acted as the major securitizers of RMBS during the years leading up to the financial crisis, with penalties and restitution imposed totaling more than $38 billion.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

As Coordinator for U.S. Attorneys' offices nationwide on white collar crime, I spearheaded large scale fraud initiatives and operations, provided guidance on policy development and implementation; planned and led fraud training courses at the Department of Justice’s National Advocacy Center, and worked with the Attorney General's Advisory Committee and as a key leader of the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force and its numerous working groups. While serving as the White Collar Crime Coordinator, I was chosen to lead the RMBS Working Group, DOJ's coordinated effort to hold accountable those whose actions helped lead to the financial crisis.

West Sacramento, California

Washington Unified serves an ethnically diverse population of 7,421 students, with a staff of 750 certificated and classified employees operating 6 K-8 schools, a K-5 school, 2 high schools, and independent study and adult education programs. As an elected trustee, I led the effort:- to bring an $8 million solar and energy efficiency project to River City High School, with an estimated 95% of the school's electricity now coming from the solar panels;- prepare a district wide emergency plan now in place for emergencies such as an H1N1 pandemic; and- make WUSD an all school-uniform-district for all students up through 8th grade, in order to shift the focus from what children were wearing to what students were learning, decrease negative behavior, and improve the learning environment.Along with other board members, strongly supported:- conversion of the district to K-8 schools from a traditional elementary and middle school model; and- establishment of a charter school focused on first generation college-bound students.

Shasta County, California

As a deputy district attorney in Northern California, I rose through the ranks, first prosecuting misdemeanors, then on to juvenile crimes, general felonies, and fraud cases, becoming supervisor of the office’s Fraud Unit. During that time, I successfully advocated for, and implemented, a consumer fraud unit, a first for the county, successfully prosecuting several high profile consumer fraud cases. During my time as a deputy district attorney, I prosecuted 33 criminal jury trials and 1 civil consumer fraud trial, and received a Prosecutor of the Year award.

Criminal Courts Central Trials 11 And Insurance Fraud Unit

As a law student up through passing the California Bar, I had the opportunity to prosecute over 50 preliminary hearings, argue Penal Code §1538.5 motions to supress evidence, and prepare complex fraud cases for grand jury, preliminary hearings and trials.

Doctor Of Law (Jd)

Activities and Societies: Hale Moot Court Honors Program; Interned as certified law clerk with Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office.

Bachelor Of Business Administration/Russian Studies Minor, International Business

Russian Language And Culture

Study abroad program, Fall 1991 I witnessed the fall of the Soviet Union as a student living in Russia. I arrived in St. Petersburg (which.

Russian Language

Study abroad program, Summer 1990