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White Collar - February, 2012

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• Wells Fargo Wants Nadel Receiver Booted From SEC Suit
• Galleon-Linked Fund Manager's Trial To Stay In NY
• Ex-AIG, Gen Re Execs Set For Jan. Retrial Over $500M Scheme
• Ex-Chief Of DOJ Del. Criminal Unit Returns To Chadbourne
• BCI Defense Makes Final Acquittal Bid In $50M Fraud Trial
• Semiconductor Co. Indicted Over Tech Exports To Iran
• Ex-Massey Security Chief Gets 3 Years In Prison
• Feds Said To Be Probing 2 Goldman Directors In Gupta Case
• Millennium Bank CD Hawkers Hit With Criminal Charges
• HomeGold Exec's 5-Year Fraud Sentence Will Stand
• Current Trends In Health Care Fraud Enforcement
• A Nationwide Database Of China's Bribery Convictions
• Treasury Floats Rule To Better Identify Bank Account Owners
• Bodog Founder, Others Indicted Over Gambling Business
• Feds Push For Guilty Verdict In $50M BCI Fraud Trial
• Calif. Creates Criminal Unit To Enforce Wage Theft Act
• Insurer Doesn't Owe Coverage To Fraudster: 8th Circ.
• NY Lawyer Jailed In $82M Hamptons Mortgage Fraud
• NYC Comptroller's Campaign Treasurer Charged With Fraud
• Feds Charge Doctor In $375M Medicare Fraud
• Online Poker Payment Facilitator Pleads Guilty
• Goodwin Procter Nabs Ex-US Atty For NY White Collar Group
• HSBC Could Face Criminal Charges For Iran Transactions
• Ex-SEC Top Atty Puts Madoff Profit Claims To Rest
• Holder Taps Tony West For DOJ's No. 3 Spot
• Army Contractor Ordered To Pay Up In Bagram Bribe Case
• Defense Expert Says AAR Got Fair Prices In BCI Deals
• US Balks At Turning Over SEC Notes To Gupta Defense
• FCPA Case Against News Corp. Could Still Be Tough Sell
• With Insider Trading On Upswing, FBI Turns To Gordon Gekko
• US Faces Tough Fight To Extradite Megaupload Founder
• Transport Co. Lost $14M Army Deal Over Bribe Request: Suit
• US Defends Evidence In Stanford Ponzi Scheme Trial
• Ex-Hedge Fund Manager Settles With CFTC For $1M
• Ex-Massey Security Chief Can't Shake Conviction
• Bank Fraudster's Narcissism Doesn't Invalidate Trial: 2nd Circ.
• Mayer Brown Scores Dorsey White Collar Defense Partner
• Limiting The Scope Of EEA: US V. Aleynikov
• The New Era Of FCPA Enforcement: A Time For Reflection
• Judge's Comments Can Override Written Plea Deal: 3rd Circ.
• Chicago Sewer Contractor Admits To Lying To FBI
• Madoff Son's Widow Fights Picard Clawback Claims
• Auto Lights Co. Exec To Admit Price-Fixing Role: DOJ
• Stanford Attys Lose Mistrial Bid In $7B Ponzi Case
• Foreclosure Auction Bid-Rigging Probe Nets 10th Plea
• Former Flextronics Exec Exits SEC Suit Over Insider Tips
• Ex-Quest CFO Can't Shake 16-Year Sentence
• Accused $100M Ponzi Schemer Can't Evade Charges
• La. Mayor Loses Bid For Mistrial In Bribery Case
• Goldline Pledges $4.5M Refunds To End Case Over Coins
• Winston & Strawn Nabs Ex-Greenberg IP, White Collar Pros
• Shepard Fairey Admits Faking Evidence In Obama Image Case
• Don't Expect Much From The Kinnucan Case
• 5th Amendment Rules Out Forced File Decryption: 11th Circ.
• Ill. Official Faces Tax Charges Over Misused Campaign Funds
• Mets Owners Push To Kill $386M Madoff Clawback Suit
• Accused Insider Trader Rebuked For 'Vile' Calls To Feds
• Ex-Soldier Gets 6 Months For Role In Bagram Bribe Scheme
• 7th Circ. Overturns Trash Co. Boss' Bid-Rigging Conviction
• Rothstein Victims Balk At $70M Gibraltar Bank Settlement
• Wife Of Ex-Army Major Gets 6 Years For Iraq Bribes
• Former KBR CEO, Atty Headed To Jail Over Bribery Claims
• 2 Cop To Roles In Tax Lien Bid-Rigging Scheme
• 6th Circ. Revives Ohio Investment Clawback Fraud Suit
• CORRECTED: LA Atty Still Seeks Prison For Edwards Donations
• Iran Trade Embargo Violator Gets 18 Months
• Investors' Bid To Oust Madoff Trustee Fails On Appeal
• Hospital Administrator Cops To $116M Medicare Scam
• Hedge Fund Managers Fed Cash To $40M Ponzi, US Says
• Mounting Pressure For FCPA Reform
• The Pitfalls Of Paperless Discovery
• Mining Co. Indicted Over Coal Mine Roof Collapse
• Stanford Receiver Targets 2 Law Firms Over $1.8B
• Auto Light Cos.' Bid To Duck Antitrust Charges Off Base: Feds
• Ex-Army Major's Wife Gets Probation For Role In Bribe Plot
• Kuwaiti Co. Claims Feds Cooked Evidence In Contract Row
• Gupta Tries To Get Insider Trading Charge Wiped Out
• Ex-KBR Exec Gets Probation, Fine For Nigerian Bribes
• Megaupload Founder Wins Bail In New Zealand
• Ex-Mets Clubhouse Manager Cops To $2M Memorabilia Theft
• McKinsey Consultant Could Be Retried Over Iran Embargo
• Suit Over Hedge Fund Bigwig's Tax Shelter Scheme Trimmed
• The Aftermath Of Assured Guaranty V. JP Morgan
• 2nd Massey Boss Charged In Fatal Mine Explosion
• Fund Objects To $70M Bank Settlement In Rothstein Case
• Picard's $59B Racketeering Claims Against UniCredit Axed
• Stanford Investors Protest Proskauer's Bid To Pause Suit
• US Chamber, Others Seek Clarity On FCPA Enforcement
• Prosecutor In Skowron Case Jumps To Reed Smith
• Supreme Court Remands GPS Surveillance Rulings
• Case Study: Cedeno V. Castillo
• Feds Give Up On Massive Gabon FCPA Case
• Former Fiesta Bowl CEO Cops To Campaign Fraud Plot
• 2nd Circ. Sends Parmalat Fraud Suit Back To Ill.
• 4 Found Guilty In Ex-Cowboy's $20.5M Mortgage Fraud
• SEC Subpoenas Halliburton Over FCPA Probe
• Trustees In Rothstein Case Ink $70M Bank Settlement
• House To Provide Tape For Roger Clemens Perjury Trial
• NYCLU Blasts Zuccotti Park Owner For Occupy Expulsion
• Madoff Trustee Asks For $48M In Legal Fees
• Megaupload Heads Socked With More Piracy Charges
• Maxwell Tech To Exit Shareholder FCPA Action For $3M
• Rothstein Pal Cops To Role In Illegal Campaign Contributions
• Stanford Investments Aren't Eligible For Payouts: SIPC
• Ex-Goldman Coder's Acquittal Threatens Wall Street's IP
• Marubeni — Extending FCPA's Jurisdictional Reach
• Law School, Meet Litigation PR ...
• Feds Arrest Vocal Critic In Insider Trading Probe
• Madoff Trustee Presses 2nd Circ. To Reopen $30B In Claims
• Calif. Men Cop To Iran Computer Export Plot
• Defense Attys Deny They Knew Of Jenkens Juror's Lies
• Alleged Gangster Sentenced In $100M Medicare Fraud Case
• Ex-National Century Exec's Sentence Stands: 6th Circ.
• SEC May Have To Cough Up Notes In Gupta Case
• Legal Thriller Writer To Admit To Bilking Dates Out Of $4.4M
• Jury Convicts 4 In $29M Medicaid Billing Scheme
• Judge Says Ex-GlobeTel CEO Should Pay $2.7M
• Georgia Judge's Honest Services Penalty Thrown Out
• Ex-SK Foods CEO Can't Nix Recordings In Price-Fixing Case
• Ex-Real Estate Exec Cops To $18M Ponzi Scheme
• Judge Acquits 4 Insurance Execs, Ends Bailout Fraud Trial
• John Edwards Wants Hearsay Banned From Criminal Trial
• Guesstimating Loss For Sentencing
• Ex-Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick Faces Yet Another Charge
• Ex-Olympus Chief, 6 Others Arrested Over Accounting Scheme
• Fundraiser For NY Comptroller Indicted Over Donation Fraud
• Rye Portfolio Settles $400M Madoff Clawback Suit
• Juror Admits She Lied Her Way Into Jenkens Tax Shelter Case
• Ex-McAfee GC Will Pay Fees To End Backdating Battle
• Proskauer Wants Suits Tied To Stanford Case Paused
• LeClairRyan Snags FTC Veteran From Venable
• Canopy Co-Founder Gets 13 Years For $93M Investment Scam
• Businessman Wants Probation For Selling Computers To Iran
• 10 Lessons From 2011 Enforcement Activity
• U.S. Seeks 25 Years For Massey Official In Blast Case
• HHS, DOJ Recoup Record $4.1B From Health Fraud In FY 2011
• Ill. Contractors Scammed Minority Set-Asides: Feds
• BCI's Financial Info Didn't Add Up: Whistleblower
• Robbins Geller Trial Team Scores Former US Prosecutor
• WG Receiver Can't Claw Back $25M From Sun Life: Judge
• Skilling Won't Undo Mafia Man's Sentence: 2nd Circ.
• Traders Deny Profiting $62M Off Insider Tips
• SEC Wins Suit Over $6M Watermark Ponzi Scheme
• Forex Trader Sentenced To 20 Years For Fraud Scheme
• Crowell Loses 6 Partners To Thompson, Weil Amid Scandal
• 2nd Circ. Orders Ex-DHB CEO To Pay Legal Fees
• Petters Cohort May Duck Lying Charges In $3.7B Ponzi Case
• 'Independent Practice,' Collective Enforcement
• Fewer Corporate Prosecutions: A More Effective Approach?
• Hog Farmer Off To Pen For Clean Water Act Violation
• Obama Budget Seeks To Arm Regulators For Fight Against Fraud
• Ex-Bear Stearns Managers To Settle SEC Suit For $1M
• Former DOJ Atty To Lead Bass Berry's DC Office
• Rothstein Faces Another Deposition Over $1.2B Scam
• Ex-Prosecutor Hops From Paul Hastings To Nixon Peabody
• Ex-Exec Of Air Cargo Co. Exits Price-Fixing Case
• Feds Reject Lampoon CEO's Attack On Wiretap Evidence
• Failure Of Proof: US V. O'Shea
• SAIC Faces Investor Action Over CityTime Kickbacks
• 2nd Circ. Denies Bail For Former Primary Global Exec
• Latham & Watkins Dominates White Collar Arena
• US Sues Dallas Drug Compounder Over 3 Colchicine Deaths
• CFTC Wins Judgment Against Chicago Trader Over $2M Fraud
• Scrushy Appeals Bribery Conviction To Supreme Court
• Law360 Ranks Largest White Collar Practice Groups
• Swiss Bank Wegelin Now A Fugitive In $1B Tax Scheme Case
• Stanford Investors Could See Prompt SIPC Relief
• Marcum Can't Pull Expert Services From Stanford Case: 5th Circ.
• Madoff Trustee Says Mets Owners Deliberately Ignored Fraud
• Revised Removal Statutes — Possibilities, Pitfalls: Part 2
• Madoff Trustee Seeks $105M In Latest Clawbacks
• Fund Manager Charged For Using Galleon Tips
• LPS Unit DocX Forged Foreclosure Docs: Indictment
• Espada Accuses Gov't Of Misconduct In Record Seizure
• 3 More Charged Over Ohio Credit Union Collapse
• 3 Investors Cop To Bid Rigging Foreclosure Auctions
• BCI's CEO May Have Used Co. Cash For Luxury Home: Ex-VP
• Mets Owners Ask High Court To Revisit Madoff Loss Math
• Feds Seek 15 Years For Ex-Canopy Exec's $93M Fraud Role
• Ill. Woman Gets 2 Years For Gov't Internet Subsidy Scam
• Internal Investigations: A Modern Cost Of Doing Business
• BCI In-House Atty Testifies On LLC Operations
• No Quick Win For Ex-KV Pharma CEO On Criminal Costs
• How They Won It: Ropes & Gray Rescues Stryker Biotech
• Rothstein Pal Cops Plea In $1.2B Ponzi Prosecution
• US Eases Foreign Tax Evasion Rules Amid Privacy Worries
• Chinese Cos. Indicted Over DuPont Trade Secret Theft
• Ex-Motorola Engineer Convicted Of IP Theft
• Auto Light Cos. Push To Drop Price-Fixing Charges
• Freight Manager Admits To Illegal Exports To Iran
• Stevens Trial Prosecutors Can't Stop Airing Of Dirty Laundry
• Deloitte Faces Dutch Shareholder Suit Over Ahold Fraud
• McDermott Gains FCPA, Fraud Trial Pro From DOJ
• Revamping The International Prisoner Transfer Program
• Weil Grabs Insider Trading Prosecutor Who Oversaw Raj Case
• Seafood Importer Must Pay $1M Over Fishy Labeling Practices
• Feds Worried Over Espada Atty's Conflicts Of Interest
• Lawyer Accused In Ponzi Scheme Duped Us Too: Insurer
• Petters Execs Dodge Fund's Suit Over Polaroid Interests
• Prosecutors Lose Bid To Add Gupta Charges
• Feds May Abandon Gabon Bribery Sting Case
• Ex-Murkowski Aide Gets 5 Months For Fish Falsehoods
• Diamondback — A Sign Of The Times
• Feds Add Charges In $62M Case Over Dell Insider Trading
• Loan Maven's Bail Yanked Before Sentencing For $100M Fraud
• Galleon Judge, Ex-Kasowitz Partners Launch Boutique Firm
• Pa. Legislator Convicted In Public Funds Scandal
• Jailing Of Detroit Bridge Co.'s Billionaire Owner Upheld
• Ponzi Clawback Verdict Against Bayou Investors Stands
• Fraudster Gets Up To 16 More Years For Prison Hit Plot
• Receiver Seeks $238M In Illarramendi Ponzi Scheme Suit
• Ex-Jefferies Fund Head To Pay $8.3M For Trading Scam
• Meridian Founder Seeks Lighter Sentence For $100M Fraud
• Madoff Trustee Seeks $61M In Cornerstone Clawback Suit
• Fla. Insurance Execs Can't Dodge $20M Fraud Charges
• Cooley Gains Int'l Corporate Specialist From Winston & Strawn
• Key Points From The O'Shea Acquittal
• Smith & Nephew Pays $22M To Settle US Bribery Allegations
• SEC Wins $328M Ponzi Judgment Against Credit Bancorp
• Ex-Orion Bank CEO Cops To Lending Conspiracy
• Businessman Loses Bid For New Judge In Kickback Case
• IBM Credit Union Members Settle Suit Over Ponzi Scheme
• Vegas Housing Fraudsters Shouldn't Get New Trial: US
• Ex-Soldier Admits To Recruitment Bonus Scam
• UBS On Hot Seat As Rogue Trading Probes Begin
• Haitian Telecom Exec To Plead Guilty Over Terra Bribes
• Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom Denied Bail In New Zealand
• Revised Removal Statutes — Possibilities, Pitfalls: Part 1
• 'Jewish Indiana Jones' Admits Torah Charity Was Scam
• Swiss Bank Aided US Tax Cheats In $1.2B Scheme: Feds
• Forex Firm Principal Gets 17 Years For $17M Fraud
• Hedge Fund Sues Petters Over Polaroid Interests
• Feds Seize 16 Sports Streaming Sites In Copyright Crackdown
• 7 Convicted In NY Presbyterian Hospital Kickback Plot
• Insurer Escapes Fraud, RICO Claims In $220M Ponzi Suit
• Wright Lindsey Settles Some Claims Over 'Rogue Attorney'
• Accused Ponzi Schemer Says Gov't Fraud Claims Too Late
• Kirkland Grabs White Collar Bigwig From Debevoise
• Ex-Kaye Scholer Atty Pleads Guilty But Dodges Jail
• Covington Adds White Collar Veteran In London
• Vendor Accused Of $3M Fraud In Fake Pepsi Commissions
• Will Apprendi Apply To Southern Union V. US?
• Qualcomm Discloses Feds' FCPA Investigation
• France Opens Probe Into Capsized Costa Concordia
• Stanford Receiver Targets Proskauer, Chadbourne In $2B Suit
• BCI's Alleged Lies Would Have Killed $3M Loan: Witness
• 12 Charged In $250M Cellphone Cloning Scheme
• Consumers Sue Yazaki, Denso After $548M Price-Fixing Plea
• Ex-Ala. Gov. Again Appeals Bribery Conviction To High Court
• No Bail For Exec In DuPont Trade Secrets Suit
• Davis Polk Nabs Former Deputy AG
• PI Ordered To Reveal News Corp. Hacking Partners
• Seward & Kissel Nabs Pair Of Prominent Ex-Prosecutors
• FCPA: Ethical Beacon Or Anti-Competitive Burden?
• Ex-Credit Suisse Bankers Cop To Overvaluing Bonds