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White Collar - October, 2013

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• Madoff Said Fake Trades Shouldn't 'Look Ridiculous,' Jury Told
• Ex-Jenkens Chicago Boss Convicted In Tax Shelter Case
• New Stream Fraud Charges Should Not Be Nixed, Feds Say
• NJ Mortgage Title Broker Pleads Guilty To $5.3M Theft
• 2nd Circ. Affirms $1.7M Fraud Conviction Of NY Contractor
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Atty's 42-Month Fraud Sentence
• Liberty Reserve Founder Cops To $6B Laundering Scam
• Senate Panel Clears Antitrust Whistleblower Protection Bill
• 4 Things To Mull Before Taking A Trade Secrets Case Criminal
• Helmerich Unit Agrees To Pay $6M To End Rig-Testing Probe
• 6 Indicted For Selling Knockoff Designer Clothing
• 6th Circ. Blazes New Trail On 'Big Boy' Enforcement
• Philly Businessman Gets 10 Years For $5M Investment Fraud
• Ex-Texas Mayor Hit With $20M Suit Over Land Swindle
• Belgian Man Denies Violating Nuclear Export Controls
• Fla. Asks State High Court To Deny Mayor's Corruption Appeal
• Avon Says Proposed FCPA Settlement Too Steep
• SEC Opposes New Trial For Ex-Goldman Trader
• Brazilian Firms Brace For New Anti-Bribery Enforcement
• NJ High Court Grants Discretion To Stop Racial Jury Shopping
• Ex-News Corp. Journalists Plead Guilty To Hacking Charges
• Taylor Bean Says PwC's Negligent Audits Missed Fraud
• Ex-Madoff Employee Links Defendants To Fraud Conspiracy
• Feds' Insider Trading Obsession Could Outlive SAC Case
• Cuomo's Anti-Graft Probe Devolving Into NY 'Street Brawl'
• UK Court Stomps Challenge To Press Regulation Charter
• Legal Demand Is Up — How Are Law Departments Managing?
• Madoff Trustee OK'd To Seek Out $8B In Customer Funds
• GrayRobinson Brings On Fla. White Collar Firm
• Ex-NFL Player Jailed 37 Months For $2M Tax Fraud Scheme
• DLA Piper Adds Enviro, Energy Pro In Houston And Tampa
• Convicted Rite Aid Exec's Bid To Sue Duane Morris Revived
• A Scorecard Approach To 3rd-Party FCPA Due Diligence
• Ex-Cushing Trader Pleads Not Guilty In Front-Running Case
• IRS, Treasury Dept. Give Financial Cos. New FATCA Advice
• Soldier, Civilian Get Prison Time For Fuel Theft Scheme
• Ex-Chemical Co. President Gets 1 Year In Worker Death Case
• Ex-Navy Contractor Sanctioned For Providing Data To Taiwan
• Barry Bonds Urges 9th Circ. To Rehear Obstruction Case
• Rabobank To Pay $1B Over Libor Scandal As CEO Resigns
• NY Investigators Call Election Law Enforcers Toothless
• Madoff Books 'Ridiculous,' Government Witness Says
• Ex-US Rep. Renzi Gets 3 Years In Corruption Case
• Infomercial Star Out Of Jail After Denying Assets Under Oath
• DOJ Accuses NJ Defense Contractor Of Conspiracy
• Calif. Couple Bilked $1.6M From Medicare, Jury Hears
• Ex-Fumo Treasurer Barred From Offering Theft Defense
• Ex-SAC Capital Manager Wants Galleon Testimony Blocked
• Medicare Fraudster Can't Claim Double Jeopardy: 5th Circ.
• Indicted Philly Traffic Court Judge To Get Suspension Pay
• UK Hacker Indicted In US For Stealing Army, NASA Data
• Dual Citizen Charged Over Alleged Iran Missile Deal
• Ex-BlueWare Workers Seek Back Wages After Bribery Scandal
• Ex-Rep. Renzi Loses Bid For New Trial In Corruption Case
• NJ High Court Tackles State's Duty To Defend Prosecutor
• Florida A&M Student Gets 2 Years For ID, Financial Aid Theft
• Miami Lakes Mayor Pleads Not Guilty To Bribery Charges
• OIG Blasts Philly's Contracting Controls In Scandal's Wake
• Ponzi Schemer Starr's Ch. 7 Trustee Sues Luxury Condo Co.
• 6th Circ. Says Atty DQ Doesn't Nix Obstruction Conviction
• Tax Cos. Escape NJ Lien Bid-Rigging Suit, For Now
• Lessons From 9th Circ.'s Barry Bonds Decision
• JPMorgan May Face Fines Over Madoff Investment Account
• Disbarred Dallas Atty Gets 25 Years For Client Fraud
• Juror Misconduct Strikes Again At Jenkens Atty's Trial
• Health Fraud, Securities Prosecutor Joins Greenberg Traurig
• US, Mexican Regulators Partner To Fight Money Laundering
• Why M&A Due Diligence Won't Prevent An FCPA Violation
• Terrorist Detention Doesn't Violate 6th Amendment: 2nd Circ.
• Navy Kickback Fraudster Should Get 10 Years, US Atty Says
• Stryker Settles FCPA Probe With $13M Payout
• US Atty Unseals New Charges In $200M Tax Fraud Scheme
• NJ Mayor Wants Wiretap Evidence Tossed In Corruption Case
• Madoff Staff Had To Submit Old Stock Prices, Jury Hears
• Ex-Citi Banker's Relative Seeks SEC Obstruction Retrial
• RE Investor Cops To Bid-Rigging In Foreclosure Auctions
• Investor Can Lead SAC Class Action Despite Past Suits
• Texas Lawyer Who Stole From Clients Could Get Life Sentence
• Hardware Co. CEO Cops To Selling DOD Faulty Aircraft Parts
• Former Bristol-Myers Exec Gets 1 Year For Insider Trading
• Jiau Can't Shake Insider Trading Conviction In 2nd Circ.
• 2 Contractors, Ex-Air Force Officer Indicted In Bribery Scheme
• Questions Abound Over Scope Of FIRREA Liability
• US To Share $36M From Money Laundering Case With Panama
• Madoff Paid Programmer To Do His Bidding, Jury Hears
• Two National Guard Members Admit To Recruiting Bonus Scam
• Goldman To Pay Ex-Programmer's Legal Fees In Criminal Suit
• Weight Loss Guru Jailed For Contempt In FTC Feud
• Ex-Penn State Prez Seeks Stay In Libel Suit Against Freeh
• ATM Maker Diebold Shells Out $48M In FCPA Settlement
• Feds Chase History With Eye-Popping JPMorgan Settlement
• NY Atty Gets 2.5 Years For Law Funder Kickback Scheme
• Lights Over Paris Singer Gets 7 Years For $11M Loan Fraud
• 21 Ariz. Air National Guardsmen Indicted In $1.4M Scheme
• Madoff Firm Funded Trips For Employees, Prosecutors Say
• Caesars Under Scrutiny Over Money Laundering Compliance
• UK Authorities Investigating 22 In Libor Case
• Supreme Court Takes On Mortgage Fraud Restitution Case
• NJ High Court Won't Hear Madoff Funds' KPMG Appeal
• How To Prepare Witnesses To Make (Not Break) Your Case
• 8 Steps To Take If Your Company Is Investigated In China
• Trade Group Urges 2nd Circ. To Block Trustee's Suits
• Ex-New Orleans Mayor Nagin Loses Bid To Toss Bribery Case
• 2nd Petters Ponzi Collaborator Gets 15 Years For Fundraising
• Ex-Worker, Husband Sentenced In Pa. Law Firm Hacking
• SAC And Ex-Traders In Chess Match As Feds Close In
• Kohn, Madoff Family Members Freed From $49M UK Suit
• Financial Consultant Gets 3 Years Over $7M Ex-Im Bank Fraud
• The New 'Bad Actor' Provisions: Why The Gloves Don't Fit
• Ex-Pittsburgh Police Chief Cops To Misappropriating Funds
• Ex-Entergy Supervisor Cops To Faking Nuclear Safety Tests
• 2 Cop To Obstruction Over Hidden Jewelry In $1.2B Ponzi Case
• Ex-NASA Contractor Can't Stay Iran Embargo Case: 4th Circ.
• Colo. Farm Owners Blame Auditor For Outbreak In Lawsuit
• DOJ Fights To Shield Leniency Docs In Auto Parts MDL
• Retired Pa. Lawyer Denies $1.7M Tax, Identity Theft Charges
• Ex-Commodities Trader Admits To Running $10M Ponzi Scheme
• Steptoe Lures Former BHP Billiton Compliance Pro
• Ex-Staffers Point Blame At Madoff In Fraud Trial
• Cooperator In PGR Insider Trading Probe Gets Probation
• Blackwater Workers Face New Charges In Iraqi Shooting
• AUO Appeal To Test Foreign Reach Of US Antitrust Laws
• India TV Network Wants Nielsen To Face Corruption Suit In NY
• Keep An Eye On Commercial Bribery In Russia
• 85-Year Fraud Sentences Not 'Cruel And Unusual': 2nd Circ.
• Madoff Staff's Lies Helped $65B Scheme, Prosecutor Says
• SEC Argues For Broader Power Over SIPC Liquidation
• Pa. Developer To Pay $21M In Contractor Restitution
• Sen. Targets EPA Supervisor Over Ex-Employee's Fraud
• Canada's Anti-Corruption Efforts Increase Risk For Cos.
• Jones Day Lands Health Fraud Prosecutor In San Diego
• Ex-NFL Star Accused Of Running Mortgage Fraud With Mom
• NY AG Taps Ex-Bernstein Litowitz Atty For Investor Bureau
• 2 Brothers To Enter Plea Deals In Tainted Cantaloupes Case
• Former BofA Exec Loses Bid To Dismiss Muni Fraud Suit
• DC Circ. Urged To Toss Convictions In $2M USAID Fraud
• 4th Circ. Nixes NYT Reporter's 2nd Bid To Shield Source
• BCI Aircraft Exec Asks For Probation In $50M Fraud Scheme
• NY Graft Panel Readies Subpoenas For Lawmakers' Earnings
• Attys See Little Pain For Prosecutors In AUO Acquittal
• Ex-San Diego Mayor Cops To Battery, False Imprisonment
• Ex-Halliburton Worker Cops To Ditching Deepwater Evidence
• Fla. Atty In Allied Veterans Scheme Plans To Fight Conviction
• Recent Pa. Fracking Charges May Set A New Trend
• Brazil's New Anti-Corruption Law Stirs The M&A Pot
• Petters Partner Gets 17.5 Years For Ponzi Scheme
• Judge Won't Toss Obstruction Case Against Ex-BP Engineer
• Philly Businessman Seeks Leniency Over Investment Fraud
• Kilpatrick Pal Gets 21 Years In Detroit Corruption Case
• Terra Execs Ask 11th Circ. To Curb FCPA's Reach
• The Best Question To Ask Your Potential Outside Counsel
• NY AG Vows Crackdown On 'Insider Trading 2.0'
• Gotham Insurance Off Hook For Developer's $21M Judgment
• AUO Exec Acquitted In Price-Fixing Case
• NY AG Defends $410 Merkin Settlement At 2nd Circ.
• Receiver Asks 11th Circ. To Revive BofA Ponzi Suit
• Copycat UK Whistleblower Law Risks Adopting US Flaws
• Ex-Fla. Health Dept. Worker Says Top Attys Sank Drug Probes
• NYC Candidate Aide Gets 10 Months For Finance Scheme
• Ex-State Health Worker Admits To Illegal Data Breach
• Judge OKs Stay In $115M Philly Sheriff's Office Fraud Row
• Ex-Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick Gets 28 Years For Corruption
• Chicago Sports Auction House Owner Cops To Bidding Plot
• Russia's Answer To FCPA Guidance
• Ex-Senator Rejoins Mintz Levin As Gov't Relations Exec
• Prosecutors Say AUO Exec Drove Price-Fixing 'Getaway Car'
• JPMorgan Pushes To Toss Whistleblower Suit
• Shutdown Delays Rajaratnam Brother's Insider Trading Case
• Fulbright Can't Shake Malpractice Suit Over Petters Scheme
• NJ Judges Say Meals With Indicted Admin Isn't Misconduct
• Trucking Co. Spurns Pilot Flying J Deal, Launches Own Suit
• Ringleader of $10M Petro Investment Scam Gets 30 Years
• Judge Orders Silk Road's Alleged Ringleader To NY
• DA Says It's Apologies Or Jail For Convicted Pa. Justice
• SEC's Admissions Of Wrongdoing Policy: Boon For Insurers?
• Madoff Trustee Seeks High Court OK To Pursue Big Banks
• 8th Circ. Limits Garnishment Of Disability Pay
• 2nd Circ. OKs $35M Judgments, Jail Time In Chase Fraud Case
• Petters Ponzi Partner To Pay $41M After Judge Balks On Total
• Ex-Eli Lilly Scientists Stole $55M In Secrets, Feds Say
• 3rd Circ. Says Gov't Seizure Of Lab's Property Lawful
• 8 More Silk Road Arrests Reported In US, Europe
• Le-Nature's Ex-CEO Says Inept Atty Caused 20-Year Sentence
• 1st Amendment Poses Hurdle For NY 'Revenge Porn' Bills
• Auction Rigging Defendants Lose Bid For Severance
• Jiau Asks 2nd Circ. To Allow Morgan Lewis Complaint
• Gibson Dunn Snags Former Top Colo. Cybercrime Prosecutor
• SEC's Case Against Petters Feeder Fund Heads For Jury
• Ex-Boeing Employee Indicted For Selling Insider Info
• Ex-NJ Housing Official Gets 33 Months Over Corruption Bust
• UK Nixes Press-Sponsored Regulation Proposal
• Ex-Sentinel Exec Admits To Role In $500M Customer Scam
• Patterson Lures Former NY Chief Of DOJ Antitrust Division
• Jones Day Adds Ex-SDNY Civil Frauds Unit Chief
• The Changing Nature Of SEC Enforcement Actions
• Let's Really Consider The Idea Of A 2-Year Law Degree
• High Court Won't Hear Duke Lacrosse Players' Appeal
• High Court Weighs Law Firms' Liability In Stanford Ponzi
• Scruggs Loses High Court Bid To Nix Corruption Conviction
• Assistant Stole Over $300K, Philly Law Firm Founder Says
• Ex-Detroit Mayor's Defense Asks For 15 Years Or Less
• Insider Trader Asks 2nd Circ. To Reverse $7.2M Loss To SEC
• Drastic Changes To Sentencing Guidelines On Horizon
• Herbert Smith Snags White Collar Pro From Cooley LLP
• Trustee Slams K&L Gates As $500M Malpractice Tiff Reignites
• High Court Snubs Appeal Of Abramoff Underling's Conviction
• High Court Nips Review Of Ex-Newark Mayor's Appeal
• Atty Gets 3 Years For Helping Rothstein's Wife Hide Jewelry
• Bank Of England Backs Panel's Individual Liability Push
• NY AG Demands Airbnb Host Info In Short-Stay Crackdown
• NY Pols Say Disseminating 'Revenge Porn' Should Be Felony
• 'Rebecca' Publicist Can't Dodge Producers' Suit
• 53 Convicted In Spain's Largest Corruption Scandal
• Calif. Men Accused Of Selling Fake Damien Hirst Art On Ebay
• Miami Cop Convicted Of Stealing IDs To Get Tax Refunds
• Calif. City Off The Hook For Ex-Manager's Corruption Defense
• The Best Cyberdefense Is A Good Offense
• Fla. Man Guilty Of Ex-Im Bank Fraud Extradited To US
• Chicago-Area School Board Member Cops To Kickback Plot
• Former Ala. Atty Accused Of Bilking $2.8M From Investors
• Frito-Lay Wants $3.3M From Convicted Ex-SK Foods CEO
• 13 Alleged Anonymous Hackers Indicted In Cyberattacks
• Brach Eichler Debuts Criminal Practice With Former NJ AG
• Ex-Tyco Chief Financial Officer Granted Parole
• Fla. Law Firm Sues Taylor Bean Ex-Chair Over Retainer
• Ex-Broker Gets January Trial In IBM Insider Trading Case
• AUO Exec Bragged About Raising LCD Prices, Jury Hears
• Convicted Pa. Justice Looks To Stall Signed Apology Photos
• Gov't Shutdown Stalls FTC's Bid To Jail Infomercial Star
• Prosecutors Seek Stiff Sentence For Ex-Detroit Mayor
• Considerations Before Counseling During Deposition
• Auto Parts Investigations: Lessons From The First 2 Years
• Jefferies Must Pay Former Exec's Legal Fees
• Timing Of Prosecutor Watchdog Bill Stumps Albany Watchers
• 'Fast And Furious' Suit Delayed Until Shutdown Ends
• NJ High Court Upholds Conviction Despite Adjournment Denial
• British Atty Charged In Tax Scheme Allowed To Go To UK
• Judge Mocks US Attorney Bharara's Press Release
• 5 Tips For Leveraging Experts To Optimize Client Value
• 5 Tips For Fending Off Insider Trading Accusations
• Beanie Baby Billionaire Cops To UBS Account Tax Evasion
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Sentence For Money-Laundering Rabbi
• IT Contractor Gets 2 Years For Fraud Against Mayer Brown
• Stanford Investors Accuse Willis Of Aiding $7B Scheme
• DC School Accused Of Paying $3M To Officials' Companies
• Drug Sting Sweeps Up Owner Of Online Marketplace Silk Road
• Jury Acquits NJ Mayor Of Hacking Charges
• DOJ Must Face Legislators' 'Fast And Furious' Suit
• DOJ Criminal Antitrust Fines Top $1B For FY2013
• Fla. Lawyer Escapes 1/3 Of Charges In $300M Gambling Probe
• US Fire Ordered To Cover Madoff Fraud Losses
• US Head Of Czech Truckmaker Cleared Of Bribery Charges
• Ex-Project Manager Convicted For NJ Superfund Kickbacks
• Feds Seek Ex-Mayer Brown Fraudster's Cash And Cars
• Don't Conflate Shutdown And Debt Ceiling Challenges
• EPA Fraudster Pleads 5th Before House Committee
• Saudi Co. Settles With Ex-Bank CEO Over $9B Ponzi Scheme
• 3 Lessons From Canada's First 'FCPA' Trial
• US Government Shuts Down As Funding Fight Goes Nowhere
• Gov't Shutdown Unlikely To Thwart Antitrust Enforcement
• SEC Equipped To Survive Long Shutdown, Agency Vets Say
• BigLaw Braces For Revenue Hit In Federal Shutdown