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White Collar - July, 2012

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• Ex-Real Estate Co. Exec Gets 5 Years For $40M Ponzi Scheme
• US Launches Whitman's 'Straightforward' Insider Trading Case
• Stanford Judge Puts US Receiver Ahead Of Antiguan Liquidators
• Ex-Ind. Utility Chief Can't Escape Misconduct Charges
• Lawmakers Propose Antitrust Whistleblower Protections
• NJ Bill Seeks Permanent Ban For Fraudulent Vendors
• UBS Clients Get 1 Year Each For Swiss Tax Dodge
• Credit Suisse Shakes UAE Bank's $40M Restructuring Case
• McDermott Adds Former US Attorney From Kasowitz
• PokerStars Pays $731M, Acquires Full Tilt In DOJ Settlement
• 2 Plead Guilty To NY Presbyterian Hospital Kickback Plot
• Gabon FCPA Informant Gets 18 Months In Prison
• Provident Founder Must Pay $17M To Ponzi Scheme Victims
• Feds Probe Top NY Construction Cos. In Billing Fraud Sting
• Ex-Ohio County Commissioner Gets 28 Years For Bribe Scheme
• Ex-UBS Director Fingers Execs In Muni Bond-Rigging Trial
• Defining Compliance After Wal-Mart And Morgan Stanley
• Muni Bond Bid-Rigging Trial Begins For Ex-UBS Execs
• Ex-SC Official Admits To Running $59M Ponzi Scheme
• Hedge Fund Chief May Regret Plea Talks At Insider Tips Trial
• Ex-NJ Tax Division Officials Convicted In Misconduct Case
• Ex-Intel Worker Wants 6 Months For $200M Trade Secrets Theft
• TRW Unit To Pay $5.1M In Auto Parts Price-Fixing Deal
• Ex-Innospec CEO Pleads Guilty To 3rd UK Bribery Charge
• Shook Hardy FCPA Pro Decamps For Loeb & Loeb
• SEC Says Pa. Financial Adviser Ran $30M Ponzi Scheme
• HSBC Sets Aside $2B For Money Laundering, Sales Woes
• Sun Reporter Arrested In News Corp. Hacking Probe
• Satyam To Pay $12M To Settle Accounting Fraud Claims
• UK Will Examine New Methods To Set Libor
• SEC Freezes $38M In Assets Of Accused Nexen Insider Traders
• Guggenheim Grifter Cops To Violating Court Order
• Chicago Pols, Businessmen Charged In Corruption Probe
• UBS Worker, Traders Sentenced In UK Insider Trading Case
• 2 NY Attys Found Guilty In $25M Mortgage Scheme
• Ex-Lawmaker Asks High Court To Review Bribery Conviction
• DC Circ. Orders HHS To Justify 12-Year Ban Of Purdue Execs
• Ex-Home Diagnostics CEO Says He Didn't Divulge Merger Tips
• SEC Seeks $10M Penalty From 'Unrepentant' Conrad Black
• US Develops Int'l Agreement To Combat Offshore Tax Evasion
• Houston Medicare Fraud Ring Bilked $97M, Feds Say
• Madoff Feeder Suits Belong in Europe, Banks Tell 2nd Circ.
• Senate Sends Sequestration Transparency Act To President
• Judge Pulls Trigger On Smith & Wesson FCPA Derivative Suit
• Money Launderer For Poker Cos. Dealt 3 Years In Prison
• Ex-Minter Ellison CFO Who Stole $3M From Firm Gets 10 Years
• Madoff Trustee Asks To Release Up To $2.4B In 2nd Payout
• Greek Shipper Fined $1.2M For Ocean Dumping, Cover-Up
• Report Faults DOJ Staff For Nepotism In Hiring
• DOJ, Ontario Reach Deal To Release $18M To Stanford Receiver
• New Century Ponzi Fraudster Gets 6 1/2 Years, Fined $3.1M
• Graham & Dunn Aided $12M Securities Fraud, Suits Claim
• More To The Story: Post-Export Violations
• Nomura CEO Resigns Amid Insider Trading Scandal
• 2nd Guilty Plea Entered In Iran Missile Export Plot
• Judge Blocks ERISA Claims In Madoff Liquidation
• Feds Allege Customs Broker Led Tax-Evading Import Ring
• White House Counsel Accused Of Suppressing Enron Evidence
• Ala. Real Estate Investor Admits To Auction Bid-Rigging
• CFTC Access To Firm Accounts Could Prevent Future Peregrines
• Ex-Sports Auction House Execs Charged In Fraud Scheme
• EU Regulators Lay Out Plans For Rate-Fixing Crimes
• DOJ Antitrust Vet To Head Allen & Overy's Cartel Unit
• Broadband Research Founder Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading
• Mexico Fines HSBC $27M Over Money Laundering Reporting
• The Risks Of FCPA Joint Venture Liability
• Judge OKs Feds' Texting Charges Against Ex-BP Engineer
• Broadband's Kinnucan Expected To Cop To Passing Insider Tips
• Judge Quashes Indictment In DuPont Trade Secrets Case
• EU Markets Regulator Wants To Criminalize Libor Rigging
• DOJ Aims To Keep Helper In Failed Gabon Sting Out Of Prison
• 4th Circ. Affirms Conviction In Cisco Warranty Fraud
• Brooks, Coulson Face Charges In News Corp. Hacking Probe
• Ex-Anglo Irish CEO Arrested In Fraud Probe
• Absolute Poker Founder Gets 14 Months For Payment Scam
• No-Contest Plea Unlikely To Derail DOJ Antitrust Enforcement
• 9th Circ. Backs Wiretaps, But Could Restrict Use Of New Tech
• 'Poor' Ex-NY Senator Espada Finds Cash For Lawyer
• DOJ Moves To Close 4 Antitrust Offices In Coming Months
• UK Investigators Widen Corruption Probe To Other Tabloids
• Fairfield Liquidator Eyes $89M In Pair Of Clawback Suits
• 6 Convicted Over $1.1M UK Inside Trading Scheme
• A Rising Tide In Export And Sanctions Enforcement
• AmeriFirst Owner Gets 16 Years For Investment Scam
• Cinemark Is Likely Covered For Colo. Tragedy
• Fight Over Florida West Plea Deal Highlights Inflexible DOJ
• Ex-BofA Exec Indicted In Municipal Bond Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Congressman's Atty Blasts Grand Jury Probe Reports
• No More Prison For Ex-McKinsey Consultant, Attys Urge
• 6th Circ. Rebuffs US On Evidence In GM Trade Secrets Trial
• Ex-CIA Officer Can't Dodge Claims He Leaked Agent's Name
• Stanford Ruling Confuses SLUSA Standard, Supreme Court Told
• Defense Contractor Indicted On Iraq Vehicle Fraud Charges
• Allen & Overy Hires Former DOJ, SEC Attys For DC Office
• Antitrust Compliance Programs: Risk-Benefit Analysis
• Currency Trading Firm To Cough Up $167M Over Ponzi Scheme
• Blagojevich-Linked Federal Witness Gets 5 1/2 Years For Fraud
• Stanford Associates Plead Not Guilty To Roles In $7B Scam
• Pa. High Court Nixes Charged Justice's Bid For Outside Judge
• Air Force Contractors Charged Over Bribery Scheme Roles
• SEC's Suit Against Ex-Integral Execs Can Go To Trial
• US Fidelis To Pay Consumers $13M To Settle Warranty Suit
• Cooley, Latham Partners Join Jones Day In Silicon Valley
• Steptoe Lands Blagojevich Prosecutor In Chicago Expansion
• Some Peregrine Customers Get Chance To Reclaim Property
• Former Hitachi-LG Exec Sentenced For Bid-Rigging Plot
• Ex-Ohio Official Can't Shake Bribery Conviction
• Ex-McKinsey Director Kumar Dodges Jail In Raj Tipping Case
• Korean Air Pays $5.5M In Canadian Cargo Price-Fixing Probe
• Texas ‪Chemical Co., CEO Charged ‬Over Employee Deaths
• Another News Corp. Journalist Arrested in Hacking Probe
• US V. Spadoni — Document Retention Policy Is A Must
• Insurers May Give Banks Cold Shoulder After Libor Scandal
• Ex-JPMorgan Banker Pleads Guilty In Muni Bond Probe
• 2nd Circ. Grants Partial Retrial To Convicted Doral Exec
• NZ Judge Exits Kim Dotcom Case After Calling US 'The Enemy'
• Texas DA Can't Escape Bribery Charges
• DOJ Aims To Keep Rare Price-Fixing Plea Out Of Future Cases
• Bharara Warns Wall Street Not To Push Ethical, Legal Limits
• Amaranth Says Would-Be Dreier Adviser Has Privileged Info
• Holland & Hart, Wells Fargo Sued Over $13M Property Deal
• Ex-La. Insurance Official Admits To Bribery
• House Votes To Force OMB To Reveal Sequestration Plans
• Madoff Trustee, Calif. AG Enter Talks Over Right To Sue
• Peregrine CEO Wasendorf Delays Bail Hearing
• Cellini's Sentencing Pushed Back Amid Health Issues
• A Solution To Complex Problems In 30(b)(6) Depositions
• Russia's Anti-Corruption Efforts: The Latest Legislation
• Web Pharmacy Sues Scottsdale Indemnity For Defense Coverage
• Campaign Aide, Others Swept Up In HHS Bribery Sting
• Peregrine CEO Used Stolen Funds To Pad Capital, Reports Say
• Gov't Says Galleon-Linked Fund Chief Admitted Insider Trading
• Nordam To Pay $2M For Bribing Chinese Airline Employees
• Hedge Fund Consultant Cops To Insider Trading
• Fla. Man Admits To Selling Fake Diabetic Test Strips
• HSBC Exec Quits As Bank's Money Laundering Woes Pile Up
• John Hancock Life, Others Want Out Of $15M Madoff Suit
• Doctors, Therapist Seek Retrial Over $205M Medicare Scam
• Holland & Hart, Others To Face Suit Over $13M TIC Investment
• ThinkStrategy Founder Charged Over Securities Fraud Scheme
• Blagojevich Contributor Won't See Prison For Lying To FBI
• Arent Fox Brings Nixon Peabody White Collar, IP Pro To LA
• DOJ Charges 48 People In $500M Medicaid Drug Scam
• Regulators Failed Peregrine Investors, CFTC Chief Tells Sens.
• Keeping Small-Business Programs Under The Microscope
• NFA Hires Jenner & Block For Post-Peregrine Audit
• McKinsey Partner Was 'Extraordinary' Help In Raj Case: US
• Casino Operator Gets 80 Months In Ala. Bribery Case
• FBI Selects New Head Of NY Criminal Division
• Fast-Filing Plaintiffs Rebuked In Wal-Mart Bribery Case
• Ex-AIG Exec's Ex-Hubby Gets 9 Months For Horse Farm Fraud
• Peregrine Execs Accused Of Commingling Funds In New Suit
• Senate Report Blasts HSBC Over Money Laundering
• House Lawmakers Launch Libor Manipulation Probe
• 1st Circ. Says Boston Big Dig Fraudsters Don't Deserve Jail
• US Says Va. Court Has Jurisdiction In Megaupload Case
• Baker & McKenzie Brings On DOJ International Trade Pro
• LG Execs Indicted Over Alleged Theft Of Samsung LED Secrets
• Preserving Human Capital In A Legal Crisis
• UBS Execs' Bid-Rigging Charges Aren't Time-Barred: Judge
• Cellini Asks For Sentencing Delay As Feds Seek Prison Time
• Ohio Valley Coal Co. To Pay $7M Over Slurry Spills
• Axius Head Pleads Not Guilty To Stock Manipulation
• Bain's SEC Filings Don't Mean Romney's A Crook, Attys Say
• Geithner's Role In Libor Emerges Amid Lawmakers' Push
• Dykstra Admits To Bankruptcy Fraud, Faces 20 Years
• Peregrine CEO Arrested As Damning Suicide Note Emerges
• San Bernardino Subject Of Criminal Probe For Months
• Examining Data Systems & Solutions' FCPA Settlement
• Fund Managers Put Up $32M To End Rothstein Trustee Claims
• 6 Bank Of The Commonwealth Insiders Charged With Fraud
• Bar Sues Texas AG To Block Release Of Bank Records
• DOJ's $810M Antitrust Haul Illustrates Big-Money Trend
• Xinhua Execs Duck Charges In $50M Insider Trading Case
• Barclays' Ex-Chief Relying On Dechert Pro In Libor Scandal
• CFTC's Peregrine-Prompted Reforms May Not Fend Off Fraud
• NJ Mayor Pleads Not Guilty To School Contract Bribes
• Provident Co-Founders Indicted Over $485M Ponzi Scheme
• Former Forex Trader Inks Plea Deal In $25M Fraud Case
• High Court Asked To Weigh Juries' Role In Punitive Damages
• GSK Settlement: Changing The Way Drug Cos. Do Business?
• UK Minister To Reconsider Criminal Antitrust Changes
• J&J Vows To Fix Compliance, Quality Issues In Investor Deal
• Insurer Must Foot Legal Bill For Convicted Bank Fraudster
• DOJ Develops A Taste For Deferred Prosecution Deals
• Contractor Cops To Rigging Bids For NYC Hospital
• Ex-Mayor Can't Shake All Fraud Convictions In 9th Circ.
• Peregrine CEO's Suicide Note Tipped Off FBI To Missing Money
• LA Sheriff, Prosecutors Routinely Suppress Evidence: Suit
• 2 British Journalists Arrested In News Corp. Corruption Probe
• Another Reason To Take HSR Compliance Seriously
• Investors To Get $110M From Merkin Funds
• 2 Get Jail Time For NY Presbyterian Hospital Kickback Plot
• Peregrine A More Likely Criminal Target Than MF Global
• Some Finance Pros Say Fraud Is Necessary For Success
• Atty Gets 42 Months For Bilking Venture Capital Fund
• Costa Rican Insurer Hit With $108M Judgment For Fraud Role
• Alcoa Floats Deal In $1B Bahraini Racketeering Suit
• Former Haiti Teleco Director Gets 1 Year For Bribery Scheme
• DOJ Wants 180 Days For Hitachi-LG Exec In Bid-Rigging Plot
• Feds Tried To 'Manufacture' NYC Comptroller Case, Atty Says
• 2nd Circ. Lets KPMG, E&Y Walk From Madoff Audit Suits
• Alleged Facebook Fund Scammer Says Wiretaps Were Illegal
• Takeaways From United Technologies' $75M Settlement
• NY Fed Asked Barclays For Info On Libor In 2008
• Drug Cartel's Scheme Puts BofA In Uncomfortable Spotlight
• Full Tilt CEO Freed On $2.5M Bail After Ponzi Charges
• Mattress Co. Embezzler Should Serve Over 4 Years, Feds Say
• Judge Says Ex-NY Sen. Espada Must Prove He's Poor
• Alleged Raj-Linked Insider Trader Wants Evidence Nixed
• Ex-Triumph GC Can't Shake Obstruction Charge
• Bank Of England Denies Influencing Barclays On Libor
• UK Fraud Office Reopens Criminal Probe Of Weavering
• How The 2nd Circ. Aleynikov Opinion Went Awry
• US Wants Mental Exam For Accused $837M Insurance Scammer
• Grant Thornton Can't Shake Suit Over $34M Koss Fraud
• Barclays Deal May Fuel Criminal Cases Against UK, US Banks
• Casino Operator Seeks Light Sentence In Ala. Bribery Case
• Insurance Agents Admit To $29M Annuities Fraud
• UK Fraud Office Begins Libor Criminal Probe
• Minimizing Missteps When Interfacing With SEC Staff
• Judge Orders NJ To Refund Madoff Victim's Estate Taxes
• Mortgage Fraudster Pleads Guilty In $100M Scheme
• UK Lawmakers Vote For Banking Probe Amid Libor Scandal
• 6 More Arrested In News Corp. Hacking, Bribery Probes
• Madoff Deposition OK'd In Banco Santander Fraud Suit
• Alibaba Group Manager Arrested In Bribery Investigation
• 2nd Circ. Says Email Info Can ID Fraudster's Role In Scheme
• Stay Lifted On Suits Alleging Proskauer Rose Aided Stanford
• A New Prosecutorial Model For Health Care Fraud
• Solus Sues Fund Over Scuttled Sale Of $195M In Madoff Claims
• UK Proposes Criminal Sanctions For Failed Bank Heads
• Tidewater Defeats Derivative Suit Over FCPA Settlements
• SEC Can't Make SIPC Repay Stanford Victims, Judge Says
• Ex-PEMGroup Exec Settles Receiver's Suit Over Ponzi Scheme
• Former La. Insurance Official Charged With Taking Bribes
• Clemens Can't Recoup Legal Fees For 2011 Mistrial
• Stanford Victims Say SEC Office Let $7B Ponzi Scheme Happen
• Docs Convicted In $205M Medicare Scam Want New Trial
• A Closer Look At ING's $619M Settlement
• DOJ Seeks To Shore Up Contractor Suspension Program
• UK, EU To Widen Probe Into Alleged Rate Rigging By Banks
• Gibson Dunn Hires 2 Ropes & Gray Securities Litigators
• Time Share Boss Gets 10 Years For Telemarketing Scam
• Senate Advances Bill Targeting Contractors' Worker Trafficking
• Glaxo Handing Over Record $3B To Settle FCA Claims
• Dewey & LeBoeuf And The 'Unfinished Business' Doctrine