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White Collar - February, 2021

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• Baker Hughes Worker's Visa Denial Overturned On Appeal
• Hong Kong Man Charged With Conspiring To Steal GE Secrets
• Ex-Fla. State Atty Accused Of Extortion Plot With Defense Atty
• Judge Grants Gov't Bid To Drop Manafort Forfeiture Case
• MultiPlan Investor Says Co. Lied About Revenue Drop
• United To Pay $49M For Defrauding USPS On Int'l Deliveries
• 3rd Circ. Preview: AT&T Leads Packed March Schedule
• Trucking Co. Owners Tied To Fatal Crash Hit With Charges
• Revolving Door Roundup: Jones Day, Sullivan & Cromwell
• Alleged Chinese Agent At Stanford Denies Obstruction, Fraud
• Wistful Trial Lawyers Miss The Jury Most Of All
• What Biden's Ethics Pledge Means For Gov't Revolving Door
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• PetroSaudi Can't Tap 1MDB-Linked Funds Held By UK Law Firm
• Fox Rothschild, DLA Piper To Face Ponzi Claims In State Court
• GPB Capital Sues Bank To Get Back Virus Relief, Loan Money
• Tribunal Upholds CMA's Antidepressant Market Rigging Fine
• 4th Circ. To Rehear Convicted W.Va. Justice's New Trial Bid
• Political Operative Charged With Bribing Ex-Chicago Alderman
• Punishing Bar Exam Policies On Menstrual Products Must Go
• Ex-Ill. Rep. Hit With Tax Charges In Ongoing Corruption Probe
• Ex-US Gymnastics Coach Dies By Suicide After Charges
• Pittsburgh Courts Extend Pandemic Closure Until April
• Fugitive Radio Broadcaster Turns Himself In After Contempt
• Insurers Escape Coverage For $6M Phishing Suit
• Wind Turbine Co. Adviser Settles SEC's $1.9M Scheme Claims
• Last 2 Plead Guilty In $109M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• HP Looks To Boost $5B Fraud Suit With Post-Trial Evidence
• Manhattan DA Gets Trump Tax Docs In Criminal Probe
• Banks Can Argue Funds Passed On UK Forex Rigging Losses
• SEC Dings Gulfport Energy, Ex-CEO Over Undisclosed Perks
• Ex-Cargill Worker Indicted Over Cash, Vacation Bribes
• Speedy Trial Rule Nixes Pot Bank Fraud Case, Court Told
• SEC Sets Early Record For Whistleblower Awards In FY 2021
• Last Defendant In $7B Stanford Ponzi Gets Max Sentence
• Toyota Stamps Out Bid To Unseal Ex-WilmerHale Temp's Case
• Huawei IP Theft Trial Delayed For A Year Amid Virus
• Takeaways From DOJ Fraud Section's Pandemic Year
• Rakoff Hits Ex-MiMedx Exec With 1 Year For Fraud Scheme
• Fla. City Hit With Proposed Action Over Massage Parlor Sting
• It's Time For Law Firms To Start Loving And Leveraging Data
• Ex-Mass. Pol Cops To Using Campaign Cash For Golf, Gaming
• Sens. Mull Cyberattack Reporting Law At SolarWinds Hearing
• Oft-Arrested Pa. Atty Cops To Theft From Ex, Mother-In-Law
• Garland Aced His AG Audition. Next Comes The Hard Part.
• Zoom Recordings Could Change Trial Appeals, Atty Says
• Accountant Ducks Prison For $17M Stock Scheme, Tax Fraud
• Biden DOJ To Keep Illinois US Atty For Now, Sens. Suggest
• Trial Of Brooklyn Judge Pushed Back Again Amid Pandemic
• SEC Bars Ex-KPMG Auditors Over College's Tax Problem
• Ex-Cred Exec's Lawyers Want To Ditch Him In Ch. 11 Case
• FinCEN Head Says Data Security Key To New Reporting Plan
• Judge Again Slams 'Shocking' Slip-Ups In Iran Sanctions Case
• 2nd Circ. Calls Skelos Jury Instruction Error Harmless
• Unrepentant Ex-MiMedx CEO Gets 1 Year For Revenue Fraud
• Ex-Ill. Senator Pleads Not Guilty To Misusing Campaign Funds
• Keys To Protecting Clients During Law Firm Dissolution
• Ex-Mich. Governor Says Flint Case Filed In Wrong Court
• Bitfinex And Tether Settle NY Probe With $18.5M Fine And Ban
• Compliance Lessons From Toyota's Clean Air Act Settlement
• Ex-Rep. Argues Faith-Led Juror Shouldn't Have Been Axed
• US, PetroSaudi Tussle Over Fate Of $330M 1MDB Funds
• Ex-Goldman Banker Can't Overturn £7.3M Confiscation Order
• 9 Names To Watch As Biden Picks EDNY's Next Top Cop
• Watchdog Casts Doubt On IRS' Warrantless Phone Tracking
• US Faces 2nd Arbitration Over PrivatBank Loan Scheme
• Garland's AG Vow: 'Turn Down The Volume' At DOJ
• UAW Reform Group Challenges $1.5M Deal In Fraud Case
• AG Nominee Garland Supports Pot Prosecution Pullback
• Attys Accused Of NYC Molotov Attack Get Plea Offers
• FINRA Official Urges 'Holistic' Approach To Trading Oversight
• Feds Say 'Varsity Blues' Middleman Blew Chance To Delay Jail
• When Domestic Securities Fall Outside Scope Of Federal Law
• 2nd Circ. Brady Ruling Highlights Use Of Classified Info Act
• Insurer Owes Pa. Church For $1.2M Employee Theft, Suit Says
• Manhattan DA Subpoenas NYC Tax Panel In Trump Probe
• Robbins Geller Nabs Top Counsel Spot In Airbus Stock Row
• Kaufman Dolowich Adds Health Care Litigator In Orlando
• Groups Want Top BigLaw Attys Kept Out Of DOJ Leader Roles
• How Case Management Orders Can Support New Attorneys
• Ex-Fuel CEO Properly Convicted Of Tax Evasion, Justices Told
• NJ Gov. Signs Legal Pot Bills After 'Bungled' Process
• Justices Won't Review $622M Award Against Petrobras
• Justices Deny Trump Bid To Halt Vance Subpoena
• Weinstein Co. Says Ch. 11 Blocks Producer's Assault Claims
• OSHA To Oversee Whistleblower Complaints Under New Laws​​​​​​​
• Ex-Eaze CEO Cops To Fraud In Marijuana Payments Case
• Ex-Cred CFO Fights Ruling To Keep Ch. 11 Alive
• Fla. Forex Trader Charged With Running $57M Scheme
• NJ Senators Move Closer To Ending Legal Pot Gridlock
• Indicted Poultry Exec Gets Some COVID Jury Impact Details
• 3rd Circ. Won't Undo Conviction In Pump-And-Dump Scheme
• ACLU Urges Garland To Pull Back On Pot At DOJ
• Effective E-Discovery Of Chat Apps In Gov't Investigations
• Chicago US Atty Dustup Puts Biden's No-Drama DOJ To Test
• Jones Day Adds Ex-Chief Of Staff For DOJ's Civil Rights Unit
• An In-House Counsel's Guide To Better Work Management
• Accountant's Inaccuracies Led To Penalty, 9th Circ. Told
• Ex-Willkie Farr Atty Avoids Disbarment For 'Varsity Blues' Plea
• Huawei CFO Loses Bid For HSBC Records In Extradition Fight
• White House Wins McGahn Suit Delay, Rifts With House Dems
• Political Donor Gets 12 Years After Hiding Foreign Agent Work
• Feds Say Former Mashpee Chair Can't Cut Extortion Counts
• NJ Insurance Exec Pleads Guilty To First State Bank Fraud
• Paul Weiss Atty Joins Manhattan DA For Trump Probe
• Huawei Argues For More Information In Sanctions Case
• DEA Should Conduct Better Background Checks, OIG says
• What To Watch For At Garland's AG Confirmation Hearings
• Theft Insurer Must Face $5M Suit By Gambling Site Backer
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Feds Say 'We Build The Wall' Funds Can't Cover Atty Fees
• Pot Regulators Send Congress Their Reform Wish List
• Feds Arrest 6 In Catfishing, COVID-19 Fraud Enterprise
• 3 NY Attys Accused Of Teaching Asylum-Seekers To Lie
• The Best Ways To Respond To Enforcement From SEC, CFTC
• Former Ill. House Speaker Resigns Amid Utility Bribe Scandal
• Trader Can Be Extradited In Ex-Goldman Banker Fraud Case
• Ex-WilmerHale Temp Says White House Atty Lied For Toyota
• 'Varsity Blues' Middleman Decries 'Catch-22' Prison Virus Rule
• Quinn Emanuel To Return Fee To Bankrupt Crypto Firm Cred
• Ex-SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Returns To Sullivan & Cromwell
• Avoiding Materially Adverse Conflicts After New ABA Opinion
• SFO Unfairly Sacked Atty After DOJ Complaint, Tribunal Finds
• Calif. Man Cops To Hacking Stadium's Food Sales System
• N. Korean Programmers Charged With Global Cyberattacks
• Judge Asks DOJ To Probe Misconduct In Iran Sanctions Case
• Ga. DA Indicted On Charge Of Bribing Prosecutor
• Cisco Discloses Financial 'Scheme' By Ex-Workers In China
• Ex-Jumio CEO Hit With Del. Bankruptcy Sanction Ruling
• Movie Producer Settles SEC's Pot Co. Ponzi Scheme Suit
• Ex-Theranos CEO Holmes Pans 'Luxurious Lifestyle' Evidence
• Start Preparing For Germany's Corporate Sanctions Act
• UK Top Court Fraud Ruling Could Reshape Int'l Discovery
• Sport Supplement Exec Gets 1 Year For Illicit Steroid Sales
• Man Accused Of Threatening Judge Says Indictment Too Late
• Atty Says DOJ Fired Her For Objecting To Pregnancy Bias
• Stimwave Founder Can't Get Rethink Of Legal Fee Denial
• Crowell Snags Former Intelligence IG Fired By Trump
• Lin Wood Fights Bar Grievance As Money Woes Mount
• NY Regulator Warns Of 'Widespread' Data Breach Campaign
• 'Varsity Blues' Parents Will Have Single September Trial
• Accused PPP Fraudster Says Vaccine Hurdles Could Bias Jury
• It's Time To Ramp Up Punishment For Wall Street Wrongdoers
• DOJ Should Take Cue From SEC On Whistleblower Incentives
• US Legal System Can Benefit From Nonlawyer Ownership
• Jones Day Hit By Third-Party Data Breach
• What DOJ's 1st PPP Fraud Settlement Can Teach Borrowers
• As Boston Sees White Collar 'Boom,' Hinckley Allen Bulks Up
• Calif. Woman Allegedly Impersonated Attys, Defrauded PPP
• DC Circ. Axes Feds' Win In Contract Breach Row With Doctor
• Oilfield Co. Ex-CEO To Take Fraud Charges To Trial In October
• Ex-Girardi Keese Atty Seeks Out Of Settlement Theft Suit
• 7 False Claims Act Enforcement Trends To Watch
• Untimely Claims Trimmed From Mich. Medical Pot Raid Suit
• Monitor Ordered For GPB Capital After $1.8B Fraud Charges
• Senate Dems Press SEC To Strengthen Insider Trading Rule
• Ex-Brokers Settle With SEC In $22M Belize Airport Ponzi Row
• Feds Plan To Charge Ex-CEO In Marijuana Bank Fraud Case
• Ex-Cred CFO Declares Bankruptcy After $8M Turnover Order
• Judge Says Weinstein Brother Can't Dodge March Deposition
• Regulators Are Homing In On Perils Of Ransomware Payouts
• Whistleblowers Beef Up Accusations Against Texas AG Paxton
• Advocating For Broad Brady Orders Under New Criminal Rule
• Grifters Offered Moderna Vaccine On Copycat Site, Feds Say
• Boston US Attorney Lelling Heading To Jones Day
• Convicted LA Businessman Can't Redo $512M Tax Fraud Trial
• Austrian Finance Minister Denies Bribery Allegation
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Huawei Exec Seeks HSBC Docs In UK To Fight US Extradition
• SEC Pans Fugitive CEO's 'Straw-Man' Effort To Depose Attys
• SEC's $30M Ponzi Suit Takes Step Toward Victim Payments
• 11th Circ. Revives Charges Over Forged Order Of Supervision
• Huawei Says Feds Are Withholding Exculpatory Evidence
• SEC Draws 'Critical' Line Between Settlements And Waivers
• Feds Push Back On Indicted MIT Professor's Sanctions Bid
• FirstEnergy Must Face Discovery Over Ohio Bribery Scheme
• Calif. Man Can't Recover Confiscated Pot, Despite Court Order
• Firms See Tech As Key To Anti-Money Laundering Compliance
• Paxton's Ex-Associates Tell Court He Belongs In Fraud Suit
• FCC May Revoke Ex-Ala. Lawmaker's Radio Licenses
• SEC's 'Boilerplate' Deal With Ex-State Street Exec Irks Judge
• 1st Circ. Won't Halt Extradition Of Alleged Ghosn Accomplices
• Fla. Man Admits To Buying Lamborghini With PPP Funds
• Ex-SCANA CEO Will Admit Nuclear Project Coverup
• Building A Law Firm Knowledge Bank For Thought Leadership
• Securities Market Urgently Needs Federal Insider Trading Law
• Next SDNY White Collar Trial Before, You Guessed It, Rakoff
• NJ Justices Set Path To Release Detainees Amid Outbreak
• Prison Expert Warns Autonomy Chief Faces Health Risk In US
• 8th Circ. Backs Prenda 'Porn Troll' Atty's Charges, $1.5M Loss
• FirstEnergy Must Face Suit Over $60M Bribery Scheme
• Ex-Ohio US Attorney Returns To Jones Day As Partner
• PNC Ducks Suit Over Alleged Role In $75M Ponzi Scheme
• Failed Bank's Execs, Atty Fight Fraud Convictions At 9th Circ.
• Trucking Co. CR England Sues La. Firm Over Faked Crashes
• GPB Capital Exec Pleads Not Guilty In $1.8B Fraud Case
• Bill Would Expand Early Release For Older Inmates Amid Virus
• Ex-OFAC Counsel, Sanctions Pro Joins Morrison & Foerster
• Garland's AG Nomination Finally Moving In Senate
• Cos. Should Keep A Close Watch On SIGPR Enforcement
• 3 Names To Watch As Biden Mulls Next SDNY Top Prosecutor
• Former PE Exec Pleads Guilty To 'Varsity Blues' Fraud
• Let's Emerge From The Pandemic As Legal Innovators
• San Diego US Atty Set To Exit As Biden Picks Loom
• NY Senate OKs Bill Tolling Statutes Of Limitations On Trump
• What New Corporate Disclosures Mean For Real Estate
• Indivior Investor Wants OK For $2M Deal In Suboxone Dispute
• Ga. Prosecutors Open Criminal Probe Of Trump Phone Call
• US Evidence Against Autonomy Chief 'Misleading,' Atty Says
• Boston US Attorney Andrew Lelling To Step Down
• LA-Area Atty Indicted In $4.5M Investment Fraud Scheme
• DOJ Says Poultry Execs Can't Have Firms' Legal Analyses
• Duff & Phelps, EisnerAmper Aided $789M Ponzi, Investors Say
• Con Man Can't Get Redo In $43M Tribal Bond Conviction
• Ex-HSBC Banker Can't Skip Prison, But Wins Vaccine Delay
• FINRA GameStop Probe May Put Firms' Compliance In Focus
• Former GPB Capital CEO Denies Alleged Role In $1.8B Fraud
• Fresenius To Pay $50M For Impeding FDA Investigation
• DOJ Asks Trump-Appointed US Attorneys To Step Down
• A Road Map For US Involvement In Europe's Cum-Ex Probe
• Ex-Theranos COO's Fraud Trial Moved To January 2022
• DOJ Charging Memo Rescission Aids Prosecutorial Discretion
• Texas Atty Arrested On Telephone Harassment Charge
• Ex-Adoption Atty Sentenced To 18 Mos. For Fraud Scheme
• Anticipating Predictive Analytics' Potential Uses In Litigation
• Autonomy Chief Says SFO Could Revive HP Sale Fraud Probe
• DOJ Drops Lawsuit Against Melania Trump's Ex-BFF
• Fujitec Beats Ex-Top Atty's Racial Bias Claims, For Now
• US Must Arbitrate Suit Over Ukraine Bank Fraud, Court Hears
• Biden Admin. To Weigh Risk Of Unleashing Cyberweapons
• Hospital Whistleblower's $1M Fees Award Falls Short Of Goal
• Investment Co. Claims Fund Is Trying To Extort Weed Shares
• ​​​​​​​One Of Trump Admin.'s Top Health Attys Talks Enforcement
• Del. Exec Gets 20 Months For Amtrak Bribery Scheme
• CMA Names New Top Cartel Director
• High Court Could End Judicial Grand Jury Secrecy Exceptions
• Biotech Consultant Hit With Insider Trading Charges
• DA's Manafort Appeal Won't Get NY High Court Review
• This Black History Month, Law Firms Should Challenge Norms
• NY Judge Quits After Admitting To Keying Local Official's Car
• Va. Ex-Atty Gets 6 Months For Hiding Show Ponies In Ch. 7
• Ex-Autonomy CEO Begins US Extradition Fight Over HP Sale
• Giuliani-Linked Businessman Gets 1 Year For $2.3M Fraud
• A Critical Step Toward Eliminating Profit Motive From Prisons
• Former Calif. PE Exec To Cop To 'Varsity Blues' Fraud Charge
• Calif. EB-5 Project Failed, Stiffed Chinese Investors, Suit Says
• Financial Services Co. Boss Gets 2 Years For $4.4M Fraud
• Fla. Biz Owner Pleads Out Of $400M Health Fraud Case
• Funds Rip Ghosn's Appeal Bid In Nissan Pay Scandal Suit
• J&J Wins Settlement In Counterfeit Device Row
• Nonprofit Tied To Ohio Pol Admits Role In $60M Bribery Plot
• DOJ Drops Criminal Probe Of Ford's Emissions Process
• Ex-Mass. Tribal Chair Wants To Cut Counts In Bribery Case
• DC AG Racine Talks Taking On Trump, US Capitol Riot
• Prep For Enviro Scrutiny As Trump Policies Are Rolled Back
• 4 Takeaways For States From 1st Circ. Wire Act Lottery Ruling
• SEC Names Acting Deputy Director Of Enforcement
• Ex-Cred CFO Ordered To Return Bitcoin To Crypto Co.
• ComEd Wants Out Of Customer Suits Over Bribery Scheme
• Legal Industry Has Put $1.7M Into NYC Mayor's Race
• Ex-Nike Manager Charged With Embezzling $1.5M
• Girardi's Companies Default In Suit Over Boeing Settlements
• Judges On Race
• Law Firm Penalties On Departing Partners Just Got Riskier
• Saudi Co. Wants Access To $340M Pot Caught In 1MDB Probe
• Nygard Denied Bail, To Remain Jailed In US Sex-Abuse Case
• UK's Top Court Curbs Global Reach Of SFO Probes
• Flynn Judge Takes Senior Status, Opening DC Seat For Biden
• Disbarred Calif. Atty Who Stole Millions Gets 15 Years
• BofA Client Says Ex-Worker Tricked Her To Steal Nude Pics
• McKinsey Deal Renews Friction Among AGs And Opioid Attys
• Edelson Moves For Default In Girardi Boeing Theft Case
• Texas Justices Debate Proposed Anti-SLAPP Dismissal Test
• 'Varsity Blues' Mom Gets Prison Term Delayed To Get Vaccine
• Ex-Exec Gets 3.5 Years For Stealing $2M From Oil Staffing Co.
• Former Patients Say Rockefeller U. Knew About Sex Abuse
• Bitcoin Agent Avoids Prison For Lying To Get $3.25M Payment
• Former Netflix Exec's Kickback Trial Delayed Due To Virus
• Illiquid Asset Valuation Presents Unique Risks Amid Pandemic
• 5th Circ. Affirms Stanford Ponzi Investors Can't Intervene
• Biden's IRS Will Still Target Easement Abuse, Official Says
• DOJ Official Who Quit After Capitol Riot Rejoins Jones Day
• GPB Capital Founder, 2 Others Charged With $1.8B Fraud
• DEA Involvement Remains A Headache For Hemp Industry
• Tax Evasion Probe Not Limited To Crypto, IRS Official Says
• NJ Case Has Lessons On Arbitration Clauses In Atty Retainers
• Oil Sales Rep Denies Knowing Unaoil Bribed Iraqi Officials
• SEC Sues Giuliani Associates Over 'Fraud Guarantee' Scheme
• Indicted MIT Prof. Wants Feds Sanctioned For Press Remarks
• McKinsey To Pay $573M To Settle Opioid Marketing Claims
• Donziger To Judge: Don't Call Private Prosecutor 'Gov't'
• Former Fla. Professor Charged With Fraud, Hiding China Ties
• FINRA Warns Of Potential China-Linked Trading Schemes
• Ex-Illinois Senator Indicted For Misuse of Campaign Funds
• Alsup Slams PG&E Legacy Of 'Terror,' Mulls Probation Tweaks
• Cred Inc. Subsidiary's Ch. 11 Case Survives Dismissal Bid
• Feds Seek Forfeiture From Trump-Commuted Fraudster
• Pa. District Attorney Charged With Sex Assault of 5 Women
• Justices Should Revisit 2nd Circ. Theory In NCAA Bribe Case
• Ex-BigLaw Bankruptcy Atty Pleads Guilty In Extortion Rap
• Leader Of Alleged $8M Sports Gambling Ring Pleads Guilty
• Former Mueller Prosecutor Returns To Private Sector At MoFo
• Tips For Protecting Privilege When Working With Outside PR
• Man Accused Of Threatening Judge Can't Use Docs To Harass
• 3 Procurement Priorities For Law Firms In Uncertain Times
• Justices Urged To Take Up Clinton Deposition Email Case
• SEC Nabs Partial Win Against Ex-Biotech Executives
• Montana Doctor Fined $150K Over Pre-Signed Prescriptions
• Ex-US Atty Joins Hemp Trade Group For Ethics Enforcement
• Texas Natural Gas Trader Cops To Nearly $1M Fraud Scheme
• 'Shameless' Crimes In Giuliani-Linked Case Merit Jail, US Says
• FINRA Report Puts 'Game-Like' Trading Apps On Notice
• An OFAC Compliance Checklist For Ransomware Payments
• DOJ Action Is A Cautionary Tale On Employer No-Poach Pacts
• FBI Director's Ex-Chief Of Staff Returns To King & Spalding
• Ex-Construction Co. Manager Pleads Not Guilty To Taking $2M
• Chancery Hikes Interest Award In $5.8B Contract Breach Suit
• UK Is Proof Nonlawyer Ownership Threatens Legal Profession
• Top Dem Demands Quick Action On Garland's AG Nomination
• Duane Morris Lands Ex-US Atty William McSwain
• Calif. Crypto Promoter Accused Of $11M Fraud
• Consulting Co. McKinsey Sued For Promoting OxyContin
• Attys Seek $2.5M Fees For Jay Peak-Linked Malpractice Case
• 11th Circ. Backs 14-Year Sentence For Investment Fraudster
• Lawmakers Question NSA On Cold Case Amid Vast Gov't Hack
• How Criminal Antitrust Compliance Is Changing
• Con Man's New Trial Bid Looks Doomed In 2nd Circ.
• High-Speed Trader To Pay $15M To Settle Spoofing Suit
• 5 Biden-Era Corporate Compliance Considerations
• Ex-Mich. Gov. Should Not Be Criminally Liable For Flint Crisis
• CFTC Sues Trader For Alleged Swap Price Manipulation
• Calif. Man Used Bitcoin To Launder $13M, Feds Claim
• Bio-Rad's $35M IP Win Tainted By Falsehoods, 10X Says
• Rivkin Radler Adds Ex-NY Medicaid Regulator As Partner
• Microcap Firms Agree To Arbitrate Part Of Client Theft Suit
• Remote Bar Exams Pose New Learning Disability Challenges
• Mich. Judge Approves $1.5M Deal To End UAW Fraud Probe