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White Collar - May, 2011

283 articles

• Edwards Indictment Over Cover-Up Imminent: Reports
• E&Y, KPMG Exit Suit Over Insurers' Madoff Investments
• Madoff Trustee Could Lose Venue Fight In $60B Kohn Suit
• Blagojevich Denies Trading Favors For Campaign Cash
• Ex-Galleon Trader Offers No Defense In Merger Tips Trial
• Feds Rain On Contractors' Cert Bid In Bribery Case
• DOJ Wants Conversion CEO's Bond Revoked After Run
• High Court Should Nix Antitrust Subpoena Appeal: DOJ
• AIG Units Fight Coverage Of Lennar Extortion Claims
• Ex-Bank Of Italy Chief Gets 4 Years For Merger Fraud
• Goodwin Procter Woos Securities Star From Orrick
• 10 Tips To Ensure Your Trust Account Is Secure
• Supreme Court Rebuffs Conrad Black Appeal
• NJ Sues Ex-Newark Mayor Over Use Of Campaign Funds
• Ex-SAIC Exec Charged In CityTime Kickback Case
• Texan Gets 6 Years For $17M Export-Import Bank Fraud
• Ex-Acorn Exec Can't Nix Suit Over Petters Ponzi Scheme
• Nvidia Analyst, Hedge Fund Founder Plead Guilty
• 4 Charged With Fraud In Rothstein Ponzi Scheme
• Blagojevich Denies Shakedown Of Racetrack Owner
• Exporter Admits To $1.3M FDA Fraud
• Cisco Counterfeiter Hit With Forfeiture Order
• Eva Airways Agrees To Pay $13.2M In Air Cargo Probe
• The HEAT Is On, Chicago: Practical Tips To Prepare
• Ex-La. Politician Pleads Not Guilty To RICO Charge
• 3rd Circ. Springs Ex-Rite Aid GC From Prison
• Blagojevich Denies Charges, Gets Personal In Testimony
• 2 Plead Guilty In $806M Le-Nature's Fraud Case
• US Says Skilling Ruling Can't Help Scruggs' Son
• Ex-Va. Lawmaker Wants New Trial On Bribery Charges
• S. Korea Fines Oil Refiners $400M For Collusion
• Ex-Nasdaq Exec Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading
• Texas Man Gets 10 Years For $11M Forex Ponzi Scheme
• Madoff Investors Want Trustee's $44M Fee Bid Blocked
• Travelers Fails To Limit Liability For $16M Trash Suit
• Judge Won't Bar Evidence In Pa. Sen. Bribery Case
• Loan Originator Gets 6 Years For Mortgage Fraud
• 'Knowingly' Vague: Intent In The FCPA
• Trigon Founder Cops Plea Deal In $76M Ponzi Case
• $40M Ponzi Schemer Asks For Light Sentence
• ATM Investment Fraudsters Must Pay $58M Restitution
• AUO Loses Bid To Nix Evidence In Price-Fixing Case
• Feds Want $31M From Convicted Taylor Bean Fraudster
• Feds Target Avon In Foreign Bribery Probe
• Galleon Trader Says He Gave Cash To Tipsters
• Rajaratnam Calls Case 'Rank Speculation,' Seeks Acquittal
• Judge Makes Docs Public In Innospec Antitrust Case
• The Threat Of Paper Terrorism
• L-3, US Lay Down Swords In Air Force Bid Protest
• DOJ Backs Proposed Overseas Contractor Legislation
• Blagojevich Tied Job To Campaign Cash, Jackson Says
• Atty Tells 2nd Circ. Madoff Investor Suit Has Legs
• Q&A With Gibson Dunn's Lawrence Zweifach
• Adviser Gets 2 Years For Trading On Ex-UBS Banker's Tips
• Grand Jury Subpoenas Infosys Over B-1 Visa Program
• Ex-Xinhua Finance Board Member Denies Insider Trading
• Ex-J&G Attys, Others Convicted In Tax Shelter Case
• Ex-Massey Security Head Pleads Not Guilty To Lying To FBI
• Ex-UBS Client Gets Probation In Tax Shelter Case
• Sullivan & Cromwell Picks Up London White Collar Pro
• Feds Subpoena NYT Reporter In CIA Leak Case
• Dreier Victim Can't Shirk Forged $6M Hedge Fund Deal
• Judge Won't Move Madoff Trustee's JPMorgan Suit
• Madoff Investor Can't Stop $7.2B Picower Forfeiture
• NY AG Expands Power Over Gov't Spending Corruption
• Tenn. Financial Adviser Gets 6 Years For $11M Ponzi
• Goffer Never Knew Ropes & Gray Tipster: Atty
• Ex-Fed Looks To Revive Case Over Leaked DOJ Info
• US Nets 1st Guilty Plea In Massive Poker Probe
• Balli Told To Cough Up Rest Of $15M Iran Export Fine
• Innospec Can't Shake Antitrust Claims Over Iraq Bribery
• Dechert Snags State Appellate Judge For NY Office
• Arent Fox Snags Dorsey & Whitney White Collar Pro
• Blagojevich Seeks Mistrial Over Cross-Examination
• PGA Blasts Stanford Trustee's $13M Clawback Suit
• Scruggs Son Wants Rehearing On Summary Judgment
• NC Man Charged In $3.2M Ponzi Scheme
• GCC Alliance Cops To Concrete Price-Fixing
• Ex-NSA Official Says US' Redactions Prejudice Case
• Defendants Try To Slash $7M Restitution In OPIC Fraud
• Attys For Ex-Intel Engineer Flee Trade Secrets Case
• Remember Who Owns Privilege In Corp. Investigations
• Farm Contractor Must Pay Thai Laborers Back Wages
• Freshfields Adds Kramer Levin Litigator In NY
• Chadbourne Snares More McDermott FCPA Pros
• Ex-Humboldt Creamery CEO Hit With 2.5 Years For Fraud
• Madoff Trustee Presses $1B Suit Against Mets Owners
• Ex-Telecom CEO Cops To Foreign Bribery Charge
• Ex-Ropes & Gray Atty Says Trader Paid Cash For Tips
• Calif. Judge Dings Defense In CCI Foreign Bribery Case
• Zuckerman Targets BDO Over $40M Madoff Investment
• Calif. Real Estate Tycoon Convicted For $21M Fraud
• Judge Tosses Claims In Investors' TriCentury Suit
• Ex-MBC Atty Cops To Role In $837M Insurance Scheme
• Wiretaps Allowed In Alabama Vote-Selling Case
• The FCPA's Increasingly Global Reach
• Senate Panel Greenlights Stiffer CWA Penalties
• Q&A With Foley & Lardner's Barry Mandel
• Judge Chides Blagojevich Atty Over Cross-Examination
• US Calls Goffer 'Ringleader' In Ropes & Gray Scheme
• Madoff Trustee Settles $212M Claims With Feeders
• Diamondback Capital Broker Cops To Insider Trading
• Neb. Brokers Cop To $20M Securities Fraud
• Heated Closings In Fraud Trial Of LA Land Tycoon
• Law Firm's Fraud Role Rescinds Coverage, Suit Says
• The Curious Materiality Standards Of False Claims
• Ex-Enron CFO Fastow Transferred To Halfway House
• Ex-Md. County Exec Pleads Guilty To Bribery Charges
• 2 Belgians Indicted For Smuggling Aircraft Parts To Iran
• Depositions Stayed In SEC's Muni Bond Fraud Suit
• Q&A With Akin Gump's Stephen Mansfield
• Ex-Cozen Partner Gets No Prison Time For Pension Scheme
• Hawaii Court Transfers Bagram Bribery Case To Ill.
• Ex-Taylor Bean Exec Sues Insurer For $2M Defense Costs
• FBI Agent Charged With Lying to Protect Fraud Source
• Feds Slap Obstruction Charge On Massey Mine Official
• Dreier Trustee Seeks OK Of $12M Settlement With Fund
• Witness Tells Jury Money Was On Blagojevich's Mind
• Adviser Wants Out Of Steel Tech Insider Trading Suit
• Stanford Receiver Fights Ex-CEO's Bid To Toss $3M Suit
• SEC Seeks Quick Win In Gryphon Fraud Case
• Last Defendant Cops To $8M Scheme To Bilk US Agency
• Q&A With McDermott's Lazar Raynal
• NM Judge Suspended After Bribery Indictment
• A Rare Sight: DOJ Nonprosecution Agreements
• Brazil Convicts US Pilots In Air Collision Case
• Tenaris Pays $8.9M Over Uzbek Bribery Allegations
• Does FINRA Accurately Seed Enforcement Issues?
• Santander Investors Fight To Stay In Madoff Case
• BAE To Pay Record $79M Fine For Export Violations
• Q&A With O'Melveny's Jonathan Rosenberg
• Madoff Trustee Wants $114M From Investment Funds
• Day Trader Admits To Profiting From BrunswickTips
• ING Drops $500M Suit Against Ex-New Century CEO
• Q&A With Jones Day's Steve Sozio
• Blagojevich Loses Latest Bid For FBI's Obama Notes
• Judge Tosses Bribery Charges Against Scruggs' Son
• $15.8M Forex Fraud Suspect Wants Trial Moved To Atlanta
• Ex-Ohio Judge, Feds Spar Over Corruption Evidence
• Jury Deliberations Start Over In Tax Shelter Case
• Ex-CSK Auto Exec Pleads Guilty To Fraud
• Chadbourne Brings Back White Collar Pro From McDermott
• A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words, But T-3 Is Priceless
• Judge Won't Delay Insider Trading Trial Over Raj Link
• Judge Compels Testimony In Miss. River Oil Spill Suit
• Jury Backs Bayou In $13M Clawback Row With Hedge Funds
• 3rd Circ. Backs 4-Year Sentence For Engineer's Trade Scam
• SEC Worker Says She Got Demoted For Spying Stanford Plot
• Zuckerman Spaeder Atty Fights To Stay On BCI Fraud Case
• Ex-NY Legislator Gets 21 Months In Corruption Case
• Q&A With Latham's Zach Fardon
• Direct Mail Exec Gets 2.5 Years For $1.8M Kickback Scam
• Blagojevich Seeks Evidence Obama Reported Shakedown
• NY Hedge Fund Manager Hit With Fraud Charges
• Ex-Keystone Chair Gets 3 Months For Trading Scheme
• US Seeks Jail Time For Afghan Contractor In Bribery Case
• 5 Charged In $13M Postal Service Bribery Scheme
• 3rd Party Has Rights To Fraudster's Money: 7th Circ.
• Senate Panel Asks DOJ To Reopen Ensign Probe
• Analyst's Tapes Allowed In Expert Networking Case
• UniCredit Presses To Move $60B Madoff Clawback Suit
• Jailed Ex-Mayor Seeks To Stay Out Of Related Fraud Suit
• US Seeks $1B From J&J Over Risperdal Marketing
• Prosecutor Booted From Scruggs' Son's Bribery Case
• FINRA's Reminder Of FCPA Compliance Obligations
• Va. Lawmaker Convicted Of Bribery, Extortion
• Dreier Trustee Makes $1.5M Deal With Federal Insurance
• Ky. Jury Finds 2 Guilty In Oil Investment Scheme
• Judge Eyes March 2012 Trial For Online Poker Case
• Lindsey FCPA Verdicts Prompt Hard Look At Trial Risks
• DOJ Told To Deliver Tapes In Ice Antitrust MDL
• Ex-Army Major Pleads Guilty In Contract Bribery Case
• Chicago Trash Co. Boss Gets 16 Months For Bid-Rigging
• Ex-TSMC Worker Pleads Guilty In Networking Scheme
• FCA, FHA Lending, And US V. Deutsche Bank
• Prosecutors Toughen Sentence Request For Ex-NY Sen.
• Rothstein's Wife To Hand Over Luxuries In Ch. 11 Deal
• Q&A With Reed Smith's Wendy Schwartz
• Investors Say SEC Not Exempt From Stanford Gaffes
• Ex-Special Counsel Hits Rove, Others With $202M Suit
• What The UK Bribery Act 'Is' And 'Is Not'
• J&J Unit Sets Funds Aside For Risperdal Settlement
• Raj Win Could Net DOJ More Insider Trading Pleas
• Raj Verdict Deals A Blow To Mosaic Defense
• Wiretaps Prove To Be Deadly Weapon In Galleon Case
• Galleon Group Founder Guilty On All Counts
• Raj Team Pins Appeal Hopes On Wiretaps
• Alleged Raj Conspirators Back In The Spotlight
• Ex-Primary Global Worker Loses Bid To Dismiss Case
• 3 Ex-Xinhua Execs Indicted Over $50M Fraud
• 4 Calif. Public Officials Arrested In Bribery Scandal
• 'Aggressive' Tax Deals Not Illegal, J&G Attys Argue
• FCPA Trials Reach New Heights In 2011
• Ex-MLB Star Seeks Lower Bail In Bankruptcy Fraud Case
• 11th Circ. Trims Scrushy Conviction Based On Skilling
• Jury Finds Lindsey, Execs Guilty In FCPA Trial
• High-Ranking DOJ Fraud Cop Heads To Mintz Levin
• The Decline Of The Collective Knowledge Doctrine
• GSK Atty Acquitted On All Counts In Obstruction Case
• CCI Defense Attacks FCPA 'Foreign Official' Definition
• Picard Sues Safra New York For $111M Over Madoff Funds
• US Reveals Wiretap Arsenal In Galleon Spinoff Case
• Houston Gas Trader Gets 6 Years For $8M Fraud
• No Verdict For Rajaratnam Could Mean Split: Experts
• US Can't Prove Wellbutrin Statements False: GSK Atty
• Health Care Industry Feels The HEAT
• Madoff Trustee, Fairfield Sentry Call Truce
• NASA Fraudsters Say US Can't Seize Property
• Celebrity Adviser Starr Hit With $30M Restitution
• Q&A With McDermott's Daniel Jocelyn
• WexTrust Receiver Settles With Much Shelist For $13M
• Judge Tosses Laundering Charge In Lindsey FCPA Case
• Howrey Lessons: The Downside Of Contingent Fees
• Former Torex CEO Charged In Fraud Case
• Payroll Co. CEO Gets 6 Years For $20M Tax Swindle
• Ex-Spongetech Stock Promoter Admits To Perjury
• Sen. Seeks Reports On SAC Capital Trading Activity
• Ex-MLB Star Dykstra Indicted For Bankruptcy Fraud
• Rothstein Partner Agrees To Pay Firm Trustee $1.6M
• J&G Attys Battle Feds Over Instructions In Tax Trial
• 5 Prosecutors White Collar Attorneys Should Know
• Wright Medical In Hot Seat Over $8M Kickbacks Settlement
• CFAA's Criminal Reach Unsettled After Nosal Ruling
• BBC Equities Founder Busted At JFK In $50M Fraud Case
• Morgan Lewis Criminal Defense Pro Jumps To Dickstein
• Feds Seek Prison For Ex-Atty In Galleon Spinoff Case
• Feds Bristle At Ex-ABB Exec's Bid To Toss FCPA Case
• 3 Men Cop To $8M Scheme To Defraud US Agency
• Kason Fined For Customer Allocation Plot In Canada
• Ex-Fla. Port Official Says Silence Isn't Evidence
• White & Case Nabs Senate Committee Staff Head In DC
• Trends In SEC Financial Fraud Actions: Part II
• Colonial Loan Supervisor Cops To Fraud Claims
• Silicon Valley Law Denied Quick Win In Okun Case
• Rajaratnam Jurors Listen To Chiesi Tapes Again
• BDO Settles Suit Over Bankest Fraud Collapse
• Doctors Were Chastised For Wellbutrin Claims: GSK Exec
• Costa Rican Utility Says $137M Alcatel Deal Not Enough
• A Plug For New Russian Anti-Bribery Proposals
• Western Titanium Gets Probation In Fraud Case
• Ex-Va. Lawmaker Loses Acquittal Bid In Bribery Trial
• Feds Trim Case Against Alleged Fraudster Stanford
• K&L Gates Scores 10-Lawyer Team From Clifford Chance
• Avon Widens In-House Cleanup Over FCPA Violations
• McGuireWoods Fraudster Evades SEC Penalty
• Namvar Never Lied To Real Estate Clients, Jury Told
• No Proof Aguilar Bribed In FCPA Case, Defense Says
• DOL Can Subpoena Docs In $10M Madoff Scheme: 4th Circ.
• 4 Found Guilty In $5.2M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Off-Label Use OK When Not Promoted, GSK Exec Says
• JPMorgan Can Fight Picard In District Court: Judge
• Ala. State Sens. Can't Duck Charges In Bribery Case
• NY Post Can't See Starr Celebrity Victims' Records: Judge
• EFI Trustee Hits Bryan Cave With $100M Malpractice Suit
• US Says Scruggs' Son's Bid For Quick Win Came Too Late
• Morvillo Abramowitz Opens DC Office, Nabs FCPA Pro
• Prescriptions For FCPA Pain
• Report Blasting Goldman Referred To DOJ, SEC
• US Renews Transcript Plea For Fresh Rajaratnam Jury
• Judge Slams Feds' Witness In Lindsey FCPA Case
• GSK Scripted Response For Wellbutrin Probe, Atty Says
• Investors Sue J&J Board Over $78M In Settlements
• Feds Trim Namvar Tax Fraud Case As Trial Begins
• Rockwell Pays SEC $2.7M To Settle FCPA Probe
• 7th Circ. Orders Near North Fraudster Sentence Review
• Miami Health Care Cos. Admit To $200M Medicare Fraud
• 2nd Circ. Denies Bail Bid In Goldman Code Theft Case
• McKenna Adds Ex-US Atty To DC Office
• SEC Demands Docs In Alleged $139M Crown Forex Fraud
• Ex-Frontier CEO Fights Push For Trial In Fraud Case
• Crowell Hires Former Asst US Atty In LA
• Diaz Reus & Targ Adds Ex-Fla. Circuit Judge
• V&E Lures Former McDermott Attys In DC, Silicon Valley
• The New Tag Team: Antitrust And FCPA
• Ex-Atty Makes Plea For Leniency In Galleon Spinoff
• Banco Santander Can't Shake Madoff Fraud Claims
• Trader Can't Delay Galleon Spinoff Trial Over Docs
• Juror's Health Impedes Rajaratnam Deliberations
• Holland & Knight Engaged In IEA Fraud, Suit Says
• China Sentences 14 In Melamine Milk Scandal
• Ex-Winston Lawyer Cops To Role In Starr Scheme
• 'Plain View' In The Vastness Of Computer Space
• Thompson & Knight Adds FCPA Expert