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White Collar - January, 2015

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• Fla. Logistics Firm Accuses Felon Arms Dealer Of Shakedown
• LA Hotels Must Be Able To Contest Searches, High Court Told
• Boss Of Largest Ponzi Scheme In Conn. History Gets 13 Years
• Pa. Treasurer Admits To Strong-Arming Potential Donors
• NY Senator Bets On Casino Licensees' Success In Court
• Settlements In NJ Lien Bid-Rigging Class Action Top $8M
• Revolving-Door Roundup: Grant & Eisenhofer, Quinn, Boies
• Developer Charged In Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Found Dead
• K-Line Exec Gets 18 Months In Ocean Shipping Antitrust Case
• Ex-Texas Gov. Perry Tries Again To Nix Criminal Charges
• Ex-Sentinel CEO Gets 14 Years For $665M Fraud
• The 1st FCPA Case Of 2015
• Georgia Real Estate Investors Cop To Rigging Auction Bids
• 'Whac-A-Mole' Health Fraud Plagues Fla., US Atty Says
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear AUO's $500M LCD Antitrust Appeal
• Ex-Rothstein Atty Gets 18 Mos. For Role In $1B Ponzi Scheme
• Liberty Reserve Tech Whiz Gets 3-Year Prison Sentence
• Calif. Judges Can Hear Some Cases They Worked On As ADAs
• Pa. Treasurer Resigns Amid Possible Fed. Campaign Probe
• GE Capital Urges Consolidation Of Suits Over Petters' Scheme
• Frustrated Judge Rakoff Quits DOJ Forensic Science Panel
• Chicago Ponzi Schemer Gets 25 Years For $34M Fraud
• Ex-TigerDirect Exec Pushes For Mercy, Shorter Sentence
• DOJ Might Target More Remote Foreign Cartels, Official Says
• The Day Government Contractor Compliance Changed
• Newman Undermines Plea In Wells Fargo Insider Suit: Filing
• Access Communications Ex-CEO Pleas In Kickbacks Case
• Cobalt Ducks SEC Charges Over Angolan Bribery Allegations
• Ex-Madoff Aide Slams Feds' 'Godfather' Remark In 2nd Circ.
• Judge To Dismiss IBM Insider Trading Case At Feds' Request
• Key Questions When Selecting E-Discovery Vendors
• McGuireWoods Lures Bush Recount Atty From Morgan Lewis
• AG Nom Lynch Promises Independent DOJ In Senate Hearing
• Ponzi Schemer's Bond Pulled Over Undisclosed Assets
• Ex-Concert Promoter Denied Bail In $300M Ponzi Scheme
• Silk Road's 'Dread Pirate' Hit Up Coders For Tips, Jury Told
• Giants Accused Of Playing Forum Games In Memorabilia Suit
• SEC Puts Steinberg Appeal On Hold Until Newman 'Resolved'
• Silver Arrest Could Complicate 421-A Renewal Talks
• Landmark Wants Criminal Sanctions Against EPA In FOIA Row
• Illinois Hospital Execs Paid Kickbacks For Patients, Jury Hears
• Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Departs Law Firm
• Perry Stands By Veto After Corruption Charges Are Upheld
• Freedom Exec Again Urges Court To Deny $3M AIG Settlement
• A 1st Look At Potential Reach Of 2nd Circ. Newman Decision
• Bribery Charges Over BNY Mellon's Wealth Fund Interns Loom
• Corruption Charges Cost Silver Top NY Assembly Post
• Ex-COO Of Fla. Psychiatric Hospital Gets 6 Years For Fraud
• DOJ Atty Joins Call For Google To Back Off Data Encryption
• Japanese Auto Parts Maker To Pay $3.2M In Cartel Plea Deal
• Investors Want OK For $2M Deal In Suit Against Chinese Co.
• Texas Ex-Gov. Perry Can't Shake Abuse-Of-Office Indictment
• Judge Won't Move Petters Ponzi Scheme Suit To Fed Court
• Embattled Aerospace Co. Head Wins Stay Of Shareholder Suit
• Law Enforcement Leaders Back Lynch AG Nomination
• Dutch Court Says Russian Cyberthief Suspect Belongs In US
• Ex-SEC Enforcement Leader Heads To Gibson Dunn
• Golfer Alleges Unfair Prosecution In Insider Trading Case
• Invoice Intercepted: A New Form Of Wire Fraud
• SAC Victims' Fund OK'd In $602M Insider Trading Deal
• Bharara's Newman Appeal Faces Steep Odds In 2nd Circ.
• 9th Circ. Upholds Conviction Of Harry Reid Fundraiser
• Ex-CIA Agent Found Guilty Of Espionage For Leaks To NYT
• Ex-TD Bank VP Mired In Rothstein Fallout Cuts Deal With SEC
• SDNY Fraud Task Force Prosecutor Joins Latham
• SEC Backs Bharara In 2nd Circ. Insider Trading Appeal
• AmeriFirst Con Man Asks High Court To Review His Sentence
• Convicted 'Kids for Cash' Atty Disbarred In Pa.
• Ex-Simpson Thacher Clerk Denies Insider Trading Charges
• McDonnell Remains Free Pending 4th Circ. Appeal
• Nifty Fifty's CPA Pleads Guilty In $15M Tax Fraud Scheme
• High Court Rejects Ex-BP Exec's Appeal In Obstruction Case
• DOJ Can And Will Seize Proceeds Of Foreign Corruption
• Once More Unto The Breach — Rehearing In Newman?
• Orrick Adds 2 Ex-DLA Piper Attys To White Collar Team
• Convicted Exec Says DC's Medicaid Scheme Wrecked His Biz
• Prosecutor PowerPoint Voids Murder Conviction, Court Says
• Duo Gets 6-Plus Years For $30M Telecom Investment Scam
• FDIC Can Recover Up To $15.2M From Integra's Insurer
• KeyBank Loan Tampering Intent Is Key To Coverage: NY Court
• Pa. High Court Win Won't Guarantee End To Kane Charges
• Jury Acquits Ex-CIA Agent On 1 Count, Leaks Case Continues
• DOJ Public Integrity Section Chief To Step Down
• Whistleblower Says Health Fraud Convictions Seal FCA Claims
• Ex-Galleon Trader Cites Newman In Bid To Nix Conviction
• UK Hedge Fund's Ex-Exec Gets 13 Years' Jail Time For Fraud
• Justice Dept. Subpoenas Nevada Subprime Auto Lender
• Prepare Now For New Anti-Corruption Program Expectations
• Bharara Appeals 2nd Circ.'s Landmark Newman Decision
• Ex-Contractor For NJ Watershed Agency Cops To Bribery
• Ex-Client Of Judge's Defense Atty Killed Witness, Sources Say
• Silver Arrest May Herald New Crackdown On Lawyer Pols
• 4 Insider Trading Guilty Pleas Vacated In Wake Of Newman
• A Data Security Checklist For Companies Hiring Law Firms
• Convicted Ex-Jefferies Trader Barred From Securities Industry
• Bieber-Chasing Photog Gets Calif. Driving Law Fight Revived
• Attys Attack Dershowitz's Bid To Enter Sex Slave Case
• New Docs Counter Pa. AG's Claims Of No Leak Violations
• Atty In Rothstein Scheme Seeks To Avoid Jail Time
• SEC Hits Fla. Construction Co. With $3.4M Penalty Over Bribes
• Japanese Auto Parts Exec Charged In Price-Fixing Plot
• Philly Judge Gets 2 Years Following Corruption Plea
• NY Assembly Speaker Charged Over $6M Law Firm Income
• Obama's Hacking Law Cold Comfort For Corporate Targets
• 4 Human Trafficking Bills Advance Out Of House Committee
• NJ Judges Who Dined With Indicted Official Avoid Sanctions
• Grand Jury Recommends Charges Against Pa. AG
• PR Judge Guilty Of Taking Bribes In Homicide Acquittal
• NJ Atty Sentenced To 46 Months In Facebook IPO Scheme
• Penn State's Bad Faith Claim Survives In Sandusky Row
• Ulbricht Dreamed Of 'Silk Road Everything!', Prosecutors Say
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Baker Botts' Alex Bourelly
• Top 10 Trade Secrets Developments Of 2014: Part 2
• FCPA Trends From The Last 6 Months
• State Of The Union Sets Stage For Privacy Legislation
• Obama Pushes Lawmakers To Overhaul Cybersecurity
• DOJ Settles Claims Over DEA's Fake Facebook Page
• Expanded Suit Says NY Giants, Eli Manning Sold Fake Merch
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Conviction for $55M Stock Fraudster
• Dewey Exec Gets Bail Refund To Help Foot Defense Costs
• Silk Road Bitcoin Dealer Faiella Gets 4 Years In Prison
• Philly Ironworkers Boss Found Guilty In 'Shadow Gang' Case
• Chicago Man Gets 15 Months For Lobbying For Zimbabwe
• Pa. Bill Would OK Probing Judges During Criminal Inquiries
• JPMorgan Top-Level Counsel Joins Debevoise
• Young Conaway Rips Sunken Treasure Investors' RICO Suit
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Alston & Bird's Ted Kang
• Feds Kept Database Of US Calls To Foreigners: DEA Agent
• Penn State, NCAA Settle Row Over Sandusky Consent Decree
• Ex-Goldman Programmer's Legal Fee Fight Do-Over Thwarted
• Philly Union Boss Awaits Verdict In 'Shadow Gang' Case
• UK Teen Arrested In Connection With PlayStation, Xbox Hacks
• Credit Suisse Fight Will Shape Future Bank Penalties
• Newman Faces New Test As Bharara Eyes Carveout
• NJ High Court Says Judges Can't Issue Mandatory Minimums
• 5th Circ. Won't Give Jailed Fen-Phen Atty New Hearing
• Feds Warn Casinos Of Laundering Risks In Sports Betting
• Holder Sets Limits On Forfeiture From State Seizures
• Ex-Newark Mayor Can't Shake Campaign Finance Breach Suit
• 5 Insights From Garden City Group GC Karen Shaer
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Richards Kibbe's James Walker
• Chadbourne Says Stanford Malpractice Suit Is Time-Barred
• Ex-BP Exec Wants Gov't Experts Axed From Obstruction Trial
• The Administration's Misguided Proposal To Amend The CFAA
• Key Contractor, Navy Officer Admit Guilt In Bribery Scandal
• 11th Circ. Affirms Convictions In $137M Investment Fraud
• 3rd Circ. Revives Ex-Pa. Public Defender's Retaliation Suit
• Ex-Simpson Clerk Indicted For Trades As Broker Takes Plea
• Cameron Wants US To Call Out Apple, Others Over Encryption
• Ralph Nader Slams Credit Suisse Bid For ERISA Exemption
• Ex-Hedge Fund Analyst Gets 3 Years In Prison For Code Theft
• Ex-NJ Democratic Official Must Face Racketeering Claims
• Ex-Criminal Atty Gets 2 Years For Laundering Client's Money
• Lawyer Charged With Scheme To Launder $1M In Tax Returns
• Ex-CalPERS Exec. Kills Himself Before $3B Pay-To-Play Trial
• Ex-Yonkers Pols Denied New Trial Over Witness Bribe
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Mayer Brown's Lori Lightfoot
• December Was A Big Month For UK Serious Fraud Office
• CORRECTED: Trends In Criminal Cartel Enforcement
• Stock Heir Says Franklin Resources' Ex-CEO Hid $156M
• Justices Raise Eyebrows At Deportation In Sock Drug Case
• Ex-Penn State Head Can't Duck Charges In Sandusky Cover-Up
• Mayor Faces Ethics Charges He Lied About Ponzi Scam Loans
• UK Zeroes In On New Suspect In Alstom Bribery Probe
• Super Bowl Laser Scammer Cops Plea In Fraud Suit
• Ex-Philly Judge Gets 20 Months In Ticket-Fixing Scheme
• DOJ Changes Policy On News Media Demands After Standoff
• 2014 Health Care Enforcement Year In Review: Part 2
• JPMorgan Sets Aside $990M For Forex, Other Settlements
• Cybersecurity Will Be A Top Priority In State Of The Union
• 6 Tips For Building Stronger Compliance Foundations
• Trial Of Accused Silk Road Mastermind Kicks Off
• Ex-PetroTiger CEO's Talk With GC Who Wore Wire Released
• Calif. AG Sets Sights On Influential Role At US Senate
• NJ Judge Fights Court Worker's Demeaning Behavior Claims
• BankAtlantic Wants New Trial On False Statement Verdict
• Mass. High Court Backs Atty-Client Privilege For Cellphone
• PSU Slams Insurer's Bid To Ax Sandusky Coverage Claim
• Ex-Chicago Official Wants Bribery Case Moved To Nevada
• US Charges Trader In Landmark 'Layering' Case
• Ex-Trust Co. Execs Cop To $8M Securities Fraud
• Ex-Virginia Gov. McDonnell Denied Appeal Bond
• Ex-Clinton Adviser Seeks Sanctions In Sunken Treasure Fight
• Calif. AG Kamala Harris Launches Bid For Boxer's Seat
• Feds Say Newman Doesn't Affect IBM Insider Trading Case
• White House Unveils Proposal To Bolster Cyber Info-Sharing
• 2014 Health Care Enforcement Year In Review: Part 1
• Father-Son Execs Plead Guilty In $42M Military Flare Case
• Lance Armstrong Wins Access To Some Docs In FCA Suit
• Criminal Probe Sought Of Christie's Cowboys Trip
• Feds Won't Call Times Reporter To Testify About CIA Leaks
• Prosecutors To Appeal Madoff Aides' Sentences
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Conviction Of Scripps Family Fraudster
• MLB Ordered To Disclose Witness Payments In Doping Suit
• Justices Won't Mull Whether Janus Applies To Criminal Cases
• Indiana Supreme Court Puts 'Meth Lab' Lawyer On Ice
• Almond Theft Plotter's Prison Term Is Nuts, 9th Circ. Told
• Supreme Court Won't Review Disbarment Of Jailed Texas Atty
• Debevoise Adds Ex-DOJ Prosecutor To Data Privacy Team
• Berger Singerman Adds Ex-Prosecutor To Miami Office
• DOJ Libor Prosecutor Joins Hughes Hubbard In New York
• Dewey Heads Look To Spend $1M On Expert Testimony At Trial
• Commission Eyes Shakeup Of White-Collar Fraud Sentences
• Ex-Dewey Exec Drops Hughes Hubbard Ahead Of Trial
• McCain, Graham Slam Petraeus-Related Leak
• US Rep. Asks 3rd Circ. To Nix Google Email Warrant
• Pa. Court Denies Access To Judge's Email In Sandusky Probe
• Gupta Loses High Court Bid To Escape $13.9M SEC Judgment
• Compliance Trumps Litigation In Asia E-Discovery
• Kluger Kaplan Lures Veteran Judge From MLB Juicing Case
• FBI, DOJ Recommend Felony Charges For Petraeus
• Gossipy Judge Admits To Being Bought In Nursing Home Row
• Ex-WilmerHale Atty, Treasury Official Tapped As CIA Deputy
• 7 NYers Arrested In Multimillion-Dollar Tax Fraud Scheme
• $2M Investment Fraud Scheme Gets Rothstein Broker 2 Years
• Feds Say Martoma's Wife Doesn't Get Dibs On Home, Money
• Forex Fraudster Convicted In UK
• Convicted Terrorist Freed After Feds Admit Withholding Docs
• Revolving-Door Roundup: Morvillo, Skadden, Jenner
• Ex-US Contractor Looks To Ditch Prison In Transplant Fight
• DOJ Taps FBI's Ex-GC As Fraud Chief
• SEC's Foreign Corrupt Practices Spotlight Shines On PE
• Judge Tells Feuding Tacopina-Kerik Lawyers To Break The Ice
• Law Schools Are (Finally) Teaching 'The Biz' Of Lawyering
• Smaller Businesses Must Get Ready For FCPA Whistleblowers
• What To Do At Federal Sentencing: 4 Lessons From McDonnell
• 3 Freedom Industries Execs Plead Not Guilty Over Chem Spill
• Obama Won't Can Attys Who Prosecuted Swartz Hacking Case
• AG Nominee Lynch Set For Senate Hearings
• Ex-WG Compliance Head Dodges Prison In $554M Fraud Case
• Grand Jury Suggests Charges Against Pa. AG For Info Leak
• Credit Suisse Milan Offices Searched By Italian Police
• Dozens Of Sealed Massey Coal Court Docs Released
• UBS Rips Investor Suit Over $2B Rogue Trades In 2nd Circ.
• Criminal Prosecutions Of Gov't Contractors On The Rise
• 2015 To See More AG-Led Multistate Enforcement Actions
• Calif. Fixes Timing Problem For Post-Trial Motions
• Insurer Accused Of Defrauding Miami Airport With Premiums
• US Attys Blast Ceglia's Public Filing Of Confidential Doc
• Feds Won't Block AIG Brass From Unsealing Evidence
• 2nd Circ. Says Stock Fraudster Can Try To Dump Counsel
• Investor Claims Innocence In Tech Traders Ponzi Scheme
• Texas Lawyer Pleads Guilty In Vodka Investment Fraud
• Bribery Settlements Reached Record Heights In 2014
• 7th Circ. Tosses Guilty Plea In Mortgage Fraud Suit
• Ex-Yonkers Politicos Seek New Bribery Trial In 2nd Circ.
• NHL Players' Investment Adviser Stuck In Prison Pretrial
• Quinn Emanuel Snags Former US Atty For Privacy Group
• Navy Officer Pleads Guilty In Bribery-Prostitution Scandal
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Shearman's Claudius Sokenu
• Printing Co. Exec Cops To $7M False Billing Scheme
• Ex-Atty Gets 4 Years For Stealing From Clients To Gamble
• US Seizes $18M From NECC Owners Charged In Outbreak
• Secrets To In-House Cost Control
• DOJ Cybercrime Efforts That Led To New Cybersecurity Unit
• Hueston, Hennigan Ditch Irell To Form White Collar Boutique
• Auto Parts Probes Push Antitrust Fines To New Global High
• Acquitted Fla. Mayor Sues Town To Return To Office
• Blank Rome Picks Up Name Partner From Hoffman & Pollok
• NY DA Bashes Apple, Google For Phone Encryption Plans
• Perjury Vs. Obstruction Of Justice In Barry Bonds Case
• Feds Seek 60-Month Sentence For Ex-L&L Energy CEO
• Ex-Toyoda Exec Cops To Auto Parts Price-Fixing Plot
• Pa. Settles Lawsuit Over Treatment Of Mentally Ill Inmates
• Philly Ironworkers Chief Knew Of 'Nightwork,' Member Says
• Former Top Brazil Antitrust Enforcer Joins Mattos Filho
• Pa. Consultant Accused Of $3.5M Foreign Bribery Plot
• 5 Held In Alleged Display Co. Fraud That Netted $18M In Loans
• Greenberg, Hunton Say Stanford Receiver Suit Lacks Legs
• Houston Freeze Stifling Health Care Fraud, DOJ Atty Says
• Ex-Halal Co. Manager Pleads Guilty To Beef Exports Fraud
• Ex-Va. Gov. McDonnell Gets 2 Years For Corruption
• Ex-Doctor Gets 12 Years, $2.4M Fine For Blue Cross Fraud
• Ex-Philly Traffic Court Judge Wants Back Pay, Hearing
• Former Massey CEO's Criminal Trial Pushed Back To April
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Gibson Dunn's Debra Wong Yang
• 2nd Circ. Sets New Hurdles For Insider Trading Convictions
• Microcaps Under The Microscope
• McDermott Lands Former HHS Atty For Health Group In NY
• Steptoe White Collar Partner Decamping To Fried Frank
• Madoff Victims Seek Testimony From The Man Himself
• Pa. Judge Resists Testifying In 'Kids For Cash' Trial
• NJDOT Engineer Cops To Bribery Scheme Over Bridge Rehab
• Woman Sentenced For Death Threat To SDNY Judge
• Feds Seek Prison For 'Drug-Fueled' Insider Trader
• 'Real Housewives' Star Starts 15-Month Prison Sentence
• Ex-Qualcomm Director Settles Insider Trading Row With SEC
• JPMorgan Reaches Settlement In Forex Antitrust Class Suit
• Ex-Philly Traffic Judge Gets 1-Year Probation For Ticket-Fixing
• Morgan Stanley Says Ex-Worker Leaked Info On 900 Accounts
• 3rd Circ. Chief Says Philly Has Transformed On Corruption
• Trial Begins In Pa. Ironworkers Leader 'Shadow Gang' Case
• 12 Building Blocks Of A Digital Law Library
• 2014 Saw The Arrival Of 'Gray Collar' Crime
• Trade-Based Money Laundering Is On The Rise
• Texas Court Reinstates Fraud Indictments Against Oil Heir
• Hackers Tied To PlayStation, Xbox Hacks Arrested In Europe
• Ex-Orioles Player Not Safe From Insider Charges, US Says
• 2nd Circ. Shelve Steinberg To Let Feds Move On Newman
• House Panel Fires Back At SEC Over Subpoena Demand
• Judge Rejects Fraud Appeal by Le-Nature's Convicted Ex-CEO
• Ex-Alstom Exec. Denied Bid To Toss FCPA Indictment
• Disbarment Eyed For Convicted Ex-White House Atty
• White Collar Cases To Watch In 2015
• Pa. Justices Snub Grand Jury Secrecy Appeal In Records Row
• DLA Piper Says Facebook Suit Over Failed Case Falls Short
• Morgan Lewis Sued Over Alleged BDO Tax Shelter Conspiracy
• ICE Exchange To Crack Down On Spoofing
• Japanese Ocean Shipper To Pay $59.4M In DOJ Cartel Probe
• Madoff Aide Alleges 'Deplorable' Gov't Misconduct In Bail Bid
• Alleged Foundry Tipper Says Newman Undercuts Conviction
• 2015 May Bring Steps Limiting Federal Criminal Enforcement
• What To Expect In Criminal Antitrust This Year
• 2015: Judiciary, Lawyers And Law Schools At The Precipice