White Collar Criminal Defense Archives

Stahl Gasiorowski Criminal Defense Lawyers defend those facing a government investigation, arrest or indictment.

White-collar crimes can be investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and state authorities. Investigations may involve other law enforcement and regulatory agencies as well, including:

the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
the U.S. Postal Inspection Service
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Homeland Security

Federal white collar crime cases are tried at one of the 94 district level trial courts in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Federal DOJ trials involve healthcare fraud, market integrity and major fraud, and foreign corrupt practices. The government has vast resources at their disposal when pursuing white collar criminal cases. When facing an investigation, it is critical to work with a highly experienced white collar crime defense team who will fight for you when you are targeted by the government in an investigation, arrest or indictment.

Stahl Gasiorowski Criminal Defense Lawyers have successfully defended individuals and companies charged by federal and state authorities for white collar crimes including Insider Trading/Securities Fraud, Healthcare Fraud, Drug Crimes, Domestic Violence and Tax Crimes, and more. Robert G. Stahl has been an attorney since 1989 and founded his firm in 1997. Since that time, he has represented hundreds of clients in complex criminal and civil matters, both at trial and on appeal. Mr. Stahl is certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Certified Criminal Trial Attorney.

Sources: https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/white-collar-crime
https://www.justice.gov/criminal/media/1339231/dl
https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/court-role-and-structure

DOJ’s Aggressive Prosecutions of COVID-19 Schemes and Healthcare Fraud Continues

The Department of Justice just announced charges against 21 individuals in a nationwide crackdown of COVID-19 related prosecutions that resulted in $150 million worth of fraud. The schemes were varied and involved medical doctors, medical labs, marketers and others in the healthcare field. For instance, two owners of a lab in California allegedly billed more [...]

By Robert G. Stahl, Esq.|2024-08-18T13:51:05-04:00April 21st, 2022|Categories: Attorney-Client Privilege, Business Fraud, Convictions, COVID, Criminal Charges, Criminal Investigation, Discovery, Falsifying Documents, Federal Courts, Federal Plea & Sentencing Mitigation, Felony, Fraud Charges, healthcare, Healthcare Fraud, Indictment, Medicare and Medicaid Fraud, Penalties, Plea Bargaining, Sentencing, White Collar Criminal Defense, White-Collar Crime Penalties|Comments Off

What to Do When Federal Agents Come Knocking

It’s 6 a.m. or 8 p.m., your doorbell rings and two people are standing outside holding up their badges and credentials. They say they are Special Agents with the FBI or IRS and would like to talk with you for just a few minutes about something important. They ask if they could come in [...]

By Robert G. Stahl, Esq.|2022-09-21T09:55:28-04:00April 18th, 2022|Categories: Arrest Warrant, Attorney-Client Privilege, Criminal Charges, Criminal Discovery, Criminal Investigation, Criminal Trial, Due Process, Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse, Federal Courts, Felony, Fraud Charges, Indictment, Internet Crimes, Money Laundering, Mortgage Fraud, Penalties, Perjury, Police, Search and Seizure, White Collar Criminal Defense|Comments Off

Attorney General Garland’s Emphasis on White Collar Crime

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is planning a hiring spree to investigate and prosecute pandemic related fraud and traditional white collar crimes. President Biden’s budget seeks $3.5 million to hire an additional 120 prosecutors to focus on pandemic related fraud and $325 million for 900 additional FBI [...]

By Robert G. Stahl, Esq.|2022-09-21T09:55:44-04:00March 10th, 2022|Categories: COVID, Criminal Charges, Criminal Investigation, Criminal Trial, Fraud Charges, Healthcare Fraud, Indictment, Pandemic, White Collar Criminal Defense, White-Collar Crime Penalties|Comments Off

Health Care Prosecutions by DOJ’s Fraud Section

In addition to the 93 U.S. Attorney’s Offices around the country that investigate and prosecute health care fraud, the Fraud Section of the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division based in Washington D.C. has approximately 76 federal prosecutors devoted to such prosecutions. This DOJ Unit targets complex health care fraud involving illegal prescription, distribution and diversion [...]

By Robert G. Stahl, Esq.|2024-08-12T15:20:41-04:00February 17th, 2022|Categories: Convictions, Criminal Charges, Criminal Investigation, Criminal Trial, Federal Courts, healthcare, Healthcare Fraud, Indictment, Medicare and Medicaid Fraud, White Collar Criminal Defense, White-Collar Crime Penalties|Comments Off

Choosing the Right Attorney – What You Should Ask in the First Consultation

When someone is being investigated or charged with a criminal offense, it is one of the most stressful and unnerving times of the person’s life. It is common to feel overwhelmed and uncertain about who to hire and what to ask in the initial consultation with a criminal defense attorney. Below are some tips [...]

By Robert G. Stahl, Esq.|2024-08-20T10:31:46-04:00January 25th, 2022|Categories: Attorney-Client Privilege, Criminal Charges, Criminal Trial, NJ Superior Courts, Privacy, White Collar Criminal Defense|Comments Off

Embezzlement, Employee Theft and Criminal Forfeiture

Chief Financial Officers, Account Managers and bookkeepers all, to vary degrees, are trusted employees who have access to corporate funds. Access to company funds, with little or sporadic oversight, can leave a company vulnerable to a variety of fraudulent schemes to obtain funds those employees were not entitled to. Common schemes include: The trusted employee [...]

By Robert G. Stahl, Esq.|2022-01-11T18:20:19-04:00January 11th, 2022|Categories: Asset Forfeiture, Business Fraud, Criminal Charges, Criminal Investigation, Criminal Trial, White Collar Criminal Defense, White-Collar Crime Penalties|Comments Off

Telehealth – An Advancement in Medicine and a Tool for Fraud

The Department of Justice announced scores of criminal cases against telemedicine doctors, marketers, and pharmacies for abusing the system resulting in more than $1 billion in losses.

By Robert G. Stahl, Esq.|2024-08-12T15:59:29-04:00October 8th, 2021|Categories: Fraud Charges, Healthcare Fraud, Medicare and Medicaid Fraud, White Collar Criminal Defense|Comments Off

Remote Court Here To Stay in New Jersey

Robert Stahl recommends virtual proceedings for routine court proceedings for criminal defense cases, but substantive matters including pre-trial motions, hearings and trials continue to be conducted in person.

By Robert G. Stahl, Esq.|2022-09-21T09:57:34-04:00August 20th, 2021|Categories: NJ Municipal Court, NJ Superior Courts, White Collar Criminal Defense|Comments Off

Capitol Siege Defense Attorney: Media Ploy or Mitigation and Having Respect for the Client

“These are people with brain damage, they’re f--king retarded, they’re on the goddamn spectrum. But they’re our brothers, our sisters, our neighbors, our coworkers — they’re part of our country. These aren’t bad people, they don’t have prior criminal history. Fuck, they were subjected to four-plus years of goddamn propaganda the likes of which [...]

By Laura K. Gasiorowski, Esq.|2024-08-19T19:28:25-04:00May 19th, 2021|Categories: Federal Plea & Sentencing Mitigation, White Collar Criminal Defense|0 Comments

Department of Justice Prosecutions of COVID-19 PPE Fraud

As discussed in a prior post, the Department of Justice has formed a nationwide task force comprised of AUSAs from each of the 93 U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, as well as Main Justice. Together they total more than 100 federal prosecutors, to investigate and prosecute fraud related to the ongoing pandemic. The District of New Jersey U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito spearheads this effort.

By Robert G. Stahl, Esq.|2024-08-22T20:58:02-04:00June 25th, 2020|Categories: Healthcare Fraud, White Collar Criminal Defense|Tags: Criminal Investigation, Fraud|0 Comments

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