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White Collar - August, 2013

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• Two Attorneys Charged In Link To Rothstein Ponzi Scheme
• Bail For AUO Exec Who Price-Fixed LCDs Denied By Judge
• Health Clinic Office Manager Gets 68 Months For $63M Fraud
• Another Ex-DAP Employee In Kickback Case Pleads Guilty
• Birdsall Ordered To Pay $1M In Pay-To-Play Case
• Ex-Goldman Trader To Pay $500K To Settle CFTC Suit
• SEC Gives 2nd Whistleblower Award For $1.7M Fraud Tip-Off
• Ohio Worker Pleads Guilty To Massive Fracking Waste Dump
• 2nd Circ. Curbs Criminal Actions Over Foreign Securities
• GlobeOp To Pay $10M To Settle Madoff Feeder Fund Suits
• 5 Tips For In-House Counsel Handling Gov't Inquiries
• How To Catch A Tiger — On Both Sides Of The Pacific
• US Brokers Deal With Switzerland On Tax-Haven Banks
• Ex-New Mexico City Official Charged For HUD Fraud Ring
• Chicago-Area Atty Arrested For Misusing $2.3M From Clients
• Ex-DAP Employees Cop Pleas In FCPA Kickback Cases
• NY's Stevenson Pleads Not Guilty To New Charge
• Iran, UAE Cos. In $30M Export Scheme Reach Plea Deal
• New Fraud Suit Pins $1.2M Theft On Disbarred Fla. Atty
• Madoff Employees Seek To Block Victims' Testimony
• HHS Slams Ex-InterMune CEO's Challenge To Program Ban
• NY AG Indicts 2 Attys Over $1M Mortgage Fraud Ring
• Former Commodities Trader Charged In $10M Ponzi Scheme
• US Atty Had Conflict In Bribery Probe, Ex-Ala. Gov. Claims
• 5th Circ. Voids Ex-La. Lawmaker's Racketeering Sentence
• Corporate Form Principles Apply To Import Law Violations
• Texas Mayor, Officials Charged With Contracts Bribery Scheme
• Atty Cops To Extorting $1M From Clients, Forfeits Law License
• NY Investment Adviser Cops Plea In $12M Tax Scheme
• TCPA Disclosure Rules Withstand 1st Amendment Challenge
• Fla. Mayor Arrested For Secret Lobbying Activities
• 2 Men Indicted Over Lobbying For Zimbabwe Leader
• Grant Thornton Settles With Funds Over Refco Collapse
• Pa. High Court Retains Ability To Punish Judges, Group Says
• Ex-K&L Gates Partner Gets 12 Years For $1.1B Fraud
• Ex-White Sox Exec Gets 2 Years For Kickback Scheme
• Rainmaker Q&A: Dickinson Wright's Michael Lipton
• 2nd Circ. Ruling May Weaken Double Jeopardy Protections
• Doctor Must Serve 2 1/2 Years, Pay $8M For Medicare Fraud
• JPMorgan's Fines Could Hit $600M In 'London Whale' Probes
• Sands To Pay $47M To Settle Money Laundering Inquiry
• US, British Investigators Cop to Data Crimes, China Says
• Bankruptcy Judge Shields German IT Firm's US Assets
• Ex-BP Engineer Says Obstruction Charges In Spill Lack Proof
• Ex-Citi Banker Sparked Family's Insider Trading, Jury Told
• 4th Circ. Chides NC Prosecutors Over Discovery Errors
• Mobile Doctors CEO Charged With Medicare Fraud
• Vitter Demands Probe Into EPA Theft Allegations
• Ex-JPMorgan Trader Arrested In Spain Over $6B 'Whale' Loss
• Law Group Didn't Red-Flag 1031 Buyer's Misdeeds, Jury Hears
• Fla. Man's $30M Investment Scam Preyed On Haitians: Feds
• Fla. Investor Says Law Firms Have No Dibs On Rothstein Fees
• NJ Atty Slams Court For Nixing Bid To Toss Murder Verdict
• Medical Co. Owner Admits To $2.6M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Madoff Trustee Inks $98M Deal With Feeder Fund
• Defense Group Aids Hedge Funders In 2nd Circ. Insider Case
• Marketer In $205M Miami Medicare Scam Gets 34 Months
• Pa. Judicial Conduct Board Claims Sole Power Over Judges
• High-Speed Traders Stole Software, NY Prosecutors Say
• Stay Out Of Trouble With Proactive Self-Audits
• Lost Opportunities: Why Cases Settle At The Wrong Time
• Dallas DA Aquitted Of Contempt In Mortgage Fraud Case
• Former EPA Official Accused Of $900K Government Theft
• Bribery Trial Of Ex-New Orleans Mayor Nagin Put Off
• Fredericks Peebles Seeks Coverage Of Tribe's Fight With Atty
• Doctor Joins Evidence Fight In SAC Insider Trading Case
• DOJ Taps Cleary Partner To Run Antitrust Litigation Efforts
• Pa. Charter School Chief Accused Of Siphoning Funds
• 'King Of Biotech' Settles Stock Manipulation Case For $1M
• A Harbinger Of More Aggressive SEC Settlements
• Rainmaker Q&A: Ballard Spahr's Stephen Kastenberg
• FIRREA: A Renewed And Formidable Enforcement Weapon
• DOJ Drops Money Laundering Case Against Miami Bank
• Feds Identify New Tipper In $276M SAC Insider Trading Case
• Texas Investment Manager Admits To $72M Ponzi Scheme
• Microsoft FCPA Bribery Probe Expands Into Russia, Pakistan
• Latest New Trial Bid Denied In Witness Murder Case
• 6th Circ. Finds FBI Justified In Withholding Race Probe Data
• 1st Circ. Upholds Mass. Pol's Bribery Conviction
• DOJ Drops Key Prosecutors From Deepwater Obstruction Case
• Prosecutors Seek Lenient Sentence For White Sox Schemer
• JPMorgan Taps Paul Weiss For China Bribe Probe
• Doc Asks For Mercy Over Role In $205M Medicare Fraud
• Hedge Fund Manager Walks After Fraud Charges Dropped
• W.Va. Judge Pleads Not Guilty To Railroading Romantic Rival
• Ex-Grant Thornton Partner Pleads Guilty To Stealing $4M
• Finance Pro Admits To Bilking Banks On Securities Prices
• Stinson To Be Resentenced Over $17M Ponzi Scheme
• NY Real Estate Atty Disbarred For Forging Condo Docs
• Ex-BP Engineer Can't Hide Deepwater Meeting From Trial
• UK Criminal Agency Joins Probe Of JPMorgan 'Whale' Loss
• La. Developer Admits To Stiffing Feds On Katrina Contract
• Convicted Pa. Sen. Wants Ex-Campaign Treasurer Sanctioned
• Canada Slaps South American Air Cargo Firm For Price-Fixing
• Warren Wants More Info On $225M FHA Settlement
• Former South Texas Judge Gets 6 Years For Taking Bribes
• Manning Sentenced To 35 Years For Leaking Military Secrets
• Dumpster Diving For Deleted Files: When Is It Worth It?
• Special Prosecutor Tapped In Texas Gov. Ethics Probe
• Disbarred NJ Attorney Cops To Illegally Practicing Law
• Rakoff Gives DOJ License To Be Bold In Bank Crackdown
• 6th Circ. Affirms Cleveland Hospital Exec's 9-Year Sentence
• Former Army Doc Denies $8M Medical Supply Contract Scheme
• FCPA Whistleblower Bounty May Turn Tide For SEC Program
• Officials Arrest 2 More In $140M Penny Stock Fraud
• Crisis Mismanagement And Other Cautionary Tales
• UK Watchdog Taps Norton Rose Atty To Lead Bribery Unit
• More News Corp. Journalists Swept Up In UK Bribery Probe
• Falcone's SEC Admission Leaves Criminal Charges Up In Air
• Judge Wants Bar To Look Into Atty Acquitted In Bribery Case
• DOJ Taps Former Enron Prosecutor To Head Criminal Division
• NY County Election Law Doesn't Apply To DA: Appeals Court
• Canadian Court Convicts Agent In Foreign Bribery Case
• Email Translation Stalls Sentencing In Justin Bieber Scam
• Detroit Construction Exec Cops Plea In Bid-Rigging Case
• Bank Of The Commonwealth Execs Denied New Fraud Trial
• NY Art Dealer Pleads Not Guilty To Hawking Phony Paintings
• PSU Expects To Settle With 25 Alleged Sandusky Victims
• Assessing IRS Liability For Disclosing Tax Return Info
• Chinese Man Admits Plot To Export Military-Grade Carbon Fiber
• US Bank Wants To Depose Ex-Peregrine CEO During Stay
• Philly Building Collapse Suits Stayed Amid Criminal Probe
• Atty Should Forfeit $5M From NFLer's Stock Scheme, US Says
• Rainmaker Q&A: Fish & Richardson's Juanita Brooks
• McKool Smith Adds Ex-Federal Prosecutor, MoFo Associate
• Army National Guard Recruiters Charged In Fraud Scheme
• Feds Stomp Atty's New Acquittal Bid In Witness Murder Case
• Gas Dealers, Irving Oil Worker Fined In Gas Cartel Case
• Pa. AG Takes Up Harrisburg Incinerator Investigation
• Ex-SAC Trader's Bail Eased To Allow Trip To Mount Rushmore
• UK Bribery Act Comes To Life
• Ex-Pa. Speaker's Appeal Of Corruption Conviction Falls Flat
• FBI Pins Down Miss Teen USA Webcam Hacker
• South Fla. Feds Target Microcap Stock Fraudsters
• W.Va. Judge Charged With Persecuting Romantic Rival
• Mutual Benefits Exec Gets 15 Years For $837M Scam
• US Urges Maximum For Feeder To $3.7B Petters Scheme
• Swiss Lawyer Pleads Guilty In Tax Conspiracy Case
• Ex-Ohio Deputy Treasurer Indicted On Corruption Charges
• DHB Founder Gets 17 Years In Prison For Insider Trading
• BHP Could Face US Enforcement Action In Corruption Probe
• 9th Circ. To Review Calif. DNA Law After High Court Ruling
• Oil Heir Says Ex-Atty Isn't Clear Of Probe Of Dallas DA Ties
• Atty's Aide Gets 1 Year For Role In $1M Seminole Fee Fraud
• Texas Gov.'s Funding Veto Threat Draws Special Prosecutor
• Ex-Vitesse Execs Cop Pleas To Evidence Tampering
• Detroit's Ex-Mayor Allowed To Give New Evidence On Appeal
• Dickie Scruggs Appeals Corruption Conviction To High Court
• Multiplan Staffer In $2.3M Kickback Scheme Pleads Out
• Former Fla. Lawmaker Arrested For Contract Bribes Scheme
• Artist Jasper Johns' Assistant Accused Of Art Theft
• Wal-Mart To Spend At Least $150M More On FCPA This Year
• Ex-Taylor English Atty Admits To Ripping Off Clients
• Gupta Takes $14M SEC Fine To 2nd Circ. On Appeal
• NJ Defense Atty Renews Bid To Nix Witness Murder Conviction
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bird Marella's Mitchell Kamin
• 'London Whale' Non-Prosecution Deal Has Attys At A Loss
• Chicago Man Snared In HHS Bribery Sting Gets Probation
• Indicted Texas Judge Twisting Law To Duck Ouster, State Says
• CityTime Player Fails To Get Statements Tossed
• Wash. Court Puts Madoff Feeder Fund Back On Hot Seat
• Ex-Insurance Exec Gets Probation For Insider Trading
• The Cost, And Ethics, Of Doing (Legal) Business
• DOJ Charges Fla. Airline Fuel Co. In Kickback Plot
• Jury Acquits Texas Atty In Judicial Corruption Case
• Doc Access Deal OK'd In SAC Insider Trading Class Action
• 'Real Housewives Of NJ' Stars Plead Not Guilty To Fraud
• BP Wants Halliburton's Plea Deal In Deepwater MDL Record
• McGinn Smith Founders Get Prison Time For Bilking Clients
• Jesse Jackson Jr. Gets 30 Months For Campaign Fraud
• Ex-JPMorgan Traders Hid 'London Whale' Loss, Feds Say
• 'London Whale' Traders Could Be Charged As Early As Wed.
• Sens. Want Regulation Info On Bitcoins, Virtual Currencies
• 7 Ohio Cancer Docs Face Charges Over Drug Imports
• Indicted Texas Judge Ducks Several Abuse-Of-Office Charges
• Ex-Ind. Utility Chief Dodges Misconduct Charges
• Kaye Scholer Snags Pepper Hamilton Antitrust Partner
• Feds Clear Dallas DA Donor In Oil Heir Fraud Probe
• Texas Atty Faces 42 Counts Of Health Care Theft, Fraud
• Feds Arrest 6 In $140M Penny Stock Fraud Scam
• Fla. High Court Disbars Atty Charged With $8M Theft
• Birdsall Trustee Says Execs Must Pay For Co.'s Damage
• SEC Beats Class Action Over $7B Stanford Ponzi Losses
• Jenkens Bigwig Wants Docs Barred From Tax Fraud Retrial
• $33M Of Warhol, Rothko Works Go To Dreier Ponzi Victim
• Canadian Gas Station Co. Found Guilty Of Price-Fixing
• CityTime Schemer's Miranda Argument Is Bogus, Feds Say
• US Wants Accused $35M Medicare Fraudster's Bond Revoked
• NJ Salesman Admits Bribing Docs In Lab-Referral Scheme
• NY Bank Regulators May Bring New Virtual Currency Rules
• Rainmaker Q&A: Fish & Richardson's Tom Melsheimer
• SAC Can Keep Operating, But Must Maintain Asset Value
• 2 Ex-JPMorgan Employees To Be Arrested For Hiding Losses
• Manhattan DA Records Final Sentence In $5M Cybercrime Bust
• Obama's MBS Task Force Primed For Fights With Big Banks
• Madoff Involved In Staff Love Triangle, Prosecutors Say
• Pa. Court Says No Pay For Indicted Philly Judge
• Former Army Officer Cops To Afghan Contracts Fraud
• Atty Charged In $32M Money Laundering Plot Ruled Competent
• Air Force Contractors Charged In $5M Bribery, Fraud Scheme
• Rainmaker Q&A: Robins Kaplan's Ronald Schutz
• Judge's Jury Errors Didn't Taint Verdict: NJ High Court
• 2nd LulzSec Hacker Gets 1 Year For Sony Data Breach
• Criminal Trials Exempt From NJ Open Records Law
• Fla. Exec To Serve 10 Years, Pay $38M For Tax Evasion
• SAC's Cohen Denied Access To SEC Insider Trading File
• UK Watchdog Admits Data Loss In BAE Bribery Probe
• Investors Win $3M FINRA Fine From Alleged Ponzi Schemer
• Ex-Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick's Kickback Conviction Stands
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Madoff 'Phantom Fee' Appeal
• Madoff Trustee Urges 2nd Circ. To Block $410M Deal
• Beware Increased FCPA Scrutiny On Financial Services
• Fla. AG Freed From Testifying In $300M Gambling Case
• JPMorgan Chase Discloses DOJ Probes Over MBS Sales
• 10 Steps To Limit Corruption Allegations In China
• Poker 'Game Of Skill' Ruling Has Life Beyond NY Reversal
• NJ Gov. Creates Unit to Investigate Employee Pension Fraud
• SAC Trader Accused Of Obstruction In $276M Investor Suit
• Rainmaker Q&A: Schulte Roth's Howard Schiffman
• Ex-SiRF Worker Seeks Probation In Source Code Theft
• Ex-Baker & McKenzie Atty Gets 2 Years For $55M Fraud
• 'Chilling Effect' Testimony Pared In Manning Sentencing
• GeyerGorey Opens In Dallas With Former DOJ Antitrust Ace
• Texas E-Rate Contractor Settles FCA Action
• Mich. Cancer Doc Charged With $35M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• You Need To Work Harder To Fight Trade Secret Theft
• Accused Ponzi Schemer's Ex Pushes To Keep Divorce Cash
• Global Patchwork Of Bribery Laws Complicates GSK Defense
• Former Lion Capital CEO Sentenced To 56 Months For Fraud
• Thompson Hine Nabs White Collar Crime Expert From Hinshaw
• Magyar Execs Denied Immediate Appeal Of FCPA Ruling
• Denso Execs Get Prison For Roles In Auto Parts Cartel
• 2 South Fla. Mayors Charged With Bribery
• Shook Hardy Must Hand Over Atty Evals In Shapiro Ponzi Suit
• 9th Circ. Says Counterfeit Check Is ID In Fraud Case
• Bradley Manning's Maximum Sentence Cut To 90 Years
• SEC Won't Let Citco, PwC Depose Officials In Madoff Suit
• Archer Daniels Squirrels Away $54M For FCPA Deals
• Appeals Court Clears NY Daily News Of Libeling Nonprofit
• 2nd Circ. Flushes 'Game Of Skill' Poker Ruling
• Ex-InterMune CEO Urges Justices To Review Fraud Conviction
• 2nd Circ. Says NY Pol Can Face Retrial In Fraud Case
• How To Deal With The Risks Of Cross-Border M&A
• Fla. AG Tries To Evade Deposition In $300M Gambling Case
• SEC Judge Rules Ex-Stanford Execs Liable For Fraud
• Hedge Fund Manager Gets 2 Years For Robbing Investors
• Shearman & Sterling Adds FCPA Pro From Arnold & Porter
• 6th Circ. OKs Forfeiture Order In Fen-Phen Attys Suit
• Pa. Supremes Can't Discipline Judges, Indicted Jurist Says
• Chevron To Pay $2M To Calif. Town For Refinery Fire
• Ex-FBI Agent Charged In Bangladeshi Political Bribery Plot
• Ex-State Dept. Analyst, Husband Cop To $53M Contract Fraud
• Ex-SAC Trader Says Criminal Docs Off-Limits In Class Suit
• CORRECTED: Accountant Cops Plea In Mafia Takeover Of Texas Lender
• 3 Key Aspects Of The CFPB's Enforcement Authority
• Life Insurance Financier Settles Investor Suit For $14M
• Former Texas Lawmaker Gets Four Years For Bribing Judge
• Analyst Accused Of Tipping SAC Granted Bail
• Obama Administration Investment Official Rejoins O'Melveny
• NJ Appeals Court Revives Merlino & Gonzalez Malpractice Suit
• High Court's Sorrell Ruling Yet To Transform Drug Marketing
• IT Manager Gets Probation For Leaking NJ Mayor's Emails
• DOJ Joins SEC Probe Of AB InBev Over Possible FCPA Breach
• NY Developers Charged With $96M Ponzi Scheme
• High Court's Alleyne Ruling Could Have Major Impact
• Fla. Man Sentenced To 24 Years In Plot To Kill Judge
• Indicted Texas Judge Charged With Felony Perjury
• Morvillo Adds Heavyweight To Securities Team
• Financial Adviser Gets 30 Years For Fraud, Murder-For-Hire
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Ex-Societe Trader's Theft Conviction
• Convicted Ex-Crowell Atty Faces Disbarment
• A New Test For Enforcing Foreign Restraining Orders
• Avon Says Feds Rejected $12M FCPA Settlement Offer