White Collar Criminal Defense

3 Stahl Gasiorowski Criminal Defense Lawyers Lawyers Recognized as Best Lawyers® Award Recipients

Stahl Gasiorowski Criminal Defense Lawyers of Westfield, NJ and New York, NY is pleased to announce that three of its attorneys have been selected to the 2024 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® in America. Robert G. Stahl, Esq. has earned the Best Lawyers award for both Crinimal Defense: White Collar Crime, [...]

By |2023-08-17T08:56:13-04:00August 17th, 2023|Criminal Defense Law Firm News, White Collar Criminal Defense|Comments Off on 3 Stahl Gasiorowski Criminal Defense Lawyers Lawyers Recognized as Best Lawyers® Award Recipients

Newark NJ Federal Court’s Recent Financial Fraud Cases

Although New Jersey is comprised of only one federal district, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has federal courthouses in Newark, Trenton and Camden. New Jersey is among the busiest federal courts in the country. A sample of criminal cases involving financial fraud and healthcare fraud before the U.S. District Court [...]

By |2023-08-02T17:15:12-04:00August 1st, 2023|Criminal Charges, White Collar Criminal Defense|Comments Off on Newark NJ Federal Court’s Recent Financial Fraud Cases

Embezzlement, Fraud and Employee Theft

We frequently receive calls from employees or recently terminated employees that have been confronted with embezzlement or some type of theft or fraud from their employer, have already admitted to their misdeed, have wired a payment to the employer and are scheduled to send another payment on the day they contact defense counsel. The [...]

By |2023-07-26T15:07:38-04:00July 26th, 2023|Theft/Embezzlement, White Collar Criminal Defense|Comments Off on Embezzlement, Fraud and Employee Theft

NJ Appellate Division Restricts Frequently-Used Method by Police to Access Glove Compartments

On June 6, 2023, the New Jersey Appellate Division issued State v. Johnson, a valuable published opinion that clarifies the procedures that must be followed under the “vehicle registration search” exception to the warrant requirement. The vehicle registration search exception the warrant requirement authorizes police to enter a lawfully stopped vehicle to conduct a [...]

By |2023-06-21T12:17:32-04:00June 7th, 2023|DWI, Police, Search and Seizure, Search Warrants, White Collar Criminal Defense|Comments Off on NJ Appellate Division Restricts Frequently-Used Method by Police to Access Glove Compartments

Strangulation Victims Are Seven Times More Likely to Die in Domestic Violence Incidents

Domestic violence cases pose a unique challenge for prosecutors because domestic violence incidents are at once difficult to prosecute, yet extremely common, occurring, on average, about once every eight seconds throughout New Jersey, according to the statistics compiled by the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office. Domestic violence is difficult to prosecute because incidents usually [...]

By |2023-05-09T23:23:44-04:00May 9th, 2023|Criminal Charges, Domestic Violence, White Collar Criminal Defense|Comments Off on Strangulation Victims Are Seven Times More Likely to Die in Domestic Violence Incidents

Increased Federal Enforcement and Regulation of Crypto

Federal regulatory and law enforcement agencies have been redirecting and expanding their resources to investigate and combat frauds involving crypto and other digital platforms. The SEC recently requested $200M from Congress to hire additional 170 new employees, many to focus on crypto-related cases.  These new hires will include lawyers in the Division of Enforcement’s [...]

Stahl Gasiorowski Criminal Defense Lawyers Announce 2023 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Stahl Gasiorowski Criminal Defense Lawyers of Westfield, NJ and New York, NY is pleased to announce that two of its partners have been selected to the 2023 edition of Super Lawyers magazine in White Collar Criminal Defense. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of lawyers from more than 70 practice [...]

By |2023-04-25T11:01:01-04:00April 24th, 2023|Criminal Defense Law Firm News, White Collar Criminal Defense|Comments Off on Stahl Gasiorowski Criminal Defense Lawyers Announce 2023 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Sentenced in Federal Court

News reports today indicate that Bravo celebrity Jen Shah was sentenced to 78 months for her role in a wire fraud that resulted in $5 million in losses. For people unfamiliar with the federal sentencing guidelines, the base offense level for a wire fraud is enhanced by a number of levels that corresponds to [...]

By |2023-04-24T15:51:23-04:00January 9th, 2023|Business Fraud, Convictions, Fraud Charges, Money Laundering, Sentencing, Theft/Embezzlement, White Collar Criminal Defense, White-Collar Crime Penalties, Wire and Mail Fraud|Comments Off on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Sentenced in Federal Court

When Under Investigation, Listen to Your Attorney and Just Remain Silent

Many clients seek counsel after they have been interviewed by federal agents. They spoke with the agents after the agents surprised them at home or work. When asked why they spoke to the agents without contacting counsel first, clients routinely say that they thought it would be a brief interview and that they didn’t [...]

By |2022-12-01T16:36:22-04:00December 1st, 2022|Attorney-Client Privilege, Criminal Charges, Criminal Investigation, White Collar Criminal Defense|Comments Off on When Under Investigation, Listen to Your Attorney and Just Remain Silent

Third Circuit Issues Opinion Limiting Federal Money Laundering Prosecutions

In United States v. Fallon, a precedential opinion published on September 30, the Third Circuit reversed a defendant’s conviction for money laundering and, more importantly, issued a bright-line rule holding that financial transactions that take place before a defendant receives any proceeds from a fraudulent scheme cannot be considered “concealment” money laundering under 18 [...]

By |2022-10-03T23:15:09-04:00October 3rd, 2022|Money Laundering, White Collar Criminal Defense|Comments Off on Third Circuit Issues Opinion Limiting Federal Money Laundering Prosecutions
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