Criminal Defense Law Blog

Everyone who trades stocks ordinarily does so based on a combination of luck, speculation, and knowledge about a company. To keep the playing field level, the government is increasingly regulating what is known as “insider trading.” Insider trading centers around the idea of “inside information;” there are two criteria that an element of information must…

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GE) recently agreed to a $5.6 billion dollar settlement for its role in bundling subprime mortgages for sale to investors without disclosing that the mortgages had an unusually high percentage of credit and compliance issues. In doing so, it joins a number of other high profile banks who have admitted wrongdoing with…

With the economic recession that began in 2008 came an attitude in New Jersey and throughout the country that was very hostile towards executives in large companies and people working within the financial industry. They were seen as reckless gamblers or greedy thieves that blatantly stole money from ordinary, honest people. The prevailing mood was…

On Sept. 13, 2013 a federal grand jury in Boston returned a superseding indictment adding a third college student and friend as a defendant in the aftermath case. That young student, a U.S. citizen currently free on bond, was charged with making false statements. There were no changes to the original August 2013 charges against…

Violations of any number of federal statutes have the potential to jeopardize a business and can, in many cases, result in individuals going to prison. In addition, restitution and forfeiture may be applicable. Below, we delve into some of the most commonly encountered federal business fraud statutes. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act The Foreign Corrupt…

Employees have become considerably more apprehensive in recent years with the steady rise of convictions related to business theft and embezzlement. White collar crimes continue to be prosecuted across America, including New Jersey, where guilty offenders are receiving harsh punishments like jail time and heavy fines. An embezzlement defense is important to develop as soon…

Attorney Robert G. Stahl, who represents Dias Kadyrabyev; the attorney for Azmat Tazhayakov, the second college student from Kazakhstan charged with obstruction of justice; and the attorney for the third Boston aftermath defendant, a U.S. citizen charged with lying to authorities, asked U.S. District Judge Douglas Woodlock to order the government to turn over to…

The portrayals of the criminal justice system that most people see on television or in a movie usually end with the trial conviction of the accused; but in reality, if one is convicted of a state or federal crime in New Jersey or anywhere else, life does not fade to black and roll credits. Depending…

The upcoming trial of a former governor and his wife on federal corruption charges highlights a common and sometimes controversial tactic used by prosecutors: testimony from witnesses who have been offered immunity from prosecution themselves. Although the case is not being brought in the state of New Jersey, the issue of immune witness testimony is…

A New Jersey rabbi was arrested in 2011, along with eight others, for the alleged kidnapping and beating of a man. The criminal charges involved an alleged conspiracy to convince an Israeli national to grant his wife a religious divorce under Jewish law. The rabbi acknowledged that he was paid $100,000 by a wife who…