Dan Eckhart is a former federal agent and federal prosecutor. He now represents clients in criminal and forfeiture matters. He is licensed to practice law in Florida, Kansas (inactive) and Missouri and has defended federal criminal cases in NDIL, DC, EDAR, MDFL, SDFL, NDFL, EDMI and WDMI. Dan Eckhart is uniquely qualified to handle fraud, narcotics, money laundering, False Claims Act/Qui Tam claims, and Asset Forfeiture matters. Dan Eckhart will work with you or your organization through the initial discovery, internal investigative, grand jury investigative, plea negotiation, trial and sentencing stages of the case.
Dan Eckhart's prior government service includes over twenty years with the Department of Justice and three years with the Department of Treasury. Dan Eckhart worked as a Special Agent with the U.S. Customs Service and was an Assistant Regional Counsel with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). He distinguished himself by becoming a Special Operations Response Team (SORT or SWAT) member. Dan Eckhart spent the last ten years of his government career as an Assistant U.S. Attorney (federal prosecutor) in the Middle District of Florida working in the Civil, Asset Forfeiture and Criminal Divisions. Dan Eckhart helped start the Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) Team for the Orlando Division and specialized in money laundering, white collar, and complex drug trafficking prosecutions. As a federal prosecutor, Dan Eckhart traveled overseas for international money laundering investigations and assisted with the forfeiture of tens of millions of dollars of criminal proceeds (Brazil, Ireland, Netherlands, Mexico, and Panama). As an AUSA Dan Eckhart prosecuted individuals for drug trafficking, mortgage fraud, conspiracy, securities fraud, child pornography, income tax evasion, sex trafficking, bank fraud, bankruptcy fraud, embezzlement, wire and mail fraud, carjacking, firearms offenses, immigration offenses, Medicare fraud, and violations of the Bank Secrecy Act.
His practice's primary focus is federal criminal defense, but he does take complex state cases also. You can reach Dan on his cell (352) 255-5004.
