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White Collar - December, 2018

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• 5 Most-Read Legal Industry Guests Of 2018
• Feds Blast Ex-Platinum Execs' Misconduct Claims
• UBS Agrees To Pay States $68M Over Libor Rigging
• CFTC, Ex-UBS Trader Unveil $100K Spoofing Settlement
• Low-Level Tippee Gets 3 Months In BofA Insider-Trade Case
• Venable Adds Veteran Trial Atty As Partner In LA Office
• Ex-Alstom Exec Jailed On Bribery Charges At London Court
• Rep. Trey Gowdy To Rejoin Nelson Mullins Post-Politics
• Microcap Co. CEO Gets Over 4 Years For Securities Fraud
• Soccer Org Denied $1.8M Restitution In FIFA Bribery Case
• Trump Fraud Accusers Can Stay Anonymous, Judge Says
• Libor Prosecutors Told To Sift Their Work From Paul Weiss'
• City Of Cleveland's Construction Chief Charged With Extortion
• Judge Raps Quinn Emanuel Trial Preparedness In Fraud Case
• Convicted Ex-Barclays Trader Told To Pay Up In Euribor Case
• Wray Earned $5.1M Since Leaving King & Spalding For FBI
• Sen. Aide Sentenced To 2 Months In Prison For Lying To FBI
• Barr Claimed Rules, Probes 'Grind Companies Into The Dust'
• Feds Can Appeal Georgeson Advisers Double Jeopardy Ruling
• Ex-Judge Convicted Of Mortgage Fraud Gets 1 Year In Prison
• Ex-Silicon Valley Exec Gets 3 Years For $1.5M Investor Fraud
• The Biggest Privacy & Cybersecurity Stories Of 2018
• Sunoco Defends Pa. Pipeline As DA Launches Criminal Probe
• Chinese Nationals Charged In Huge Cyberintrusion Campaign
• NY Trial Judge Won't Toss Weinstein Sex-Assault Indictment
• Broker-Dealer Admits It Ignored Signs Of Scott Tucker's Fraud
• Ch. 7 Trustee Seeks To Recover Ex-Transmar Exec's Wages
• Russian 'Thief-In-Law' Gets 45 Years In Boxing Champ Case
• Bitcoin Felon Looks To Ditch Winklevoss Bros.' Fraud Suit
• Ex-Goldman Sachs Banker Cops To Insider Trading
• 2 More Ex-Wilmington Trust Execs Get Years Behind Bars
• $480M Wells Fargo Investor Deal OK'd, Attys Get $96M
• 'Synthetic Identity Theft' Cooperator Gets Sentencing Date
• BuzzFeed Beats Back Defamation Suit Over Trump Dossier
• Biggest Texas Cases Of 2018
• Top EU Court Can Force Bank Sale By Italy's Ex-Prime Minister
• London Jury Convicts Ex-Alstom Exec Of Bribery In SFO Win
• EU Agrees To Hand Greater AML Supervisory Power To EBA
• Updated Yates Memo Still Has Force In Civil Domain
• BuzzFeed Can't Use Public Figure Defense In Dossier Suit
• Colombian Official Seeks Leniency In Bribery Case
• 2nd Circ. 'Troubled' By Gov't DQ'ing Al Jazeera-Watching Juror
• Ex-Panasonic Subsidiary Execs Reach Deal After FCPA Row
• NJ Fraudster Can No Longer Delay Foreclosure, 3rd Circ. Says
• Flynn Associate Denies Turkish Lobbying Charges
• GSA Must Widen Search For Docs In FBI Headquarters Suit
• German Auto Co. Agrees To $35M Fine In VW Emissions Case
• Film Scammer Ducks More Prison As Judge Cites Cooperation
• Flynn Sentencing Put Off So He Can Help Mueller's Probe
• Trump Foundation Agrees To Shutdown, NY AG Says
• Attys In $29M Och-Ziff Securities Settlement Seek $8.6M Fees
• The Moments That Mattered Most For Legal Ethics In 2018
• Trump And Cohen: What Lawyers Can Learn
• Both Sides In Insys Case Violated Media Rules, Judge Says
• The Year #MeToo Rocked In-House Law Departments
• Ex-SocGen Exec In Libor-Rigging Row Disputes Fugitive Label
• Courts Split On When To Boot Jurors, Ex-Rep. Tells Justices
• Bank Exec Seeks Time Served After FATCA Conviction
• DOJ Pushes Per Se Test In Heir Locator Antitrust Case
• Ex-Pres Of Energy Co. Gets 3.5 Years For $2.3M Lease Scam
• Elder Gaffey CPA Denies Panama Papers Fraud, Tax Charges
• Pa. Justice's Email Scandal Can't Upend Death Penalty Case
• UBS Fined $15M For Weak Money Laundering Detection
• Stock Fraudster Finally Appears In Court After 5 No-Shows
• Malaysia Hits Goldman, Bankers With Criminal 1MDB Charges
• The Verdicts That Left A Mark In 2018
• NJ Insurance Broker Charged In $10M BCBS Fraud
• Silicon Valley CPA Gets 8 Mos. For $18M Tax Return Scheme
• 2 Years For Bookkeeper Whose $3.4M Theft Sank Lit Agency
• Views From The Bench On Sentencing Representation: Part 12
• Judging A Book: Mills Reviews 'Mississippi's Federal Courts'
• Wilmington Trust Execs Get 6-Year Prison Terms For Fraud
• Hearing Aid Co. Owner Gets 7 Years For Role In Opioid Ring
• Walmart Compliance Chief Jay Jorgensen To Step Down
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Gerova Fraudster's 78-Month Sentence
• Tribal Hunting Right Outlasted Wyo. Statehood, Justices Told
• Feds Fight To Keep Insys Grand Jury Instructions Secret
• Ex-Apollo Exec Can't Gag His Former Atty In SEC Probe
• JFK Ground Handling Co. Settles Kickback Claims for $12.3M
• Employee Of Mont. Tribe Program Pleads Guilty To Theft
• 'Intemperate' Trial Conduct Lands Fla. Judge In Ethics Trouble
• 11th Circ. Affirms Scientists' $10.5M Fraud Convictions
• How To Work With Regulators During Internal Investigations
• Ex-NJ Fire Chief Convicted In $10M Ponzi Scheme
• Sens. Refer Ex-USOC Chief To DOJ Over 'False Statements'
• The 6 Biggest Law Firm Mergers Of 2018
• MVP: Greenberg Traurig's Marc Mukasey
• Professional Athletes Should Beware Financial Fraud
• Merely A Setback For CFTC Market Manipulation Cases
• Ex-Sacramento Kings Exec. Admits To $13.4M Fraud Scheme
• Hospice Co. Accused Of Medicare Fraud Must Pay Feds $6M
• Ky. Court Adopts 'Exoneration Rule' For Legal Malpractice
• Former OU Football Player Gets 5 Years For $900K Fraud
• Ky. High Court Restores $80M Punitive Damages Against Firm
• The Subtle Art Of Fred Fielding
• NJ Health Care Co. Execs Indicted In $300M Investment Fraud
• Levi & Korsinsky To Lead Glencore Investor's FCPA Suit
• Graham Says Go Straight To Barr Exam, Skip Whitaker
• Russian Woman Cops To Conspiracy To Sway US Policy
• Senate Dems Call For Deutsche Bank Probe After AML Raid
• Lessons In Keeping Accountant-Client Emails Privileged
• Health Care Providers Should Note Recent Fraud Conviction
• 6 Things That Rocked The Legal Industry In 2018
• Shareholder's Suit Over Terror Financing Gets Second Wind
• Eletrobras Investors Get OK For $15M Bribery Settlement
• Ex-Atty, Stock Promoter Admit To Pump-And-Dump Scheme
• MVP: Fox Rothschild's Patrick J. Egan
• 5 Of 6 NECC Defendants Guilty In Latest Trial
• How Life Sciences Cos. Can Prepare For Legal And PR Crises
• Tenaris, Execs Sued By Investors Over Bribery Scandal
• Algerian Jail Was Enough For Swiss Banker, Judge Rules
• Pa. Man Admits to Conspiring to Collect Bogus SEC Fees
• Key Witness In Embraer Case Avoids Prison For Saudi Bribe
• AriseBank Execs Settle SEC's ICO Scam Claims For $2.7M
• FDA Boss Vows Crackdown On Stem Cell, Supplement Cos.
• Yakama Nation Wants Block On Wash. County Prosecutions
• Feds Call For CPA To Be Imprisoned For Role In $18M Fraud
• Fundraiser Gets Prison For Role In Ex-Congressman's Scam
• Mass. US Atty Sees No Issue With ICE Courthouse Arrests
• MoFo Nabs Former OFAC Sanctions Official In DC
• FCA Vows To Retry UBS Insider Dealing Case After Hung Jury
• National Enquirer Co. Admits Covering Up Trump Affair Story
• DOJ Urges Prison For Convicted Wilmington Trust Execs
• MVP: Dechert's Andrew J. Levander
• Ex-Biotech Exec Avoids Prison For Lying To SEC
• Few Taxpayers Should Use New Offshore Disclosure Protocol
• 10 Tips For Law Firms To Drive Revenue Via Sports Tickets
• Whistleblowers May Spur More Gov't Contract Antitrust Cases
• Inside Key ABA Guidance On Attorneys' Cybersecurity Duties
• Cohen Gets 3 Years For Russia Lies, Paying Trump Women
• Huawei Exec Granted Bail By Canadian Judge
• NC Atty Charged With Aiding Client's Immigration Fraud
• Minn. Biz Co-Founder Gets 12 Years For $30M Stock Fraud
• Cape-Wearing Chicago Atty Offers No Excuse For Client Theft
• Hearing Set To Determine If Manafort Lied
• Ex-Bloomberg, Turner Execs Charged In $15M Bribery Case
• House Azerbaijan Trip Organizer Pleads Guilty In Ethics Probe
• Pa. Health Network To Pay $12.5M For Alleged Overbilling
• Ex-FDIC Staffer Found Guilty Of Stealing Banks' Living Wills
• Ex-Deutsche Traders Fight Convictions, Cite Gov't Misconduct
• Fraudster's Ex-Wife Must Share Emails In Atty Tryst Case
• Accountant Seeks No Prison Time For $18M Tax Return Fraud
• Ex-SUNY Prez Gets 3.5 Years For 'Buffalo Billion' Bid-Rigging
• Contractor Admits Role In Sending Unqualified Guards To IRS
• MVP: Quinn Emanuel's William A. Burck
• Media Errors Hurt Political Chances, Ex-Sheriff Arpaio Says
• A Review Of US Economic Sanctions In 2018
• Opening Comments: A Key Strategic Decision In Mediation
• Woman Accused Of Being Russian Agent Set To Change Plea
• New Nassar Abuse Probe Spotlights Institutional Failures
• Oil Co. Officer Pleads Guilty In Venezuelan Bribery Case
• NY Investment Adviser Cops To 18-Year, $9M Ponzi Scheme
• Long Island Mortgage Co. Exec Gets 2 Years For $9M Fraud
• Unregistered Brokers Took $10M In Rigged Investments: SEC
• Olympus Pleads Guilty, Fined $85M In Tainted Scope Suits
• Medical Device Exec Beats Charges Of Tipping Orioles Player
• Nissan, 2 Former Execs Indicted For Understating Ghosn Pay
• Employees Of Tribe Education Program Plead Guilty To Theft
• Ex-Director Of Health Care Co. Charged In Stock Fraud Plot
• Ga. Man To Admit Role In $2M Lotto Scam Targeting Elderly
• Fla. Atty Guilty Of Laundering, Fraud In 'Shell Factory' Ring
• Ex-ConvergEx Exec Gets 1 Day In Prison
• MVP: Debevoise's David A. O'Neil
• DC Metro Concrete Conspirator Gets Year In Prison
• 2018 In Review: Significant White Collar Developments At DOJ
• Walters Case Commands Tougher Cure For Gov't Misconduct
• FCA Fines Plummet In 2018 As Regulator Shifts Focus
• Mueller Says Manafort Lied About Contact With Trump Admin.
• Feds Retract Bid For Harsher Sentence On Turkish Banker
• Student Loan Co. CEO Arrested On Charges Of $28M Fraud
• Lebanese Businessman Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering
• Execs Urge No Or Little Prison In $200M Del. Bank Fraud Case
• Colo. Atty Gets 2 More Years For Hiding Cash From Gov't
• Fraudster Continues Medicaid Scam From Prison To Pay Attys
• Alleged Cult Leader Denied Bail In Sex Trafficking Suit
• NY Builder Gets 3 Years For Bribery, 'Buffalo Billion' Fraud
• Russia Doping Chemist Seeks Pause In Athletes' Libel Suit
• Receiver In $7.4M Fraud Case Wants Stalking Horse Bid OK'd
• Michael Cohen Deserves 'Substantial Prison Term,' Feds Say
• International Law Firms Hire Partners In Boost For London
• Data-Driven Lawyer: Morgan Lewis' J. Kyle Poe
• MVP: Covington's Nancy Kestenbaum
• Belgian Busted In Scheme To Dupe US Law Firms, Charities
• Trump Picks Kirkland's William Barr For AG
• S&P Analyst, Jeweler Can't Dodge Insider Trading Charges
• NY Developer Gets 2 1/2 Years For 'Buffalo Billion' Bid-Rigging
• Kirkland's William Barr Said To Be Trump's Top Pick For AG
• SEC Gives Up On Litvak Suit After Feds Drop Charges
• Huawei Exec's Arrest Just The Beginning, Attys Say
• Ill. Woman Gets 4 Years For $5M Ticket Fraud Scheme
• Ex-Chimera CEO Pleads Guilty In Stock Inflation Scam
• Former Bank IT Contractor Shared Insider Info, SEC Says
• Ex-5Linx CEO To Serve 14 Months For Fraud, Pay $2.4M
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Dodges Prison For $9M Transfer Racket
• Miami Investment Firms' CEO Arrested On Fraud Charges
• Rakoff Sentences Ride App Scammer To 3.5 Years In Prison
• Justices Unlikely To Curb Dual Prosecutions By States, Feds
• Gov't Presses Judge To Force Insys Founder To Produce Docs
• Why We Need Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Awards
• Odebrecht Says Bond Fraud Suit Can't Continue Further
• Ridgeview Capital Founder To Cop To Sham Trade Scheme
• Former SEC Asset Management Co-Chief Joins Dechert In DC
• Ex-FIFA Official Free To Leave US After 3 Years In Hiding
• Ex-Travel Finance Pro Gets 18 Months For $2.3M Theft Spree
• In-House Counsel's Role As Whistleblower
• Data-Driven Lawyer: Ogletree's Evan Moses
• Ex-Tesco Execs Acquitted Of Financial Fraud In Blow To SFO
• Huawei Executive Sought By US Is Detained In Canada
• 3 Men Connected To Global Pump & Dump To Plead Guilty
• Greenberg Traurig Wants Part Of Stanford Ponzi Claim Axed
• Feds Must Show Equifax Insider 'Used' Breach Info To Trade
• Tribal Authority Key Issue As Justices Mull Okla. Reservation
• Techie, Pastor Ask 2nd Circ. To Ax Bitcoin Fraud Convictions
• AI Helping IRS Detect Tax Crimes With Fewer Resources
• Convicted Developer Asks To Be Freed From Supervision
• Petrobras Takes Immunity Fight In EIG Suit To The High Court
• Sen.'s Bid To Protect Mueller Again Delays Vote On Judges
• Colombian Gets 15 Years For Role In Fatal Smuggling Scheme
• 2 Iranians Charged Over Ransomware Attack In Atlanta
• Soccer Body Wants 2nd Go At FIFA Corruption Restitution
• Medtronic To Pay Over $50M To Settle Medical Device Claims
• NY Jury Convicts Hong Kong Doc Of Bribing African Officials
• Data-Driven Lawyer: Kilpatrick Townsend's Kate Gaudry
• Flynn Gave 'Firsthand' Info, Could Avoid Time, Mueller Says
• Hilton Sued Over Secret Filming Of NY Bar Exam Taker
• FDIC Staffer 'Accidentally' Took Bank Secrets, Jury Told
• Secrets Spilled In Panama Papers Lead To Indictment Of 4
• Pain Doc's 'Fame' Questioned In TM Suit Over Same Name
• NY Jury To Weigh Bribery Charges Against Hong Kong Doc
• Fla. Broker To Serve 6½ Yrs For $16M Precious Metals Fraud
• DC Circ. Asks Why Gov't Legal Opinions Are FOIA-Exempt
• 2nd Circ. Nixes $8.9M Restitution From Gambler Billy Walters
• Crypto Addresses As OFAC Identifiers
• 6 NECC Workers Had Role In Drug Fraud, Feds Say In Closing
• Data-Driven Lawyer: Littler's Scott Forman
• Energy Broker Fights 'Misguided' CFTC Insider Trading Suit
• Former DA Didn't Mean To Intimidate Witness, Pa. Panel Told
• 1st Circ. Focuses On Extortion Benefit In Boston Aides' Case
• Epstein Ducks Victim Testimony With Eve-Of-Trial Settlement
• Carlton Fields Picks Up K&L Gates Litigator In Miami
• A Welcome DOJ Shift On Cooperation Credit
• Fund Manager's Firms Ordered To Pay $23M In Restitution
• CFTC Told It Can't Prove Rigging Without Artificial Prices
• Atty Fighting Sanctions Says Lies Ignored In Insys Case
• 9th Circ. Upholds $1.3B Award Over Payday Loan Scheme
• Banks Urged To Innovate Anti-Money Laundering Efforts
• NY Jury Awards $28M Over Rape Of Special-Needs Student
• Pa. Justices Permanently Block Clergy IDs In Abuse Report
• Builder Gets 28 Months On 'Buffalo Billion' Fraud Convictions
• Judging A Book: Ginsburg Reviews 'The Curse Of Bigness'
• Miami Man To Remain Jailed For Trial In $1B Medicare Fraud
• Data-Driven Lawyer: DLA Piper's Eric Falkenberry
• Jury Saves The Day In Misguided Cannabis Lawsuit
• The Data-Driven Lawyers Of 2018