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White Collar - May, 2014

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• Judge Says Tipsters Who Don't Report To SEC Still Protected
• Feds Investigate Icahn, Golfer Mickelson Over Insider Trading
• Administrative Law Judge OKs Delay in SEC's Cohen Case
• SEC Sues Ex-CFO Of KGW Capital Over Forex Fraud Scheme
• Oil Investor Group Asks High Court To Save $23M Fraud Suit
• NJ AG Worker Gets New Miranda Trial Over Race Harassment
• Texas Atty Gets 20 Years For Oil, Gas Investment Fraud
• Informant's Rap Sheet Off Limits In Lawmaker's Bribery Trial
• Jurors Won't Hear Of Raj Brother's SAC Ties
• 11th Circ. Told $21M Award For Sunk Condo Project Covered
• Pa. Lawyer, Client Charged By Feds In Bankruptcy Fraud
• Ex-Rothstein Partner Pleads Not Guilty To Bribery Charges
• Nixon Peabody Adds Leading FINRA Attorney To NY Office
• Ex-Goldman Director Gupta Will Wait Out Appeal In Prison
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Husch Blackwell's Hayley Hanson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Michael Best's Mary Turke
• Can Bankrupt Law Firms Claw Back 'Unfinished Biz' Profits?
• Corporate Hospitality Is Major Risk Area During World Cup
• Scottrade: Diluting SEC Enforcement's 'Admission' Policy
• Canadian Biometrics Agent Gets 3 Years In Bribery Case
• Ex-DC Council Member Sentenced To 3 Years For Bribery
• US Says Rajaratnam Evidence-'Sandbagging' Claims Baseless
• Judge Unimpressed By $51M Suit Against Andrews Kurth
• SEC Taps WilmerHale Partner As Enforcement Deputy Director
• No Bombshells So Far In NJ Lawmakers' Bridgegate Probe
• Senate Highlights Key Parts Of Trade Secrets Legislation
• Feds Say Tax Shelter Player Deserves Softer Sentence
• DOJ Wants $10B From BNP For Flouting Iran Sanctions
• Criminal Case Against Moreland Panel, Cuomo Highly Unlikely
• House Panel Reveals Details Of DOJ's Operation Choke Point
• Ex-ArthroCare Execs Can't Duck $400M Fraud Charges
• Advice From Counsel: The Emerging E-Discovery Playbook
• Former Army Sgt. Pleads Guilty To Afghanistan Bribery
• White House Slams Cuts In $51B House Spending Bill
• Amid Criticism, Wal-Mart Defends Handling Of FCPA Probes
• Fumo Must Pay $356K More In Restitution, Judge Rules
• Feds Rip Indicted Ex-NYC Councilman's Insanity Defense
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Whyte Hirschboeck's Gina Carter
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Stewart Bernstiel's Bernstiel
• Is It Time To Increase Your Billing Rates?
• 2nd Circ. Again Nixes Claims JPMorgan, Others Aided Madoff
• NJ Bridgegate Panel Defers Port Authority Chief's Testimony
• High-Stakes Litigators Can Cost $1,500 An Hour
• GCs Question If Partners Are Worth The Cost
• Awaiting 2nd Circ., Bharara Asks SEC To Hold Cohen Case
• BigLaw Hourly Rates Dwarf Rivals' Across The Board
• 11th Circ. Upholds Convictions In $7M Stock Fraud Scheme
• Engineer Admits To Stealing Secrets From Becton, Bard
• 2nd Circ. Hands Asbestos Testing Co. New Trial In Fraud Case
• PwC, Citco Escape Madoff Feeder Funds' Fraud Suit
• 5 Insights From Ingram Micro's Lily Hughes
• Fox Rothschild Fraud Suit Heads To Discovery
• Ex-JPMorgan Trader Loses Appeal Of FCA Enforcement
• Gupta Should Wait Out Appeal Behind Bars, Prosecutors Say
• NJ Supreme Court Clarifies Procedure For Jury Waiver
• Philly Union Leader Wants Racketeering Charges Dropped
• Former Hedge Fund Analyst Cops To Insider Trading
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kilpatrick's Mehrnaz Boroumand
• Ex-SAC Trader Martoma Calls For Lenient Sentence
• A Wake-Up Call For Cos. With Corporate Integrity Agreements
• Ex-Thompson Hine Partner Suspended For Tax Conviction
• Ex- New Orleans Mayor Nagin Must Forfeit More Than $500K
• Wal-Mart Criticized Over FCPA Transparency, Exec Pay
• Pa. Hospice Owner Gets 14 Years For Medicare Fraud
• GSK Faces Investigation By UK's Serious Fraud Office
• Gov't Urges High Court To Reject Madoff Trustee Suit
• Ex-Navy Official, Telecom Contractor Indicted In Bribery Probe
• Ex-UBS Banker Lands Probation For Tax Evasion Scheme
• China Accuses US Of 'Unscrupulous' Spying
• Ex-Philly Judges Slam Corruption Charges In Trial Opener
• GrayRobinson Lures Back HMA Atty To Chair Health Group
• Jeopardy Attaches When Jury Is Sworn, High Court Says
• US Opposes Arab Bank Sanctions Appeal Despite Errors
• Tax Attorney General Leaving Department of Justice
• Hacker-Turned-Informant Gets Time Served For Cyberattacks
• High Court Won't Free Investment Managers From Fraud Rap
• California Broker Will Pay SEC $44M For Ponzi Scheme
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Barnes & Thornburg's McGee
• 5 Insights From MetLife General Counsel Ricardo Anzaldua
• Blank Rome Brings Ex-SEC Trial Atty Back To DC Office
• Ex-Lockheed Unit Employee Admits To Afghan Fraud
• New Stream Execs Cop To Conspiracy In Fraud Case
• US Sandbagging Rajaratnam Brother With Evidence, Atty Says
• Malpractice Claim Against Andrews Kurth Could Reach $51M
• Ruderman Ponzi Victims Can Be Paid Before $25M SEC Claim
• House Ethics Panel Yields To DOJ In Tax Probe Of NY Rep.
• Sen. Proposes Sanctions To Fight Foreign Cybertheft
• 2nd Circ. Won't Reconsider Sleepy Suspect's Confession
• Judge Rules Against Last Defendant In $136M FCA Fraud Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Keating Muething's Rachael Rowe
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Shearman's Antonia Stolper
• But Which State-Owned Entities Are Not Instrumentalities?
• China To Scrutinize Tech Firms After US Hacking Charges
• In Policy Shift, DOJ To Record All Interrogations
• Gov't Blasts Rajaratnam Bid To Nix Inside-Trading Evidence
• Ex-McDermott Atty Strikes Plea Deal In Tax Return Case
• Ex-Rothstein Partner Accused Of Political, Bribery Conspiracy
• 11th Circ. Says Lancer Group Fraudster Needs New Sentence
• Andrews Kurth Atty Wanted At $10M Stanford Malpractice Trial
• US Files Suit Against Pa. Hospice Provider In FCA Row
• Japanese Auto Parts Exec Indicted In Price-Fixing Scheme
• Sen. Schumer Calls For WTO Suit Over Chinese Hacking
• 5 Insights From Hewlett-Packard GC John Schultz
• 5th Circ. Overturns Ex-La. Mayor's 22-Year Bribery Sentence
• Ex-Guatemalan Prez Gets Nearly 6 Years For Bribery Scheme
• Ex-Philly Judge Charged With Theft, Conflict Of Interest
• Hinckley Allen Defense Pro Will Rep Shuttered Cuomo Panel
• How To Avoid Botching Your Internal Investigation
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Cohen & Gresser's Bromberg
• NJ High Court Says Atty Records Off-Limits During Cases
• 'Neither Admit Nor Deny' Continues To Draw Controversy
• NJ Mayor Denied En Banc Review Of Corruption Appeal
• Egg Farm Execs Charged Over 2010 Salmonella Outbreak
• 11th Circ. Told Bad Evidence Tainted $7M Stock Fraud Trial
• The Trial Lawyer's Guide To A Winning Direct Examination
• Tax Fraudster's Legal Malpractice Suit Gets Nixed
• Peanut Corp. CEO Wants Salmonella Victims Off Limits At Trial
• Ex-Rothstein CFO Pleads Guilty To Aiding Ponzi Scheme
• No Easy Win For IRS In Madoff Account Tax-Refund Dispute
• 5 Insights From Caterpillar Chief Legal Officer Jim Buda
• WilmerHale Snags Ex-White House Counsel For DC Office
• UK Appellate Court Ruling Allows Libor Cases To Proceed
• Ex-Bronx Assemblyman Gets 3 Years For Bribery Scheme
• Convicted Recruiter Ordered To Pay Most Of KFI's Legal Bill
• Freeh Says Ex-Penn State Prez Should File Libel Complaint
• Chicago Lawyer Denies Role In Alleged $23M Mortgage Plot
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Blank Rome's Linsey Bozzelli
• 2 Plead Guilty In $15M JPMorgan, PayPal Hacking Scheme
• 5 Takeaways From Credit Suisse's $2.6B Tax Evasion Fine
• Bridgegate Panel Probes Christie Endorsement Snub
• Disbarred Texas Atty Pleads Guilty To Ch. 13 Forgery
• 11th Circ. Leaves Room For Debate Over FCPA 'Instrumentality'
• UK Lawyer Disbarred For KBR-Related Bribery Scheme
• Disbarred Minn. Atty Pleads Guilty To Employment Tax Fraud
• Ex-Navy Officer Admits Leaking Info To Foreign Contractor
• The No-Nonsense New Yorker: Justice Jeffrey K. Oing
• 3 Ex-WellCare Execs Sentenced For Medicaid Fraud
• 5 Insights From Prudential General Counsel Susan Blount
• Tax Court Takes On Terrorists, Discusses Whistleblowers
• Fla. Jury Acquits Man Of Brokering Uranium Deal With Iran
• Fla. Bar Wants Atty Indicted For $21M Scheme Suspended
• Rothstein Associate Gets 5 Years For Role In $1.2B Scheme
• Ex-White House Counsel Rejoins Latham & Watkins In DC
• Pa. Appeals Court Urged To Revive Sprague Libel Suit
• Conservative Filmmaker Cops To Campaign Finance Charge
• KBR Case Is A Reminder To Protect Internal Investigations
• Ex-Va. Gov. McDonnell, Wife Can't Escape Corruption Claims
• Jiau Can't Unseal Files Amid Malpractice Case: 2nd Circ.
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Troutman Sanders' Amie Colby
• Chinese Hacking Charges Spur Cos. To Turn To US Gov't
• DOJ, Plaintiffs Face High Bar To Pursue GM In-House Attys
• French Appeals Court Partially Nixes Vivendi CEO Conviction
• Ex-WellCare CEO Gets 3 Years For Medicaid Fraud
• North Miami Mayor Charged In $8M Mortgage Fraud Plot
• NJ Atty Disbarred For Concealing $500M Bayou Ponzi Scheme
• 5 Insights From Microsoft Deputy GC David Howard
• Credit Suisse Pays $2.6B, Pleads Guilty In Tax Evasion Case
• NJ Justices Clarify Warrantless Search Rules For Co-Tenants
• Judges' Graft Trial Stalls As Philly Gets New Traffic Unit
• US, Blackwater Guards Press To Limit Evidence At Trial
• SEC To Lean On 'Controlling Persons' Law In Fraud Cases
• Trout Cacheris Adds White-Collar Vet Janis As Named Partner
• Defunct Calif. Mortgage Co. Settles FHA Fraud Claims
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Zelle's Judy Langevin
• FBI Hits Blackshades Owner With Hacking, Fraud Charges
• US Charges Chinese Officers With Hacking Alcoa, Others
• US Attorney Mulls High Court Bid In AT&T Data Breach Case
• Screening Co. Wrongly Reported Bail-Poster As Felon: Suit
• Bribing Gov't-Owned Cos. Triggers FCPA Liability: 11th Circ.
• Judge Skeptical Of Remanding Fake Giants Memorabilia Suit
• Sky Capital Players' Convictions For $140M Fraud Upheld
• Pa. Judge's Defense In Traffic Court Case Shot Down
• Chicago Developer, Affiliates Indicted In $23M Mortgage Plot
• Wife Of Accused TelexFree Schemer Held After Flight Attempt
• Ex-Ga. Football Coach Ducks Charges In $80M Ponzi Scheme
• More Charges Dropped Against Rajaratnam Brother
• Ex-Cadillac Ranch Owners, Operators Cop To Tax Charges
• ABA Opens Doors For Reviewing Jurors' Social Media
• Nifty Fifty's Accountant Charged In $15M Tax Fraud Crackdown
• Ex-NY Senate Leader Joe Bruno Beats Bribery Charges
• Feds Say Fumo Should Pay Another Fine In Fraud Case
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Frost Brown Todd's Beth Naylor
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Genova's Kathleen Einhorn
• A Victory For Crime Victims In 11th Circ.
• SAC's Steinberg Sentenced To 3 1/2 Years In Prison
• Ex-Aviation Fuel Exec Gets 50 Months For Kickback Scheme
• SAC's Steinberg Loses Acquittal Bid In Insider Trading Case
• Ex-UBS Bankers Denied Retrial Over Muni Bid-Rigging
• Law Practice Is Evolving Via 'Legal Project Management'
• 2nd Circ. Newman Ruling Looms Over Latest SAC Sentencing
• Ex-Owner Of Bankrupt Mexicana Airlines Seeks Asylum In US
• Former Trenton Mayor Gets 58 Months For Bribery Scheme
• Obama Critic Loses Bid To Ditch Campaign Finance Charges
• More Health Cos., Execs To Face Fraud Charges, DOJ Says
• Fla. High Court OKs New Discovery Rule For Criminal Attys
• The Future Of FCPA Hybrid Monitorships
• Poker Mavens Aren't Bluffing With Borgata Phony Chips Suit
• 5 Insights From Aetna General Counsel William Casazza
• Atty Indicted In NJ For Client Advertising Scheme
• DOJ 'Fast And Furious' Privilege Overreaches, Lawmakers Say
• Ex-Qualcomm Directors Plead Not Guilty To Insider Trading
• FHFA Chief Denies Threatening Former Agency Director
• Senate OKs Morgan Lewis Atty To Lead DOJ's Criminal Unit
• 2nd Circ. Skeptical Of Unsealing Jiau Insider Trading Files
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Lowenstein's Sharon Levine
• Chicago Official Took Bribes For $124M Contracts, Feds Say
• NY Judge Blasts Ex-Magyar Execs' Silence In FCPA Case
• 5 Insights From Cisco General Counsel Mark Chandler
• New Commutation Guidance Presents Opportunities For Relief
• SAC Trader Asks To Cut Jail Term In Insider Trading Case
• Gibson Dunn Bridgegate Report Has Errors, Stepien Says
• Ex-Sony Open Promoter Pleads Guilty To Ticket Sale Fraud
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kilpatrick's Audra Dial
• Citigroup Fires 11 In Mexico Over $400M Loan Fraud
• Holland & Knight Nabs 2 White Collar Pros From Boutique
• Christie Spokesman Denies Bridgegate Involvement
• Feds Charge 90 For $260M Of False Billings To Medicare
• The Tenacious Technocrat: Judge Francis Allegra
• Ex-Dewey Employee Wants His Case Severed From Execs'
• Kazakhstan City Sues Ex-Mayor Over $300M Fraud, Laundering
• Fla. Sheriff Cops To Aiding Rothstein's $1.2B Scheme
• 5 Insights From MassMutual General Counsel Mark Roellig
• Rajaratnam Brother Wants Wiretaps Excluded From Trial
• Negligence Charges Filed Over Fatal Quebec Train Crash
• In The Family: Insider Trading And Broken Relationships
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Butler Snow's Christy Jones
• Ex-Qualcomm Sales Directors Hit With Insider Trading Charges
• 4th Circ. Says Whistleblower Firing Doesn't Violate SOX
• When Your Health Care Fraud Case Is A Parallel Proceeding
• Investment Opportunities, Corruption Risks In Nigeria
• McGuireWoods Scores FCPA Pro From Latham & Watkins
• TelexFree Exec Accused In $1B Scam Not A Fugitive, Atty Says
• 5 Insights From UPS Chief Legal Officer Teri McClure
• Tax Lien Co.'s Ex-Exec Cops To NJ Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Ex-Sentinel CEO, Claiming Jury Laziness, Urges Acquittal
• Ex-Jenkens & Gilchrist Boss Groans About $180M Forfeiture
• Judge Paves Way For End Of Madoff Trustee's Clawback Suits
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Meyer Suozzi's Lois Schlissel
• Paterno Estate Renews Discovery Push In PSU Fine Fight
• Feds Indict Attys, Banker For $30M NY Mortgage Fraud Plot
• SAC's Steinberg Deserves At Least 5 Years, Prosecutors Say
• Inside DC Circ. Oral Arguments In KBR Privilege Case
• Convict Doc Takes Beef With Judge-Juror Talks To High Court
• Boeing Subcontractor Pleads Guilty To Buying Insider Info
• Clawback Suit Says Hedge Fund Was Aware Of Ponzi Scheme
• Swiss Asset Manager To Pay $4.4M In Tax Evasion Deal
• Exonerated Sports Agency Worker Says Co. Lied To DA
• Ex-PetroTiger CEO Indicted For FCPA Violations
• Balancing The Cost Of Legal Research Investments
• Treasury Warns Taxpayers To Work On FATCA Compliance
• Ex-Blackwater Guard Faces Murder Charge For Iraq Massacre
• SAC Trader's Estranged Friend Asks Judge For Leniency
• Testwell Execs Can't Escape Corruption Rap, NY Court Says
• Goldman Sachs' Hiring Practices Probed For FCPA Violations
• Blank Rome Adds Ex-Edwards Wildman Partner In NY, NJ
• Former EBay Exec Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kasowitz's Linda Kornfeld
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Frandzel Robins' Pat Trendacosta
• Flatotel Tax Evaders On Hook For $186M Judgment
• Rising Star: Shearman & Sterling's Christopher LaVigne
• MBC Founder's Partner Pleads Guilty To Aiding $837M Scam
• Ex-Peanut Corp. Exec Pleads Guilty In Deadly Salmonella Case
• Real Estate Developer Admits Guilt In $50M Securities Fraud
• Don't Expect Any Future FATCA Extensions, IRS Says
• Ex-CDR Workers Avoid Jail After Muni Bond Bid-Rigging Probe
• 5 Insights From Sprint General Counsel Charlie Wunsch
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Brinks' Laura Beth Miller
• Convicted Ex-Jenkens Atty Loses Bid For Retrial
• Rand Paul Promises To Filibuster FATCA Treaties
• An Important Lesson From Bridgegate Internal Investigation
• Rebuttal: Mandatory Pro Bono Is Needed
• Janus Ruling Doesn't Apply To Criminal Cases: 4th Circ.
• So Your Company Is Breaching Antitrust Laws -- What Now?
• House Holds IRS' Lerner In Contempt For Silence On Scandal
• Contractor Convicted In $136M DOT Scam To Pay Full Fine
• NJ Bridgegate Panel Subpoenas Christie Political Adviser
• ACLU Sues Christie Over Post-'Bridgegate' Record Requests
• Lobbyist In Fla. Corruption Case Pleads Guilty
• Ex-NJ Prosecutor Denied Grand Jury Docs In Termination Row
• SEC Wins $55M Judgment Against Amerindo Fraudsters
• NYC Councilman Charged With Stealing Funds And Grants
• Congress Rips EPA For Not Firing Porn-Watching Employee
• NCAA Says Paterno Can't Elbow In To Penn State Sanctions
• Ex-Peanut Corp. Exec To Change Plea In Salmonella Case
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Munsch Hardt's Deborah Perry
• NJ AG's Office Outsourced Investigations To Insurers: Suit
• Rising Star: Irell & Manella's Marshall Camp
• 5 Insights From News Corp. GC Gerson Zweifach
• Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Winston Chan
• 11th Circ. Revives Wells Fargo $30M Ponzi Scheme Row
• FHFA Chief Faces Felony For Threatening Ex-Agency Head
• Calif. Ambulance Co. Owners Sentenced In $7M Medicare Plot
• US Fire Stuck With $2M Tab For Armored Car Scheme
• Bank Exec Charges Would Add Bite To DOJ's Bark
• Ex-Universal Express CEO Gets 3 Years For Stock Scheme
• Ex-Christie Staffer Doubts Kelly Was Bridgegate Architect
• Employment Taxes: Officers' Personal Liability Pitfall
• Elder Statesman Of The Capital Court: Judge Paul Friedman
• Ex-PSU Chief Urges Court To OK Bad Faith Prosecution Suit
• ITAR Violations: Mistake Or Willful Act?
• Fla. Atty Appeals 5-Year Sentence For $1M Fraud Against Tribe
• NJ High Court Tackles 5th Amendment Jury Charge
• Singapore Latest To Reach Tax Info-Sharing Deal With US
• Former Tadano Counsel Gets 40 Years For Embezzling $9M
• Fla. Doctor Charged In $7M Medicare Surgery Fraud
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Blank Rome's Carol Joseph
• 5 Insights From Archer Daniels Midland GC Cameron Findlay
• Think Like A Screenwriter: 5 Tips For Trial Lawyers
• SEC Chair White Aims To Avoid Sophomore Slump
• Convicted Ponzi Schemer Pleads Not Guilty To New Charges
• Rothstein Fund Trustee Says $54M Deal Bars Investor Suit
• Encana Puts Up $5M To Settle Oil Lease Antitrust Charges
• Ex-Newark Mayor's Book Prompts Defamation Suit
• LeClairRyan Scores Ex-CMS Official For Md. Office
• Rising Star: Barnes & Thornburg's Jason Barclay
• NJ Judge Accused Of Taunts, Ear-Pulling Denies Wrongdoing
• 5 Insights From AIG General Counsel Tom Russo
• Ex-Pa. Justice's Recusal Bid Axed In Corruption Appeal
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bracewell's Dee Martin
• Holder Vows No Bank Is 'Too Big To Jail' As Charges Loom
• Investment Managers Ask Justices To Nix Fraud Convictions
• High Court Clarifies Mortgage Fraud Restitution Rules
• Restaurateur Takes Tax-Evasion Conviction To High Court
• Ex-Port Authority Head Says No To Bridgegate Subpoena
• Jury Fight, Civility Code Sink Conviction In NJ
• NJ Court Won't Revive Charges Over Official's Legal Costs
• IRS To Treat 2014, 2015 As FATCA Transition Years
• Manhattan DA Forms New Public Corruption Unit
• NY Papa John's Franchisor To Pay State For Tax Fraud
• Citi Says Feds Are Probing $400M Fraud Against Banamex
• Ex-Fla. Hospital Director Gets 6 Years For $70M Medicare Fraud
• Rising Star: Akin Gump's Raphael Prober
• GM To Face Tougher DOJ In Wake Of $1.2B Toyota Deal
• Ex-Unisys Manager, Girlfriend Admit To TSA Kickback Scheme
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fine Kaplan's Bobbi Liebenberg
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hiscock's Connie Cahill
• Siemens Won't Be Top FCPA Settlement For Much Longer
• Israel Enters Into Tax-Sharing Deal With US
• Feds Drop 2 Counts In Rajaratnam Brother's Indictment
• Tiger Woods Charity Accused Of Keeping Stanford Funds
• RI Real Estate Atty To Serve 4 1/2 Years For Embezzlement
• Best In-House Practices To Mitigate Cross-Border Risks
• Feds Say Banker Helped Americans Conceal Israeli Accounts
• Rothstein Associate Gets 5 Years For Aiding $1.2B Scheme
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McManis' Sharon Kirsch
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: BatesCarey's Maria Enriquez
• Avon To Shell Out $135M To End FCPA Probes