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White Collar - November, 2014

216 articles

• 2 Years On, FCA Battles Test Caronia Ruling's Reach
• Revolving-Door Roundup: Gibson Dunn, Holland & Knight, Irell
• SEC Will Hear SAC Trader Steinberg's Appeal Of Industry Ban
• Fund Dropped From Suit Over $3.5B Petters Ponzi Scheme
• Penn State Libel Suit Sent Back To State Court
• DHB Investors Reach $37M Deal To Fund Ch. 11 Plan
• Texas Investigator Accused Of Stealing $200K In Comic Books
• Spyware App Creator Sentenced In Groundbreaking Va. Case
• Fla. Stock Scheme Atty Sees Post-Trial Motions Rejected
• Corrupt Philly Municipal Court Judge Disbarred
• Reminder: FCPA Charges Can Focus On Improper Gifts Alone
• 9th Circ. Reinstates Ex-Miss Montana's Fraud Conviction
• Greenberg Traurig Nabs Federal Prosecutor In Miami
• Judge Recommends $5.7M Penalty In Corporate Hijacking Suit
• Ex-Pa. Judge Disbarred After Plea Deal In Bribery Case
• Philly Atty Meehan Charged In Underage Prostitution Probe
• Remembering Doar: Justice As A 4-Letter Word
• Mutual Benefits CEO Hit With $645M Penalty In Fraud Case
• Automotive Co. Continental Will Pay $4M For Fixing Prices
• 100 Firms With The Most Securities & White Collar Partners
• Ex-ArthroCare CEO Wants Retrial Over $756M Fraud Scheme
• Seven Indicted In $5M Brooklyn Pharmacy Medicaid Scam
• Deepwater Fraudster Deserves Harsh Sentence: 6th Circ.
• Boeing Subcontractor Gets 15 Months In Kickback Case
• Ex-Kerns Pearlstine Atty Takes Plea Deal In Sex Assault Row
• Ex-Arena Football Team Owner Faces Fraud Charges
• DOJ Is Moving Away From The Halliburton Opinion
• Law360 Reveals Top 10 Securities, White Collar Practices
• Ex-Jenkens & Gilchrist Bigwig's Wife Wants To Keep Cash
• Pepper Hamilton Stay Bid Axed In Penn State Privilege Row
• High Court Asked To Review Janus Criminal Relevance
• Convicted Hacking Ring Member Gets 3.5 Years
• Judge Accepts Credit Suisse $2.6B Tax Evasion Plea Deal
• SEC Says It Can Pursue Wyly Widow In $261M Judgment
• Dewey Insurer Balks At Execs' Fees As Firm Tab Tops $35M
• Differentiate Your Litigation Practice With Data Security
• Banks Needn't Run From Anti-Money Laundering Risks: US
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Mayer Brown's Marcus Christian
• Voluntary Disclosure: The Continuing FCPA Debate
• Ex-PetroTiger Counsel Disbarred For Role In Bribery Scheme
• 5 Convicted In $200M Medicare Con Ask 11th Circ. For Retrials
• Ex-CEO Of Massey Coal Pleads Not Guilty In Mine Blast
• Platinum Mine Officers Indicted In Alleged Pollution Cover-Up
• Ex-TigerDirect, Systemax Brass Charged In $9M Kickback Plot
• Ex-Air Force Officer Gets 3 Years For $5M Bribery Scheme
• XPLOR Energy Agrees To Pay $3.1M For Felony CWA Violation
• Does Dodd-Frank Protect Foreign Whistleblowers?
• Novartis FCA Case Reaffirms Importance Of Company Policies
• The Print Room: How To Spend Less And Get More
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Thompson & Knight's Raven
• Texas' Southern District Rounded Up $136M In FY14, DOJ Says
• Iceland Bank's Ex-CEO Sentenced For Market Manipulation
• NY Lawyer Gets 9 Years For $2M Debt Relief Scam
• Madoff Trustee Told To Tweak Mass Repleading Bid
• Ohio High Court Indefinitely Suspends Atty Over Child Porn
• DOJ Tallies $25B In Fiscal 2014
• UConn Law Professor Nabbed In Local Prostitution Sting
• Acquitted Philly Traffic Court Judge Gets Suspension Lifted
• Ex-Jefferies Trader Files Opening Salvo In 2nd Circ. Appeal
• Robbins Geller FOIA Suit Puts Pressure On Wal-Mart
• Expect More FCPA Cases Against Individuals, DOJ Warns
• CORRECTED: Takata Hires Dechert, Faces Push For Huge Air Bag Recall
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 78 Firms
• Rabbi Asks NJ Court To Revive $2M Fox Rothschild Fraud Suit
• Madoff Fund Reaches $95M Settlement With Picard
• For Better Or Worse, SEC's Whistleblower Office Will Grow
• Ex-Fla. Hospital Exec Pleads Guilty In $67M Medicare Fraud
• Texas Judge Won't Dump Perry Prosecutor Over Paperwork
• 9th Circ. Says Calif. Sex Offender Law Defies 1st Amendment
• Infinity Exploration To Pay $4.2M In SEC Fraud Suit
• AT&T Asks 11th Circ. For Clarity On Warrantless Cell Tracking
• Pa. Hospice Co. Execs Want Medicare FCA Suit Tossed
• Judge OKs Guilty Plea In IBM Insider Trading Case
• Madoff Trustee, Investor Fight To Halt Class Actions
• Debt Collectors Posed As 'Warrant Squad,' Feds Say
• Dewey Partner Clawback Ruling May Hurt New York Law Firms
• SEC Opens Up About Who Its Whistleblowers Are
• Takeaways From Report On Global Anti-Bribery Enforcement
• Scalia's Deference Argument Could Have Dramatic Effects
• Bank Of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Owes $315M For Sanction Violations
• Manatt Beats Investors' Negligence Claims In $200M Ponzi Row
• Leading SEC Trial Atty To Leave Agency
• DOL To Mull Credit Suisse Pension Biz Fate After $2.6B Plea
• Gov't Spars With Ex-BP Exec Over Revised Oil Spill Charges
• SEC Sanctions Defense Co. Employees For FCPA Violations
• Ex-SAC Trader Martoma Ordered To Begin 9-Year Sentence
• Madoff Investors To Get Nearly $500M In Feeder Fund Deal
• Belgium Charges HSBC Private Bank Unit With Tax Fraud
• Wal-Mart Driver Wants Discovery Halted In Tracy Morgan Suit
• High Court Nixes Musicland Investor's Appeal Of $32M Penalty
• DOJ Suggests FCPA Successor Liability For Stock Purchases
• FCA Case Will Likely Set Standard On ACA Overpayments
• When Do Tribal Leaders Create FCPA Liability?
• SEC Wants $602M SAC Settlement To Go To Victims
• Convicted Goldman Director Appeals 2 Cases To High Court
• Drug Return Co., Execs Plead Not Guilty To $116M Fraud
• OW Bunker's US Units To Explore Bankruptcy Auction
• Ex-Eaton Financial Analyst Charged With Installing Malware
• DC Circ. Rules USAID Worker Jailed In Cuba Can't Sue US
• Vascular Solutions, CEO Indicted For Unapproved Sales
• Barnes & Thornburg Nabs Sheppard Mullin White Collar Vet
• Jury Acquits Former HMA Executive On Obstruction Charge
• Aisin Seiki Fined $36M Over Customer Allocation Scheme
• OPINION: Supreme Court Justices Need To Get Out More
• Swiss Banker Indicted In New York Tax-Evasion Sting
• Robbins Geller Sues SEC For FOIA'd Wal-Mart Bribery Docs
• Ex-Needham CFO Gets 33 Months For Embezzling $1M
• Danish Marine Fuel Co.'s US Units Follow Parent Into Ch. 11
• Ex-Massey Energy CEO Indicted In Fatal 2010 Mine Explosion
• NC Man Pleads Not Guilty In Alleged $850M Ponzi Scheme
• Ex-Wilson Sonsini Employee Cops To Insider Trading
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Greenberg Traurig's Becerra
• Ex-Sky Capital Exec Gets 2.5 Years For Aid In $140M Fraud
• Martoma And Litvak: Prison Can Wait ... Sometimes
• The Latest Life Sciences Company To Make FCPA Headlines
• NY DA Wins Stay Of Securities Suit Against Ex-Dewey Exec
• Senate May Push Attorney General Hearings To 2015
• Pa. State Officials Say NCAA Collaborated on Freeh Report
• SEC Official Tabs Wylys' Trading Gains At $329M
• DOJ's Investigation Into Generic Pharma Pricing Is Unusual
• NY Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty To $4.8M Ponzi Scheme
• UK Man Sentenced For Bilking HP Out Of $20M In Equipment
• Dutch Drilling Giant Pays $240M To Settle Bribery Probe
• Giants Fake Memorabilia Suit Booted From Federal Court
• Ex-SAC Trader Martoma Denied Bail In 2nd Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Orders Beefed-Up Sentence For Asbestos Fraudster
• FCPA In 2014: A Review Of Q3 Enforcement — Part 2
• FinCEN Chief Urges Greater Clarity On Bank Info Sharing
• Attorney General Nominee Boasts Private Practice Chops
• $3.7B Petters' Ponzi Suit Against JPMorgan Stays Federal
• State Street Consultant Campaign Donations Investigated
• Treasury Official Urges Banks To Avoid Unfair 'Derisking'
• Texas Gov. Is Trying To Evade Jury, Prosecutors Say
• Doc Theft Charges 'Chilling' For Whistleblowers, Atty Says
• FCPA In 2014: A Review Of Q3 Enforcement — Part 1
• Supreme Court Leaves Atty-Client Privilege Carveout Intact
• 8th Circ. Affirms Petters Partner's Sentence In $4B Ponzi Scam
• High Court Rejects Rite Aid Exec's Fraud Conviction Appeal
• Scalia, Thomas Seek Case Challenging SEC Power
• Navy Telecom Contractors Sentenced For Bribery Plot
• 7th Circ.'s Motorola Case May Hinder DOJ's Foreign Reach
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Barg Coffin's Davina Pujari
• Obama Nominates Brooklyn US Atty Lynch As AG
• 9th Circ. Remands Ponzi Schemers' Case For Resentencing
• High Court To Settle Rift On Service Deadline Extensions
• Former Chief Counsel To Gov. Cuomo Joins Gibson Dunn
• Egg Execs Say Prison Sentence Unconstitutional
• Ex-Philly Traffic Judges Can't Get Perjury Convictions Axed
• Ex-Moore Capital Trader Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading
• US Fights Peanut Exec's Acquittal Bid In Salmonella Suit
• Head of Miss. Prisons Charged In $1M Corruption Scheme
• Ex-CFO Is Latest SpongeTech Exec To Avoid Prison For Fraud
• 5 Insights From Honeywell General Counsel Kate Adams
• Chesapeake Facing DOJ Subpoenas Over Leasing Activity
• Dewey Brass Can't Dodge Criminal Trial
• Growing Gov't Crackdown On Health Care Fraud: Part 3
• Marine Charged With Fraud Over Presidential Copter Contract
• DOJ To Limit Criminal Antitrust Monitors To Worst Cases
• Ch. 7 Trustee Says Bank Failed To Stop Suspicious Banking
• 3rd Circ. Affirms 10-Year Sentence For Tax Fraudster Atty
• Judge Defers Ruling On Broker's Plea To IBM Insider Trading
• Shell Seeks End To FCPA Defamation Suit In Texas High Court
• Commerzbank Says It Might Pay Big Over US Sanction Probes
• Justices Smell Something 'Fishy' In Anti-Shredding Case
• Perry Says Faulty Oath Should Nix Abuse Of Office Charges
• Danish Marine Fuel Co. Seeks Court Shelter To Survive
• Silk Road 2.0's Alleged Founder Arrested In San Francisco
• Virtual Bank Founder Arrested Over $5M Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme
• Growing Gov't Crackdown On Health Care Fraud: Part 2
• What The 'Caldwell Doctrine' Means For FCPA Enforcement
• 5 Ways To Uncover Bias During Jury Selection
• Broker Pleads Guilty After SEC BigLaw Tipster Case
• Prosecutors Refused DLA Piper Docs In Facebook Scam Suit
• Justices Skeptical Of Anti-Shredding Law Fish Prosecution
• Pa. Justices Won't End Row Over NCAA's $60M PSU Fine
• 9th Circ. OKs Netgear Engineer Conviction For Secrets Theft
• Holder Blames Gun Probe On Issa And His 'Idiot Cronies'
• Robbins Arroyo Investigates Bio-Rad After $55M FCPA Deal
• A-Rod Admitted To Using Steroids, Bought Cousin's Silence
• UBS Adviser, Clients Arrested After Israeli Tax Probe
• Darden Cops To Impersonating Father In $8M Maxim Mag Scam
• How Senate Without Filibuster-Proof Majority Avoids Gridlock
• WG Trading Exec Won't Pull Guilty Plea For $554M Fraud
• Gov't Stands By Faegre Atty In Petters Ponzi Plea Deal Row
• Biz Groups Say Texas Ruling Undermines FCPA Enforcement
• Political Consultant Admits To Fraud In Mayoral Campaign
• Morgan Stanley Lands On DOJ Radar In RMBS Probe
• Ex-NIR Analyst Avoids Prison As Judge Presses For Recovery
• Growing Gov't Crackdown On Health Care Fraud: Part 1
• A Counterintuitive Sentence Reduction For Ponzi Schemers
• Winning 2nd Term, Calif. AG To Lead On Privacy, Environment
• Obama May Play It Safe With AG Pick After GOP Win
• Ex-SAC Trader Stays Free Amid 2nd Circ. Emergency Bail Bid
• Calif. Man Sentenced To 5 Years For Defrauding Taylor Bean
• Facebook Says Gov't Requests For Info Up 24% Since 2013
• Thai Police Nab Pirate Bay Co-Founder After Years On The Lam
• 11th Circ. Affirms Conviction Of $500K Tax Fraud Couple
• Convicted Pa. Justice Must Rewrite Apologies, Judge Says
• Manufacturer May Dispute Order To Unlock Cellphone
• Netherlands To Hand Russian Cyberthief Suspect To US
• Ohio Man Pleads Guilty To $1.7M Android App Piracy
• UBS Loses Swaps Saga Against German Utility
• Eckert Seamans Can Stay In Pa. 'Kids For Cash' Fight
• Ex-Orioles Player Calls Insider Trading Charges 'Stale'
• Do Hospitals Need A Compliance Officer Privilege?
• Stop Challenging FCPA Definition Of 'Foreign Official'
• Orrick Draws Ivory Coast Bar's Ire Over Atty Descriptions
• SEC Charges 2 Canadians In $17M Microcap Fraud Scheme
• White & Case Adds 2 White Collar Pros In Miami
• Ex-Dick's Atty Urges High Court To Toss Mail Fraud Verdict
• Ex-UBS Exec Found Not Guilty In Tax Evasion Trial
• Perry Prosecutor Attacks Texas Gov.'s Free Speech Claims
• Tax Cos. Can't Slip NJ Lien Bid-Rigging Class Action
• Bio-Rad Pays $55M To Settle Feds' FCPA Investigations
• Hitachi To Pay $1.25M After Copping To Auto Price-Fixing
• UBS Says Madoff Trustee Seeks Again To Erode Confidentiality