 In 2008, he was involved in a polemic with Philippe Val, former director of the magazine Charlie Hebdo, and journalist Edwy Plenel.Robert's books, films and press interviews, denouncing the opaque workings of the Clearstream clearing house, got him into more than 60 lawsuits in France, Belgium and Luxembourg by banks, such as Menatep (a Russian bank) and BGL (BNP Paribas Fortis), as well as the Clearstream company.On 3 February 2011, after ten years of litigation, Robert was cleared by the Court of Cassation of his conviction for both of his books "" and "" (The Black Box), and also for his documentary film "Les Dissimulateurs".