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White Collar - July, 2013

275 articles

• Akerman Attorney Tapped For Rothstein Ch. 11 Liquidation
• After Seinfeld And Madoff Cases, SAC No Sweat For Judge
• 11th Circ. Won't Reduce Medicare Fraudsters' Sentences
• Halliburton Arraigned For File Deletion In Deepwater Case
• Ex-Galleon Trader's Wiretaps OK'd For Wife's FBI Suit
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Could Impact Searches Involving E-Data
• UK Arrests 4 In Connection With Insider Trading Probe
• SAC Class Plaintiffs Urge Approval Of $600M SEC Settlement
• Pemex's Racketeering Suit Against Siemens Gets Axed
• SEC Sues Ex-Banco Santander Official For Insider Trading
• Halliburton To Admit To Deepwater Evidence Spoliation
• Wyeth Paying $491M To End Criminal, Civil Rapamune Cases
• Ex-Penn State Brass To Face Trial In Sandusky Cover-Up
• Ex-Citibank Secretary Gets 54 Months For $1.3M Theft
• Alstom Exec Pleads Guilty In Foreign Bribery Scheme
• Ousted Ind. Official Sues Defense Atty For Malpractice
• Pharmacy Owner Indicted Over $2.6M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Liechtenstein Bank Agrees To $23.8M US Tax Evasion Deal
• Indicted Texas Judge Asks Appeals Court To Nix Removal Suit
• Ex-UBS Trader Loses Bid To Appeal Conviction Over $2B Loss
• Analyst Charged With Tipping SAC On Microsoft, Yahoo Deal
• 'Real Housewives Of NJ' Stars Released On Bond
• Manning Acquitted Of Aiding Enemy, Guilty Of Most Charges
• No End In Sight For SIGTARP's Pursuit Of TARP Abuse
• Senate OKs James Comey As Next FBI Director
• Mexico Ranch Owner Sentenced In Ex-Im Bank Fraud Scheme
• Ex-Penn State Brass Faces Testimony Of Sandusky Cover-Up
• Jailed AIG Exec Denied Shorter Term For Horse Farm Fraud
• CFTC Orders Metals Cos. To Pay $4.7M Over Fraudulent Sales
• 'Rebecca' Fraudster Cops Plea
• Art Buchwald's Estate Asks Judge To Revive Citibank Suit
• 2 More Pilot Flying J Employees Cop To Fuel Rebate Scheme
• 'Real Housewives Of New Jersey' Stars Hit With Fraud Claims
• Fla. High Court Urged To Disbar Atty Charged With $8M Theft
• Eagle Eyes Offers $3M To Settle Price-Fixing Suit
• US Contractor Convicted In $136M Scam Can't Duck Verdict
• China Bribery Crackdown May Trigger US, UK Investigations
• Alleged Facebook Fraudster Can't Halt Charges, Holder Says
• Biggest-Ever Hacking Bust Restores Faith In DOJ
• Miami Health Center Sues Ex-CEO For $6.8M In Stolen Funds
• 11th Circ. Affirms Convictions In $29M Medicaid Scheme
• Ex-Tiffany Exec Cops To Swiping $2M In Jewelry
• Imperiled SAC Shifts To Plan B: Protecting Its Wallet
• Miami Exec Wants Conviction Tossed In $40M Investor Scheme
• Chicago Man Indicted Over Phony $100B Liens Against Judges
• The Problems With The SAC Capital Indictment
• SAC Pleads Not Guilty To Insider Trading
• Indicted Texas Judge To Get Public Defender
• Halliburton To Plead Guilty To Destroying Deepwater Evidence
• Int'l Paper's Appeal Over Connelly Baker Hire Falls Short
• 'Big Fish' Cohen Too Slippery For Prosecutors In SAC Case
• Despite Indictment, SAC Lives To Trade On
• Judge Rejects Kolon Recusal Bid In DOJ Trade Secrets Case
• IBM Pays SEC $10M To Settle FCPA Allegations
• 3rd Parties Can Trigger Some Home Searches: NJ Court
• Attorneys React To SAC Capital Indictment
• Ex-BP Engineer's Deepwater Forensics Subpoena Tossed
• Sacred Heart Kickback Scheme Caused Deaths, Suit Says
• Paving Co. Indicted In $88M Gov't Contracts Fraud
• 5 Cyberthieves Charged In Biggest US Hacking Case
• Fla. Clinic Director Gets 11 Years, $24M For Kickbacks
• E-Waste Co. Chief Gets 30 Months For TV Disposal Scheme
• SAC Capital Indicted On Insider Trading Charges
• Rajaratnam Asks Full 2nd Circ. To Rehear Insider Trading Case
• Former UBS Bankers Sent To Prison For Muni Bid-Rigging
• Texas Medicare Schemer Gets 11 Years In Prison, $5M Fine
• Feds Seek Life Sentences For McGinn Smith Founders
• NJ Doc Admits Taking $1.8M In Bribes In Lab-Referral Scheme
• 11th Circ. Affirms Atty Conviction In $137M Fraud Scheme
• NJ Defense Atty's New Trial Bid Nixed In Witness Murder Case
• Fla. Appeals Court Revives Corruption Case Against Mayor
• Ropes & Gray To Investigate GSK Bribery Scandal In China
• Akin Gump Snags Ex-DOJ Official For White Collar Practice
• State Slams Indicted Texas Judge's Immunity Defense
• Miami Commissioner Can't Seek 3rd Term, Fla. Court Says
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bird Marella's Gary Lincenberg
• 500 Days Of The Revised Removal Statutes
• Pepper Hamilton Hit With Malpractice Suit By TV Host
• Rumors Swirl Of SAC Indictment In Insider Trading Probe
• RE Developer Gets 2 Years In Commonwealth Fraud Scheme
• 3 Nabbed In $137M Investment Scheme Get Prison Time
• 7th Circ. Revives Case Over Hauling Co.'s Payroll Docs
• Texas Ex-Mayor Admits Role In $100M Kickback Scandal
• NY Nuke Plant Supervisor Charged With Faking Safety Tests
• 7th Circ. Affirms Forex Execs' Sentences For $17M Fraud
• Ex-NJ Housing Official Gets 46 Months For Extortion Scheme
• SEC Sues Virtual Bank Founder Over $4.5M Bitcoin Scam
• SEC's Loss Is Legal Industry's Gain As Khuzami Moves On
• SAC Says Owner Didn't Overlook Signs Of Insider Trading
• Another Ex-ArthroCare Exec Cops To $400M Fraud Scheme
• Ex-SEC Enforcement Chief Khuzami Joins Kirkland & Ellis
• How They Won It: Skadden Scores For UniCredit At 2nd Circ.
• Judge Tosses Ex-BDO Seidman CEO's Defense Coverage Suit
• 2nd Circ. Nixes $27M From Symbol CEO's Fraud Judgment
• Last Sentence Handed Down In Air Force Bribery Scheme
• UK Regulator Opts Out Of 3rd Trial Of Ex-ISoft Employees
• DOJ Charges Airline Fuel Supplier In Kickback Scheme
• Dallas DA Can't Recuse Judge Who Held Him In Contempt
• Ex-Bristol-Myers Exec To Forfeit Profits From Insider Trades
• Tips For Disclosing A Possible FCPA Violation
• EXCLUSIVE: CFTC's Chilton Questions No-Admit Settlements
• GSK Says Execs May Have Broken Chinese Bribery Laws
• Dallas DA Says Judge Who Held Him In Contempt Is Biased
• Ex-Congress Aide May Quash Fraud Conviction, DC Circ. Says
• SEC Sets The Bar Low In Suit Against SAC Boss Cohen
• Ohio State Rep. Indicted For Securities Fraud
• The Business End Of The 'Snowden Lessons'
• Defendants In NY Politician Bribery Case To Fight Charges
• Requested PSU Sandusky Docs Subject To Open Records Law
• 3 Charged In $8M Army Medical Supply Contract Scheme
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Blaze New Trails Worldwide
• Wiped-Out Pension Fund Sues Advisers Over Ponzi Losses
• SEC Sues SAC's Cohen Over $277M Insider Trading Scheme
• NY Times Reporter Can't Protect CIA Leak, 4th Circ. Says
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bailey Brauer's Clayton Bailey
• Ukrainian Bank Seeking $78M Wants Ex-Head's Assets Frozen
• Trenton Affordable Housing Developer Indicted In Fraud Case
• NJ Med School's Fired GC Loses Race-Bias Appeal
• Ex-Security Director Gets 15 Months In Bribery Scheme
• NJ Home Health Provider Gets 2 Years For Medicare Fraud
• WikiLeaks Soldier Can't Escape 'Aiding The Enemy' Charge
• Penn State To Pay $60M To Settle Sandusky Victim Claims
• Art Dealer Indicted In $30M Fake Painting Scheme
• Conrad O'Brien Nabs Pa. Gov.'s Legislative Affairs Chief
• Feds Can't Reverse Fresenius' $95M FCA Tax Break
• Panasonic To Pay $56.5M To Settle Price-Fixing Suits
• Hogan's Katyal Joins AUO Exec's Team After Ethics Fight
• Orrick Adds Ex-Fulbright FCPA Pro In NY, DC
• NJ Pol's Bankruptcy Trustee Calls For His Arrest
• Property Management Co. Hit With Record $2M Wetlands Fine
• 3 NJ Docs Plead Guilty To Cash-For-Referral Kickback Scheme
• Texas AG Asked To Weigh In On New Criminal Court Cost Law
• Ex-Employee To Sue Zimmerman Prosecutors Over Firing
• F1 Head Indicted In Bribery Plot, Wants $650M NY Case Nixed
• SEC Fines Gupta $14M For Passing Secrets To Rajaratnam
• Ex-ArthroCare CEO, CFO Indicted For $400M Earnings Fraud
• GSK Finance Exec Blocked From Leaving China, Co. Says
• 6th Circ. Nixes Voter Fraud Convictions Over Evidence Issues
• NY AG Wants Details On $575M In Sandy Charitable Donations
• Pirelli's Chairman Found Guilty In Corporate Spying Case
• Chevron Worker Gets 2 Years For Indonesian Cleanup Scam
• Rothstein Ch. 11 Plan OK'd As TD Bank Dispute Resolved
• Brazil Has Had It With Corporate Bribery
• 3 Resolutions To The Cross-Claim Conundrum
• 7 Arrested Over Mental Health Facility's $63M Medicare Fraud
• Ford Sues Fujikura For Price-Fixing Plot That Led To $20M Fine
• Ex-IRS Official Gets Probation Over Commerzbank Job Conflict
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Ex-Fed. Prosecutor In Vegas
• NY Court Upends MF Global Win Over $141M Loss Coverage
• Locke Lord Brings In Former Prosecutor For LA IP Group
• NJ High Court To Weigh If Spousal Privilege Covers Wiretaps
• Tips For Dealing With New SBA Rules On Size Integrity
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Feeder Fund Suit Over Madoff Losses
• Japanese Auto Supplier Admits To Price-Fixing, Will Pay $19M
• A New Chapter In The Debate Over The 'Stealth Statute'
• New SEC Admission Policy May Be Tested Sooner Than Later
• Blagojevich Asks 7th Circ. For New Trial
• 2nd Circ. Orders Schemer To Repay $10M To Morgan Stanley
• Challenges In Conducting Breach Investigations: Part 3
• Ex-Mayer Brown Partner Gets 1 Year For Refco Fraud
• SEC Settlement In $50M Fraud Suit Fails To Pass Muster
• Scripps Heir Gets 9 Years For Scamming $3.6M From Family
• DOJ Wants Ex-SAC Trader's Bid For Privileged Docs Quashed
• Flying J Faces New Fuel Rebate Fraud Suit
• Dallas DA Avoids Contempt Hearing In Oil Heir Fraud Case
• Miami-Area Businessman Convicted In $40M Investor Scheme
• Ex-FTC Chief Kovacic To Join UK Antitrust Enforcer's Board
• 11th Circ. Backs HealthSouth Founder's Bribery Conviction
• Art Dealer Gets 1 Year For Scheme To Sell Counterfeit Prints
• Disbarred Atty, Promoter Plead Guilty In $18M Stock Fraud
• Alleged Guggenheim Faker Can't Nix $1M Fine, 2nd Circ. Says
• UK Watchdog Still Open To Oil Probe After Fuel Price Study
• Waste Oil Co. Will Pay $19M After Copping To TSCA Breach
• Pa. High Court To Tackle Judge's Ticket-Fixing Suspension
• GSK Sent Bribes Through Travel Agencies, China Says
• Rainmaker Q&A: Hogan Lovells' Stephen Immelt
• UK Charges 2 Ex-RP Martin Brokers In Libor Probe
• Defamation Claims Increase Cost Of Cooperation With Gov't
• Japan Bearing Co. Fined $5M In Canada For Role In Cartel
• Anti-Tax Evasion Law Delayed Six Months To Aid Compliance
• Sandusky Atty Must Turn Over Evidence To Judge: Pa. Court
• Pepper Hamilton Says Union Boss Waived Conflict In Libel Row
• 10 Personal Liability Pitfalls For Directors And Officers
• Penn State Ex-President To Sue Freeh For Libel, Defamation
• NJ Justices Say No To Wiretaps That Lack Prior Approval
• Fraudster Ordered To Pay $137M Over Investment Scheme
• Cardiologist Gets 30 Months In Kickback Scheme
• Ex-Housing Authority Worker Charged In Fraud Scheme
• Rothstein Firm's Exit Plan OK'd After Settlement With Victims
• Rogue SocGen Trader Sues Bank Over $7B Loss Estimate
• Mastermind In $1B Contract Bribe Case Gets 19-Year Sentence
• 9th Circ. Says Apprendi Doesn't Bar Restitution Without Victim
• Ex-NY Hospital CEO Pleads Guilty In Kickback Case
• Contractor's Worker Got Kickbacks For Referrals, Feds Say
• Bankrupt Birdsall Seeks Liquidation Under Ch. 7
• GSK Execs Copped To Bribery, Tax Crimes, China Says
• When The Feds Come Cold Calling
• Jackson's Doc Claims Court Erred By Excluding AEG Contract
• Acquittal Doesn't Equate To Innocence, 7th Circ. Rules
• NJ Doctors Should Face Stiff Prescription Regs, Report Says
• Atty Denied New Trial In RI Town Council Kickback Case
• Murdoch Says He'll Testify Again On Bribery Scandal
• Holland & Knight Picks Up Ex-White Collar Prosecutor
• Convicted Ponzi Schemer Pushes 9th Circ. For New Trial
• Fla. Atty Charged With Laundering Stock Fraud Proceeds
• Indicted Texas Judge Claims Immunity From Criminal Charges
• Convicted Ex-Pa. Judge's Fraud Suit Axed By Appeals Court
• UK Says Suspicious Pre-Deal Trading Fell To 15% Last Year
• 'Kids For Cash' Judge Asks 3rd Circ. To Revisit Convictions
• Atty Gets 4 Years For Role In $100M SBA Loan Fraud
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Ex-Wilson Sonsini Atty's Record Sentence
• Choice Of Counsel Irrelevant In Conviction, Top NJ Court Hears
• SAC Exec Faces Uphill Battle As War With Media Intensifies
• 11th Circ. Rejects Attys' Fees Bids From Former Lancer Execs
• Maine Enacts Cellphone Privacy Bill With Veto Override
• Ga. Appeals Court Overturns Ex-Glock GC's Conviction
• Cos. May See Stiff Fines Under Brazil's Anti-Corruption Law
• Wells Fargo Wins $10M From Investment Fraudster On Appeal
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Insurers' Wins In 'Kids For Cash' Case
• Rothstein Victims Slam $30M Fee Request By Trustee Counsel
• Indicted Texas Judge's Facebook Rant Spurs Contempt Motion
• Unlicensed Atty Denied Privilege In Madoff Feeder Fund Suit
• DOJ's Hammond Leaves Big Shoes To Fill
• Antitrust Group Wants Cartel Fines Doubled
• Feds Seek 2 Years In Prison For Ex-Kirkland Partner's Fraud
• 2 More News Corp. Journalists Face Bribery Charges
• Bracewell Lures White Collar Pro From Norton Rose Fulbright
• UK Watchdog Releases New Cartel Leniency Guidelines
• Fake Paulson & Co. Ponzi Schemers Won't Fight SEC Suit
• The HSBC DPA — Approved, But At What Cost?
• UK Reforms Would Criminalize Banker Recklessness
• Total SA Cleared Of Iraq Oil-For-Food Bribery Charges
• Cuomo's Anti-Corruption Panel Boasts Unprecedented Power
• Swiss Gov't Reveals Plan For Banks To Share Info With US
• AT&T Hacker Asks 3rd Circ. To Undo IPad Hacking Conviction
• Attys Fear Ruling On $1.9B HSBC Accord May Threaten DPAs
• $33M Air Force Contract Fraudsters Get 85 Years Probation
• Provident Execs Sentenced For Roles In $485M Ponzi Scheme
• Google Seeks To Ax Investor Suit Over $500M Drug Ads Deal
• Camico Needn't Defend Accounting Firm, Judge Says
• Rothstein Victims Blast $72M TD Bank Deal, Exit Plan
• Philly Traffic Judges Can't Shake Ticket-Fixing Charges
• Ex-Olympus Execs Get Suspended Sentences In Fraud Case
• Bail Revoked For Man Accused Of Obstructing FCPA Probe
• Kim Dotcom May Be Shooting Himself In The Foot
• HSBC's $1.9B Laundering Deal With Feds Gets Approval
• Anti-Corruption Unit Faces Layoffs After Texas Gov.'s Veto
• SBA Rule Will Boost Prosecution Of Small-Biz Contract Fraud
• China Worries Improve Prospects Of Trade Secrets Bill
• Mistrial Declared In Balboa's Securities Fraud Trial
• Aircraft Leasing Co. Exec Can't Shake $50M Fraud Verdict
• 2 Attys Lose Bid To Toss NYC Housing Bribery Charges
• Jailed Ex-Tyco Chief Kozlowski Denied New Parole Hearing
• Ex-BP Exec Gets Deepwater Criminal Trial Pushed To March
• Ameriprise Adviser Gets 6 Months For Insider Trading
• Ex-Tiffany Exec Charged With $1.3M Jewel Theft
• Ex-Bryan Cave Atty Indicted For Murder Threat To Co-Worker
• Texas Appeals Court Keeps Judge Removal Suit Alive
• Top NY Cops, Prosecutors Seated On Cuomo Anti-Graft Panel
• Ex-Dow Chemical Exec Snared In $1M Insider Trading Suit
• Chinese Police Detain GlaxoSmithKline Employees In Probe
• KPMG Madoff Suits Belong In Arbitration: NJ Appeals Court
• Jesse Jackson Jr.'s Sentencing For Campaign Fraud Delayed
• Ballard Spahr Picks Up NY Firm As White Collar Work Expands
• Morrison Dooms Part Of SAC Insider Case, Ex-Trader Says
• Primary Global Insider Trading Cooperators Dodge Prison
• Convicted Hedge Fund Head's $5M Fine Too High, Judge Says
• 2nd Circ. Upholds 3 Convictions In Galleon Offshoot Case
• Wiretaps Up 24 Percent, Driven By Federal-Level Spike
• Banks Must Step Up Laundering Controls, UK Watchdog Says
• Indicted Texas Judge Asks Appeals Court To Nix Ouster Bid
• Ex-KPMG Partner Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading
• Ex-Cook County Official Cops To Extortion, Bribe Schemes
• Fla. Jury Convicts 4 In $70M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Wiretaps Likely To Become More Popular