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White Collar - November, 2013

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• Lowball Contract Bid Under Scrutiny In Navy Bribe Scandal
• SAC's Steinberg Knew About Dell Source, Witness Testifies
• Fla. Court Allows Mitigated Sentence For Restitution Payment
• Former HMA Exec Charged With Obstructing Investigation
• A Snapshot Of In-House Counsel Compliance In 2014
• Former GE Execs Freed From Prison After Convictions Nixed
• NY GOP Group Makes Deal On Anti-Graft Subpoenas
• Ex-Illinois Commissioner To Be Jailed For Tax Evasion
• Ex-NJ Atty General Jeffrey Chiesa Rejoins Wolff & Samson
• Pa. High Court Rejects Convicted Ex-Legislator's Appeal
• 2nd Circ. Upholds $80M Fairfield Sentry Settlement
• Fla. Atty Found Guilty Of $1M Fraud Against Seminoles
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sidley's Sara Brody
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morgan Lewis' Grace Speights
• Top NY Court Upholds Toss Of Daily News Libel Case
• Phony Doctor Sentenced In $19M NJ Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Carbon Fiber Merchant Gets 3 Months For China Export
• Key Witness Takes Stand Against SAC's Steinberg
• Kerns Pearlstine Name Partner Accused Of Raping Paralegal
• Toyo Tire To Shell Out $120M Over DOJ Antitrust Charges
• Alleged Sandusky Conspirator Says Atty Breached Privilege
• 'Fat Leonard' To Be Held Without Bail In Navy Brass Bribe Plot
• DOJ Names New Criminal Enforcement Deputy Assistant AG
• Ex-JPMorgan Manager Cops To Laundering $50M For Crime Op
• Weatherford Units Plead Guilty In $253M Bribery, Export Pact
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Mayer Brown's Libby Raymond
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Reed Smith's Colleen Davies
• NJ Fraudster Can't Take Back Guilty Plea In $200M Scheme
• Pa. State Rep.'s Aide Gets 18 Mos. In Traffic-Judge Fraud Plot
• Recovery Now Available To Madoff Feeder Fund Victims
• Madoff Trustee Asks 2nd Circ. To Allow 6-Year Lookback
• Jones Day Adds Former AUSA, PL Pro In Cleveland
• Contractor Charged With Murder In Philly Building Collapse
• Ponzi Schemer Rothstein Ordered To Appear At Atty's Trial
• Ex-Bank of Choice CEO Settles Securities Fraud Charges
• Cuomo Rips NY Lawmakers Fighting Graft Panel Subpoenas
• Credit Suisse Settles For $3.4M With WG Trading Receiver
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hogan Lovells' Janet McDavid
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: DLA Piper's Lisa Haile
• Two Plead Guilty To Role In Massive $65M Income Tax Fraud
• Jury Finds 3 Men Guilty Of Fraud In CityTime Scandal
• Wiretap Evidence Allowed In NJ Mayor's Corruption Case
• Wife Can't Block Seizure Of Fraudster's Accounts: 2nd Circ.
• Credit Suisse Criticized As Banker Gets 30 Month Sentence
• Feds Want Ex-Wells Fargo Exec Added To Bank Fraud Case
• Judge Won't Recuse Himself From Lancer Clawback Suit
• 5th Circ. Affirms Conviction Of $14M Bank Fraudster
• NY Lawmakers Challenge Anti-Graft Subpoenas In Court
• Ex-White Sox Scout Gets 8 Months In Kickback Scheme
• White Collar MVP: Bracewell & Giuliani's Marc Mukasey
• Owner, Salesman Convicted For $5M Time-Share Resale Fraud
• Horse Trainers, Track Employee Charged With Fraud In Pa.
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Norton Rose's Jane Smith
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jones Day's Mary Ellen Powers
• JPMorgan GC Blasts Use Of Overlapping Enforcement Actions
• Utah AG Ends Brief, Scandal-Plagued Tenure
• State-Mandated Student Pro Bono Programs Are Inefficient
• Cooperator Links Steinberg Analyst To 'Corrupt Network'
• Madoff Trustee's $800M Deal With Major Investor Scrapped
• Chicago-Area Water Officials Dodge Jail Time For Well Scheme
• Alleged Silk Road Founder Loses Bid For Bail
• Ex-Needham CFO Cops To Embezzling $1M
• White Collar MVP: Chadbourne's Abbe David Lowell
• International Anti-Corruption Efforts Are Here To Stay
• Aircraft Repair Co. Owner Can't Shoot Down Guilty Verdict
• SEC Sues Another Tipper In Galleon Insider Trading Scheme
• Ex-Prosecutor Joins Chicago Litigation Boutique MoloLamken
• 5 Questions For Former US Sen. Ted Kaufman
• 2 More Execs Indicted In Auto Parts Price-Fixing Probe
• Ex-Wilson Sonsini Atty Disbarred Over $37M Trading Scheme
• 3 Takata Execs Cop To Seatbelt Price-Fixing Scheme
• Davis Polk Nabs Ex-US Atty For White Collar Group In DC
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Weil's Mindy Spector
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hunton & Williams' Sandy Collins
• Fla. Atty Pleads Guilty In $137M Investment Fraud Scheme
• Ex-Naval Contractor Ordered To Pay $18M In Bribery Case
• Lloyd's Seeks End To Coverage Suit Over $16M ATM Theft
• Feds Seek $103M From Fugitive Loan Broker For SBA Cons
• SAC Manager Sought 'Illegal Edge' In Trading, Jurors Hear
• Cardiologist Gets 6 Years, $19M Sentence For Health Fraud
• NJ Court Won't Let Mayor Skirt Misconduct Prosecution
• How Some Attorneys Succeed Where The 'Elite' Fail
• No CFAA Liability For Exploit Of Poker Software Bug
• White Collar MVP: Dechert's Andrew Levander
• Ex-Mayor Of Calif. City Cops To Lying To FBI Over Bribes
• 'Real Housewives' Stars Deny New Fraud Charges
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morgan Lewis' Jami McKeon
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sidley's Sara Gourley
• FCPA Is 'Fertile Ground' For Whistleblowers: SEC Official
• Trader Gets 2 1/2 Years For $1B Apple Stock Fraud Scheme
• Ex-GE Execs Tell 2nd Circ. Bid-Rigging Charges Were Late
• Ex-Madoff Controller Testifies Against Former Co-Workers
• 11th Circ. Won't Toss Convictions In Deepwater Fund Fraud
• $13B JPMorgan Deal Raises Stakes For DOJ In Criminal Probe
• Vorys To Pay Ohio City $3M To Resolve Corruption Claims
• Regulators Likely To Use $13B JPMorgan Deal As Template
• FATCA Compliance Uncertainties Keep Lawyers Up At Night
• FCPA Crackdown Relies On Business Attys, Deputy AG Says
• Ex-CFTC Official Says Parallel Proceedings Will Increase
• DOJ Charges 6 Investors In NJ Tax Lien Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Supreme Court Seeks Middle Ground For Whistleblowers
• Proposed UK Law Would Send Negligent Doctors To Jail
• SEC Examiner Arrested Over Prohibited Stock Holdings
• Expect More Big FCPA Cases In 2014: DOJ, SEC Officials
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Miller Canfield's Megan Norris
• Expert Deposition Tips For Young Lawyers
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Buchanan's Wendy Newton
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Rajaratnam Appeal
• Former Philippines First Lady's Aide Convicted In Art Heist
• NJ High Court Urged To Revive Verdict In Counsel Choice Row
• Top Official At Venezuelan State Bank Admits To Bribes
• Sentence Stayed For Convicted Ex-Pa. High Court Justice
• Iranian-US Citizen Gets 4 Years For Violating Sanctions
• NY Regulators Turn Their Attention To Bitcoin
• Winning Or Losing Your Case In The Blink Of An Eye
• 9 Firms Surge Onto GC All-Stars List
• 'Real Housewives Of NJ' Stars Face More Fraud Charges
• Skadden The Firm Most Loved By General Counsel
• 9 Top Firms Tumble From List Of GC Favorites
• 3 Pharmacists Suspended For Painkiller Distribution Ring
• NY DFS Prepares Real-Time Banking Cyberthreat Survey
• EU Commissioner Wants Legal Options For US Spy Targets
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• More Firms Get Serious About Keeping GCs Happy
• When It Comes To Law Firms, Size Doesn't Matter, GCs Say
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Irell & Manella's Andra Greene
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Thompson & Knight's Emily Parker
• Prosecutors Can't Stay Civil Suit Against SAC Exec
• NJ Construction Co. Owner Admits To Role In Bid-Rigging
• Fla. Contractor Takes Bribery Conviction To Supreme Court
• Ex-El Paso Prosecutor Denies Cash-For-Dismissal Scheme
• SAC Analyst To Say He Hid Insider Trading From Authorities
• Stratfor Hacker's Sentence Signals Cyberattack Crackdown
• Pryor Cashman Adds Asset Forfeiture, Art Law Pro From DOJ
• Pa. Gov.'s Computergate Prosecution Was Malicious, Suit Says
• Feds Want Kilpatrick To Pay $4.5M For RICO Convictions
• Man Gets 3 Years For Role In Illegal Chinese Honey Imports
• Calif. Sen. Says Feds Retaliated For Refusal To Wear Wire
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Quarles & Brady's Kim Johnson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Duane Morris' Dominica Anderson
• Anonymous-Linked Stratfor Hacker Gets 10 Years
• Tom Hanks' Insurance Broker Gets 2 Years For Fraud
• Ex-Level Global Manager Cops To $2.5M Insider Trading Plot
• The Month Of Physician Convictions
• Problems With Kosovo's Criminal Copyright Enforcement
• Takeaways From Stryker's FCPA Settlement
• Senators Urged To Strengthen Antitrust Punishments
• 11th Circ. Rejects Ex-Fla. Politician's Bribery Appeal
• Excess Insurers Gain Another Ally On Exhaustion Question
• SEC's White Says More Trials In Agency's Future
• Prosecutors Blast Indicted NJ Mayor's Bid To Nix Wiretaps
• Ex-FBI Agent Gets 3 1/2 Years In Prison For Leak To AP
• Doc Block: Ex-SAC Trader Slams Feds In Discovery Row
• Accused State Dept. Leaker Can't Extract Info From DOJ
• Rajaratnam's Tax Shelter Helper Wants Award Payment Help
• SAC Exec To Testify At Steinberg's Insider Trading Trial
• NBA Players Union's Money Man Cops To Fraud
• 11th Circ. Throws Book At Convicted 'Self-Help' Tax Fraudsters
• How Canadian High Court Ruling Will Impact Warrants
• Fla. High Court Suspends Ex-Rothstein Partner For 91 Days
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Restitution For Late Guidepoint Blackmailer
• Pa. AG Calls Sandusky's Supreme Court Appeal Meritless
• Liechtenstein To Join OECD Tax Info Treaty
• Quellos Loses Appeal In Feud With Excess Insurers
• Couple Cops Guilty Plea Over Defense Contractor Scheme
• Prosecutors Ask 7th Circ. To Keep Blagojevich Locked Up
• NHL Players' Investment Adviser Indicted In $15M Fraud
• NJ Men Cop To Insider Trading With Celgene, Stryker Stock
• 5 US Banks Ordered To Deliver Docs On Foreign Accounts
• Ex-Fla. Mayor, Lobbyist Plead Guilty To Kickback Scheme
• 1 More Thing To Keep GCs Awake At Night
• Broker Sues US Bank Over $200M Peregrine Theft
• Jury Finds Infomercial Star Trudeau Guilty Of Contempt
• More Navy Brass Could Fall Under Bribery Scandal's Shadow
• Jackson Lewis Adds Asst. US Atty To New White Collar Group
• Kim Rothstein Gets 18 Months For Hiding $1M In Jewelry
• Madoff Employee Gave Fake Docs, Accountant Says
• Freeh Argues Against Stay In Spanier Libel Suit
• Duke Lacrosse Players' DNA Search Suit Fails In High Court
• Compliance Lessons From SAC Capital
• Hungary Latest To Sign OECD Tax-Avoidance Agreement
• Ex-Capitol Staffer Asks DC Circ. To Nix Conspiracy Verdict
• SEC's White Says $600M SAC Insider Trading Deal Was Fair
• NYPD Detective Pleads Guilty To Hacking Officers' Emails
• 5th Circ. Affirms $10M Medicare Fraud Convictions, Sentences
• Vehicle Bug Must Start In Warrant's Jurisdiction: DC Circ.
• Libor Ruling To Spur More Rate-Fixing Suits
• Quinn Emanuel Adds Ex-Cleary White Collar Pro In DC
• Former Texas Judge Jailed, Disbarred For Hiding Evidence
• SAC Capital Cops To Insider Trading, Judge Mulls $1.2B Deal
• Steptoe Hires Former US Atty To Bolster White Collar Team
• Attys Warn Of Blowback As Feds Demand More Admissions
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Top Guns From 58 Firms
• Cravath Snags Ex-Head Of DOJ's Oil Spill Task Force
• Judge Rips TV Pitchman's Atty For Wasting Jury's Time
• McCarter & English Adds Securities Ace To Newark Office
• Tips For Surviving Brazil's Anti-Corruption Crackdown
• 3rd Navy Official Arrested, Charged In Bribery Scheme
• Fla. High Court Limits Subpoenas For Out-Of-State Cos.
• J&J To Pay $400M Over Criminal Charge In Risperdal Case
• Wyeth, Elan Investors Slam $1.2B SAC Plea Bargain
• Kickbacks Earn Ex-NY Hospital CEO 18-Month Prison Term
• 'Brother Jerry Love' Gets 13 Years For $100M Tax Scam
• Nation's 4th-Largest Tax Prep Service Shuttered For Fraud
• Canadian High Court Backs Specific Warrants For Computers
• 4th Circ. Stays Case Over Reporter's Bid To Shield Source
• Bracewell & Giuliani Adds DOJ Vet To White Collar Bench
• Therapist Convicted In $55M Medicare Fraud Gets 10 Years
• Feds Seek Citibank, BNYMellon Records In Tax Dodge Dragnet
• FCPA Risks For Franchisors
• Successful Law Firms Retrench During Downturns
• Calif. Supplement Maker Hawked Absent Ingredient, Suit Says
• Feds, Steinberg Want Jurors Questioned On $1.2B SAC Pact
• Isley Bros. Founder Loses Bid To Reinstate $9M Tax Accord
• 3 Key Contractor Suspension Cases To Watch
• Analyst To Plead Guilty In SAC Insider Trading Case
• Convicted Ex-Pa. Justice Wins Stay On Signed Apology Letters
• Vendor Admits Tax Fraud In $3M Pepsi Commission Scheme
• Gov't Has Wrong Man In Silk Road Case, Atty Says
• ADM Ends Internal FCPA Probe As Settlement Talks Continue
• Citigroup Denies Fault For Ex-Salomon Head's Secretary Theft
• Early Steps — And Missteps — In Internal Investigations
• Pa.'s New Era Of Strict Enviro Criminal Liability
• Why High Stakes Legal Failures Happen
• Gibson Dunn Draws Leading DOJ Antitrust Enforcer
• $1.2B SAC Insider Trading Deal Gets Past 1st Judge
• Convicted Ex-Pa. Rep.'s Prosecutorial Misconduct Suit Nixed
• Community Input Steers Southern Union's New Criminal Fine
• Judge Hints $1.2B SAC Deal Will Face Close Scrutiny
• Former O'Melveny Atty Takes Over As DHS General Counsel
• Andorra Joins Exchange To Combat Tax Avoidance
• Gupta Challenges $14M Insider Trading Fine In 2nd Circ.
• Citing $2B J&J Deal, Pa. Pol Floats State False Claims Act
• Senate Passes Antitrust Whistleblower Protection Bill
• Justices Reinstate Long Sentence Despite Bad Counsel Claim
• Sprague Can't Prove Philly Paper Libeled Him, Judge Says
• 11th Circ. Backs Preparers' $15M Tax Fraud Conviction
• DOJ Strikes 37th Plea Deal In Real Estate Bid-Rig Probe
• Money Laundering Charges In FCPA Cases Bring Unique Risks
• Weatherford To Pay $250M To Settle US Corruption Probes
• Hedge Fund Chief Asks 2nd Circ. To Nix Conviction
• Feds Back SAC's Cohen Into Corner With $1.2B Plea Deal
• SEC Denied Quick Win In IBM Insider Trading Case
• With $2B J&J Deal, FCA Proves It's Still The Anti-Fraud King
• DOJ Says BCI Aircraft Exec Deserves Prison For $50M Scheme
• $1.2B SAC Deal Shows NY Prosecutor At The Top Of His Game
• J&J's $2.2B Deal A Last Hurrah For Off-Label Crackdown
• Atty, Pellicano Ask 9th Circ. To Toss Wiretap Convictions
• Ill. Official's 19-Year Sentence Too Harsh, 7th Circ. Told
• Pa. Atty Admits To Scamming Elderly Clients Out Of $3M
• Pa. Rep. Seeks To Introduce Insurance Fraud Reform
• Takeaways From Diebold's FCPA Settlements
• J&J Inks $2.2B Settlement For Off-Label Marketing, Kickbacks
• SAC Capital To Plead Guilty To Insider Trading, Pay $1.2B
• Gov't Workers Union Leader Gets House Arrest For Theft
• Elan Investors Say SAC Should Admit Insider Trading In Plea
• Private Equity Gets The FCPA Limelight
• JPMorgan Subpoenaed Over Asian Hiring Practices
• Ex-Navy Engineer Gets 10 Years For $18M Kickback Scheme
• Sandusky Takes Conviction Appeal To Pa. Supreme Court