U.S. v Bernard Madoff
The United States District Court, Southern District of New York, approved Casale Associates to be Bernard Madoff's Bail Monitor. Mr. Madoff was released under the terms and conditions of the bail modification agreement security plan written by Mr. Casale and approved by the U.S. Attorney's office.
California v Phil Spector
Legendary defense attorney Bruce Cutler brought Nick. Casale in during the first murder trial of Rock-N-Roll super-producer Phil Spector saying, “Nick is a first class former first grade detective.” The judge declared a mistrial because of a hung jury . Spector was represented by a new defense team, the case was retried,, and found guilty. Spector was sentenced to life in prison.
Estate of Huguette Clark
Attorneys for Farrell Fritz brought Casale Associates in to conduct interviews regarding the $800 million Estate of Huguette Clark, a recluse heiress who died at Beth Israel Medical Center two weeks short of her 105th birthday. Ms. Clark's estate was finally settled with the sale of her numerous homes and priceless art collection.
Orlan (Mireille Porte) v. Lady Gaga (Stefani Germanotta)
Performance Artist ORLAN moved her French lawsuit against Lady Gaga to New York bringing in Nick Casale, a private investigator to find evidence according to an article in the New York Post. ORLAN sued Lady Gaga for plagiarism over her Born This Way video in Paris.
U.S. Court of Appeals
re: Kevin Clash
The U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a NY judge's ruling dismissing a case against Kevin Clash, a puppeteer, director and producer of Sesame Street. Clash who performed and voiced Elmo was investigated for having sex with under-aged boys.. Casale Associates conduct the defense interviews. The cases were dismissed because the claim was made more than six years after the minor turned 21.
New York v. Ballinger
President of Cornell’s Psi Upsilon fraternity was accused in headline across the country of locking a woman in his fraternity bedroom and forcing her to have sex. Defense lawyers retained Casale Associates to conduct the criminal defense investigation and consult on the Title IX hearing
New York v. Dellaverson
Attorneys representing the victim retained Casale Associates to gather the evidence against NBC producer Carlo Dellaverson, who posted secret sex tapes of women on XTube, a Netherlands-based porn site. Casale's investigation and presentation to police and prosecutors quickly lead to Dellaverson's arrest. Dellaverson pled guilty to a felony charge of unlawful surveillance. The lawyers representing the victim immediately filed a civil lawsuit. Dellaverson’s father, Gary Dellaverson, is a former chief labor negotiator and chief financial officer for the MTA was a partner at Proskauer Rose LLP
New York v Jordan
In re: Joan Baez
Lawyers representing recording artist Joan Baez asked Nicholas Casale to submit an affidavit to counter the NYPD's argument that her concert, in support of Occupy Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, would endanger public safety. U.S. District Court Judge Alvin Hellerstein accepted Mr. Casale's expert opinion on police crowd control. The concert was held without incident.
New York v Jordan
In re: William Browder
Nicholas Casale submitted an affidavit to U.S. District Judge Thomas Griesa who ruled Casale Associates lawfully served William Browder a subpoena. Browder is the CEO and co-founder of Hermitage Capital Management which was the largest foreign portfolio investor in Russia.
New York v Jordan
In re: Estate of Eridania Rodriguez
The family of a slain Manhattan cleaning woman conducted their own investigation into her brutal death — hiring Casale Associates to carry out the probe. Anthony Pope, the lawyer hired by the family, said Nicholas Casale will conduct the investigation, adding “We will look at all aspects involving security – security personnel, the situation surrounding the security cameras. It is more than reasonable to ask how this could occur.”
New York v Jordan
Ray v Warren Twn. Police
Lawrence Ray, the former spy and star witness against former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik, who was convicted of accepting kickbacks, brought a lawsuit against the Warren Township Police department for breaking into the his home. The police claimed their actions were justified under the “public safety exception.” U.S. District Judge Joel Pisano granted Ray’s lawyer permission to have Mr. Casale attend the deposition as an expert in police procedure. Ray was later charged with being a Svengali-like figure who moved into his daughter's dormitory at Sarah Lawrence College and recruited students to join a massive sex trafficking ring.
New York v Jordan
In re: School of Rock
Casale Associates investigated the grossly untrue statements made by a conspiracy theorist and self-glorifying pretender who went by the moniker ‘Crisis Actor’ --- alleging the deceased children of the Sandy Hook massacre are alive and being held in captivity. at the School of Rock.
New York v Jordan
NY v Jordon
Lawyers recommended Nick Casale to consult with millionaire heiress Gigi Jordan. Jordan after she was charged with poisoning her 8 year old son in a posh Manhattan hotel room fearing the boy would end up in the custody of his father, a man she believed had sadistically abused him.
New York v Jordan
US v Healy
Mr. Healy is charged with operating a large-scale narcotics enterprise, several murders, firearms offenses and conspiracy to distribute illegal drugs, The government is seeking the death penalty. District Judge John Michael Vazquez approved Casale Associates to provide investigative services for the defense.
New York v Jordan
UD v Davis
Defense lawyers representing Corey Davis charged with federal civil rights crimes for organizing and leading a sex-trafficking operation that exploited as many as 20 women, including minors, brought in Casale Associates to do the investigation in NY, NJ and CT. Mr. Casale said, "The FBI must understand that an allegation and indictment isn't a conviction and defendants have rights; and the government doesn't own witnesses nor can the government go about bullying people."
New York v Jordan
US v Bruno
Casale Associates was retained by defense lawyers representing a Gambino mobster Gennaro "Jerry" Bruno,. Mr. Bruno was charged with racketeering and murder. U. S. District Judge William F. Kuntz approved Mr. Casale’s credentials to review secret government documents in the case.