Vinny represents victims, whistleblowers, witnesses, and subpoena recipients in grand jury investigations. He has extensive experience leading domestic and cross-border investigations, as well as working in overseas environments. He has trained judges, lawyers, investigators, and law students on three continents.

Drawing on his significant experience as a cybercrime prosecutor, Vinny also counsels clients on cybersecurity matters, including risk mitigation, incident response, and business email compromises. With extensive experience in criminal prosecutions and litigation involving the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), he teaches cybercrime as an adjunct professor at local law schools.

U.S. Department of Justice Career

As Deputy Criminal Chief and Chief of National Security and Cybercrime of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Vinny oversaw investigations and prosecutions involving cybercrime, national security, violent and organized crime, and narcotics trafficking. He also supervised and led groundbreaking investigations and prosecutions of computer hacking, ransomware attacks, terrorism, espionage, export control violations, and thefts of trade secrets. He has briefed and argued appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and also served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of California

As a federal prosecutor, Vinny led jury trials in cases involving public corruption, money laundering, offshore tax schemes, healthcare fraud, misbranding of drugs, narcotics trafficking, murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, child exploitation, and sex trafficking. Notably, he delivered the government’s opening statement in the high-profile and successful prosecution of the then-sitting Philadelphia District Attorney for bribery, extortion, and fraud. He also led the successful investigation and prosecution of a Bucks County judge and township officials for extortion, bribery, money laundering, and related crimes.

Vinny served as a DOJ-designated National Security Cyber Specialist and Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (CHIP) attorney. He has litigated and negotiated matters relating to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) with tech companies and universities.

Additionally, Vinny served overseas as the DOJ’s Resident Legal Advisor for Balkans Counterterrorism. While posted overseas, he worked with high-level officials in the United States and foreign governments on terrorism cases and sensitive policy issues, including the repatriation and prosecution of foreign terrorist fighters. He was a member of the team that repatriated 110 Kosovo citizens (including 74 children) from Syria in 2019.