ROCCO C. CIPPARONE JR. LAW OFFICES

03/12/2026

NCAA basketball fixing scheme — Another of our complicated federal criminal cases of considerable national significance.

Jalen Smith, 30, "had a leadership role in the scheme, particularly in recruiting, managing, and paying players for their roles," prosecutors said.

02/17/2026

Attorney Rocco Cipparone discussed this timely legal topic on NJ News 12’s “Power and Politics” on Sunday’s episode (02-15-26)

Is New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill's recent Executive Order excluding ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) from certain NJ property legal?

02/13/2026

View Rocco Cipparone's recent CourtTV analysis regarding this chilling, high-profile homicide trial in New Jersey

Criminal Defense Attorney and former federal prosecutor Rocco Cipparone joins CourtTV's Vinnie Politan to discuss the trial of Paul Caneiro who is charged w...

01/27/2026

07/17/2025

Another one of the many complex white collar federal criminal cases attorney Rocco Cipparone handles. Click the below image fo the full news report

The tax preparer admitted to filing tax returns for clients with false information about home energy improvements, officials said.

01/22/2025

It’s always rewarding when a client unexpectedly expresses appreciation for your hard work, like in the below post yesterday on “X”

12/20/2024

We are pleased to have achieved this result for our client yesterday: almost 4 years of continued zealous representation paid off.

Patrick Stedman had been serving a four-year prison term.

09/16/2024

The plea deal negotiated by attorney Rocco Cipparone that will result in 19 federal felony counts being dismissed in favor of a misdemeanor guilty plea is a substantial accomplishment, fueled in part by the hung jury Mr. Cipparone obtained in April regarding those felony charges!

Greg Fiocca, 32, cut a deal with prosecutors to avoid a retrial in a case that once threatened to send him and his uncle to prison on felony extortion charges.

07/16/2024

Do gold bars pave the way for a conviction for Senator Menendez?

As the jury begins deliberations I the federal criminal trial of Senator Menendez, News 12 Power & Politics host Eric Landskroner taps into attorney Rocco Ci...

05/26/2024

Newsweek asked Rocco Cipparone for his insight about what’s next in the NY criminal trial of former President Trump: different lawyers interviewed assess things differently!

"I believe that the jury, applying its common sense, will see exactly who's responsible for those crimes," Glenn Kirschner said.

05/16/2024

What to expect at Senator Menendez’s federal criminal trial this week.
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Criminal defense attorney and former federal prosecutor Rocco Cipparone Jr. discusses the potential defenses, prosecution burdens and potential weak spots th...