Benito Romano (born 1950) was the first Puerto Rican to hold the United States Attorney’s post in New York on an interim basis. On February 1, 1989, Romano was named the interim replacement for Giuliani as the Federal prosecutor in Manhattan.He graduated from New York University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1972. In 1976, he graduated from Columbia University Law School earning his Juris Doctor law degree, becoming the first member of his family to go to college. In 1977, he was admitted to the New York Bar. Romano is a partner at Freeh Sporkin & Sullivan, LLP, part of the New York office, having joined the firm in May 2018. Prior to joining the firm, Benito was a partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer U.S. LLP, the Litigation Practice Group, where he was a partner since 2009.
Foreign Collusion, Naked Shorting (Counterfeiting) & Money Laundering — All Illicit Wealth
