Jerome Maiatico

Jerome Maiatico serves as a Lecturer in Law with over a decade of federal prosecution experience investigating, prosecuting, and supervising complex criminal cases ranging from corporate fraud to RICO murder and political corruption. His career includes high-profile prosecutions such as the $1 billion cocaine smuggling case through Philadelphia port and opioid epidemic prescription fraud operations.

His educational background includes a finance and government degree from Franklin & Marshall College, Goldman Sachs financial analyst experience, and dual JD/MPubPol degrees from Duke University with a criminal justice policy focus. He clerked for Judge J. William Ditter, Jr. in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Maiatico specializes in criminal law applications to real-world enforcement, with research interests spanning organized crime prosecution, healthcare fraud mechanisms, and drug trafficking networks. His teaching integrates landmark cases including the largest U.S. drug smuggling operation and Center City medical practice fraud schemes.

His distinguished service has earned three major federal awards:

• Director’s Award for Superior Performance
• ATF Director’s Honor Award
• Homeland Security’s Award for Outstanding Counter-Proliferation Case

As former chief of the strike force unit, he led RICO prosecutions against organized crime groups while collaborating with federal and local agencies on violence reduction strategies. His practical expertise in complex case supervision directly informs his legal pedagogy and criminal justice policy analysis.