Robert G. Stahl, Esq. Criminal Defense Attorney

About Robert G. Stahl, Esq.

Robert Stahl Esq. is the managing Partner at Stahl Gasiorowski Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is Certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Criminal Trial Attorney, and has been recognized as a Super Lawyer for White Collar Criminal Defense every year since 2006; The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers for Criminal Defense; AV Rating Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Stahl represents individuals and corporations in federal and state criminal matters, with a focus on white collar crime and serious federal and state charges. I personally handle all major cases in court and in meetings with agents and prosecutors. In addition to taking cases at the investigative or trial stage, he represents individuals in their post-convictions motions and criminal appeals. He also handles corporate internal investigations.

General Flynn: Accepting Responsibility Verbally, but Offering Excuses in Writing – What Not to Argue in a Sentencing Memo

In the multiple investigations surrounding the Trump presidency and his administration, former National Security Advisor, General Michael Flynn, pled guilty to lying to the FBI and cooperated with the government. He cooperated ostensibly to earn a “substantial assistance letter” and downward departure motion, which is filed by the government on a defendant’s behalf to seek a sentence below the advisory U.S. Sentencing Guidelines’ range, in this case 0 – 6 months.

By Robert G. Stahl, Esq.|2024-09-17T15:21:02-04:00December 18th, 2018|Categories: Sentencing|0 Comments

You’re Charged with a Crime, and the Prosecutor Wants to Forfeit Your Car, Cash or Home

Police and prosecutors around the country routinely seize and forfeit cars, boats, money, computers, guns and homes that were “used in, or facilitated, the criminal activity charged.” While many cases involve significant crimes and the forfeitures are justified, too often the person is charged with fairly low-level drug sales and their car is seized if it was used to transport the drugs during the sales. The federal and state governments argue that forfeitures are simply part of the cost of the criminal’s conduct and work as a separate fine on the illegal activity. These fines and forfeitures are often used to supplement local and state budgets, including those of the very agencies that seized and forfeited the property.

By Robert G. Stahl, Esq.|2024-08-21T18:03:42-04:00December 11th, 2018|Categories: Asset Forfeiture, Search and Seizure|Tags: Drug Crimes|0 Comments

How the IRS Uses Artificial Intelligence to Detect Tax Evaders

Budget cuts and a significant drop in Special Agents that investigate criminal tax crimes has led the IRS to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to uncover criminal tax activities. In a recent webcast hosted by the American Bar Association, the IRS revealed that research and investigative techniques that used to take weeks or months may now be accomplished in minutes with technology the IRS is rolling out to detect taxpayer noncompliance.

By Robert G. Stahl, Esq.|2024-08-09T12:07:40-04:00December 6th, 2018|Categories: Tax Fraud|Tags: Money Laundering, Tax Fraud|0 Comments

Cooperation in the Federal System – Paul Manafort, a Study of What Not to Do

Much has been written about Paul Manafort’s conviction at his first trial, the potential decades long sentence, and his sudden plea and cooperation deal shortly before his second trial was scheduled to begin. This sequence of events alone is unusual as most defendants decide to cooperate in an effort to reduce their potential sentence well-prior to trial. Moreover, most federal prosecutors do not want to cooperate with a defendant who has contested charges, gone to trial and lost. Most unusual, and damaging to Manafort, is his apparent violation or beach of the cooperation agreement by his alleged lies to the government.

By Robert G. Stahl, Esq.|2024-08-19T19:32:29-04:00November 28th, 2018|Categories: Plea Bargaining|0 Comments

What to Do When the SEC and the U.S. Attorney’s Office are Investigating You

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) operates from its headquarters in Washington, D.C. and has 11 regional offices. It’s Division of Enforcement investigates cases and recommends to the Commission cases to be brought against individuals and entities. Investigations can begin through whistleblowers, news articles, referrals from other agencies, complaints from the public or data derived from market surveillance.

By Robert G. Stahl, Esq.|2024-08-20T10:27:03-04:00November 1st, 2018|Categories: Criminal Investigation, Securities Fraud|Tags: Criminal Investigation|0 Comments

What Do You Do After Being Served With a Grand Jury Subpoena

A federal or state agent or detective knocks on your door at 6 a.m. and serves you with a grand jury subpoena for documents and/or testimony. Do you simply gather the documents requested and send them to the U.S. Attorney’s Office or the County Prosecutor’s Office, or do you retain experienced criminal defense counsel? If the subpoena requires testimony, what rights do you have?

By Robert G. Stahl, Esq.|2024-08-15T13:47:09-04:00October 17th, 2018|Categories: Criminal Investigation, Grand Jury Investigation|Tags: Criminal Investigation|0 Comments

Rapidly Expanding Use of Smart Devices to Solve Crimes

Over the past several months I have written about the increasing use of every day technology that automatically tracks our movements and records our conversations. Cellphones ping off cell towers that give the government access to our daily movements through information stored by carriers like Verizon, AT&T and Sprint. Alexa and other smart home devices can record our conversations and keep track of our search histories. Smart phone apps and Fitbits that track movement, heart rates and other physical activity can be used to track locations, times and other physical attributes that law enforcement can access to investigate a variety of crimes.

By Robert G. Stahl, Esq.|2024-08-15T13:59:56-04:00October 4th, 2018|Categories: Criminal Investigation|Tags: Criminal Defense, Criminal Investigation|0 Comments

Robert G. Stahl Named a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers

The American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL), a preeminent organization of courtroom-proven professionals from across the United States and Canada, has inducted attorney Robert G. Stahl as a Fellow.

By Robert G. Stahl, Esq.|2024-08-19T19:33:42-04:00October 1st, 2018|Categories: Criminal Defense Law Firm News|0 Comments

Telemedicine – New Frontiers in Medicine and Potential Legal Issues

The United States is slowly moving to catch up with medical practices in some European and Asian countries in using technology to avoid an in-person doctor’s appointment. Without having to schedule and wait for an appointment, take time off from work, or leave home, a person can have common aliments diagnosed using their smartphone. Telemedicine is the use of telecommunication and technology to provide clinical healthcare at a distance.

By Robert G. Stahl, Esq.|2024-08-12T15:00:47-04:00September 24th, 2018|Categories: Healthcare Fraud, Medicare and Medicaid Fraud|0 Comments

The President’s Tweets Undermine Our System of Justice

With Tuesday’s convictions in the criminal trial of President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III, has garnered five guilty pleas and 32 indicted individuals still pending. In addition, yesterday’s guilty plea in the S.D.N.Y., by Michael Cohen, the president’s former lawyer and self-styled fixer, admitting to making payments to two women who allegedly had affairs with President Trump in violation of campaign finance laws at the direction of the President along with other charges, demonstrate that our system of justice is working as it should.

By Robert G. Stahl, Esq.|2024-08-12T12:35:17-04:00August 23rd, 2018|Categories: Tax Fraud|Tags: Money Laundering, Tax Fraud|0 Comments

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