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White Collar - March, 2021

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• DHS Head Vows To Call Out Nations That Foster Ransomware
• Status Reports Not Bills Under False Claims Act, Judge Says
• Revolving Door Roundup: Jones Day Continues Hiring Spree
• SEC Puts Brokers On Notice For Money Laundering Concerns
• Staffing Co. Charged With Suppressing School Nurse Wages
• 6th Circ. Ruling Marks Volatile Phase For Chevron Deference
• 5th Circ. Ruling Can't Keep Insys Exec Out Of Jail
• Donziger Wants Big SDNY Courtroom, Livestream For Trial
• 3 Cybersecurity Questions To Ask Before A Remote Mediation
• Jury Convicts Ex-Melrose CEO Of Taking Unlawful Payments
• Pa. Atty Charged For Fraud In Client Theft Case
• Overwhelmed Real Estate Atty Gets 3 Years For Grant Fraud
• Odebrecht Units Sanctioned For Willfully Destroying Evidence
• No Jury, No Forfeiture For 'Pharma Bro' Shkreli In FTC Case
• Salt Lake 'Housewife' Charged In Telemarketing Fraud Scheme
• Wynn Resorts, Ex-Counsel Try To Sink Bribery Case
• FCC Urged To Crack Down On Prison Phone Site Deals
• Expect Aggressive Health Care Scrutiny From Mass. US Atty
• Murky World Of Mass Torts Left Clients At Girardi's Mercy
• Ex-Braskem CEO Looks Set To Plead Out In Corruption Case
• Trader Cops To Duping Investors Who Backed Forex Business
• Former Insys Exec Can Delay Prison To Get 2nd Vaccine Jab
• A Uniform Mediation Act Primer As States Continue Adoption
• Judge Jackson Tapped For DC Circ. In 1st Biden Nominations
• 2nd Circ. Won't Lift Donziger's House Arrest Before Trial
• Ex-Engine Maker Execs Can't Ditch SEC's Fraud Suit
• Weinstein Accusers Get Case Paused To Attempt Mediation
• Ex-Madoff Funds Can't Ditch Deutsche Bank's Contract Fight
• Feds Seize Websites Posing As COVID-19 Vaccine Makers
• Ghislaine Maxwell Hit With New Child Sex Trafficking Charges
• Architect In Tribal Bribery Suit Has Designs On Quick Trial
• Deal Eyed In Fight Over Virtual Pittsburgh Court Access
• Parnas Bail Relaxed As Court Eyes Selective Prosecution Row
• NJ Judge Won't Toss Health Plan Enrollment Fraud Claims
• Insys Brass Knew Opioid Scripts Were Bogus, 1st Circ. Told
• Justices Won't Hear Request To Make Clinton Be Deposed
• Man Accused Of Threatening Flynn Judge Reaches Plea Deal
• EDNY To Increase Resources Amid Asian Hate Crime Spike
• Toyota Probed Possible Bribes To Top Thai Judges
• Safeguarding Privileged Communications In A Remote World
• Startup Founder Gets 8 Years For $18 Million Investment Scam
• Madoff Victims Ask 11th Circ. To Revive IRS Interest Claims
• Pa. Broker Gets 17.5 Years For Alternative Investments Fraud
• DOJ Says Hundreds Charged With COVID-19 Fraud So Far
• Cohen Says His Prison Classes Merit Early Release
• 11th Circ. Blocks Transfer Suit Against Discharged Debtor
• Insys Exec Says 5th Circ. Ruling Should Keep Her Out Of Jail
• VW To Seek Damages From Ex-Execs Over Emissions Scandal
• Saudi Co. Wants Ex-Spymaster's $29M Boston Pads Frozen
• Recent Rulings Reinforce DOJ's Global White Collar Reach
• 4 Areas Of Cyberattack Vulnerability For Law Firms
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-Raytheon Engineer To Plead Guilty To Leaking Missile Info
• Global Tax Enforcement Group Pursuing Fintech Firms
• Tribal Police Case Gives Justices Chance To Thread Needle
• Black Judge Didn't Rely On Racial Stereotype, 7th Circ. Says
• Loss Amount Is Shaping PPP Fraud Prosecution Sentencing
• Crypto Investors Tell 11th Circ. Class Denial Was Wrong
• DOJ Nominee Gupta To Advance After Tied Senate Panel Vote
• Contractors Tell 11th Circ. Wage Violations Aren't Fraud
• How To Help Your Witnesses Overcome Hindsight Bias
• 'No Further Adjournments' For Trial Of Ex-CIA Programmer
• Justices Say Plaintiff Who Evaded Police Was Still 'Seized'
• Ex-Glencore Trader Pleads Guilty To Fuel Price Manipulation
• Instagram Influencer Charged With Bilking Bitcoin From Fans
• NY Judge Accused Of Bias Bows Out Of Ex-Pol's Tax Appeal
• Former SEC Staffer Gets House Arrest In Info Theft Case
• DOJ's Acting Antitrust Chief Says No Transition Slowdown
• Jail Phone Cos. 'Double Dip' In Fee Collections, FCC Told
• Madoff Client Ordered To Pay Back $3M In Fake Profits
• Salesforce Must Face Trimmed Backpage Sex Trafficking Suit
• Ex-Banker's Sentence Slashed In Venezuela Oil Bribery Case
• Vast Trove Of Big Pharma's Opioid Records Launches Online
• Paxton Not Immune In Whistleblower Suit, Texas Judge Says
• NJ 'Reply All' Ethics Opinion Brings New Pitfalls For Attorneys
• SDNY Jury Convicts 2 Of Tricking Banks On Pot Transactions
• Fired Parler Co-Founder Sues Over $3 Payout For 40% Stake
• Texans QB Taps Prominent White Collar Atty As Claims Mount
• Gov't Fights Ill. Ticket Broker's Bid To Ditch Wire Fraud Case
• Justices Wary Of Safety Risk If Tribal Police Power Curbed
• SDNY Could See 1st Black US Atty With Schumer's Pick
• Ex-Atty Got COVID Vax So No Early Release, Gov't Says
• Ex-Glencore Oil Trader Charged For Fuel Price Manipulation
• US Says Hands Are Tied On Goldman 1MDB Evidence Transfer
• When Gov't Contacts Lead To DC Long-Arm Jurisdiction
• Ex-Citgo Official Cops To Role In PDVSA Bribery Scheme
• No Review For Whistleblower's Late Complaint, 7th Circ. Says
• Sidley Taps Winston & Strawn Vet As White Collar Co-Lead
• Calif. Atty Must Face SEC's Shell Co. Fraud Claims
• PetroSaudi Gets Access To $330M Pot Caught In 1MDB Probe
• HSBC Tries To Shake £118M Stanford Bank Ponzi Scheme Suit
• Ghislaine Maxwell Again Deemed Flight Risk, Denied Bail
• DOJ Fights Microsoft Bid To Ax Cloud Data Warrant Gag
• SEC Sues Trader Who Teased 'F—YOUDOJ' License Plate
• Nissan Investors Say Ex-CFO Can't Dodge Pay Scandal Suit
• FinCEN To Seek Input On Rules Targeting Shell Companies
• 2nd Circ. Judge Asks If Atty's Multicount Indictment Was Fair
• 1st N. Korean National Extradited To US For Laundering Trial
• Feds Say Bridgegate No Help To 3 Convicted Of NCAA Bribery
• McAfee Bodyguard Pleads Not Guilty In Crypto Fraud Case
• Disgraced Pa. Atty Gets Up To 23 Years In Client Theft Case
• Judging A Book: Bibas Reviews Rakoff's 'Why The Innocent Plead Guilty'
• SEC Seeks $4.5M Judgment Against Ponzi Scheme Ringleader
• Feds Tell Pot Biz Jury To 'Take Your Pick' From Alleged Lies
• Familiar Face Returns To Helm DOJ Office For US Attys
• Former US Attorney Joins Jones Day In Pittsburgh
• Haynes And Boone Adds Ex-U.S. Atty Ryan Patrick
• FirstEnergy Adds Compliance Chief Amid Bribery Probe
• NY Settlement Highlights Growing Risk Of FCA Tax Claims
• Cybercriminals Sentenced For Roles In $568M Fraud Forum
• Justice Department To Probe Visa Over US Debit Practices
• As AG Takes Wheel At HHS, Biden Faces Rocky Legal Road
• Ex-Federal Reserve Board Worker Cops To Stealing Data
• Vt. Judge Nixes Separate Trials In Jay Peak EB-5 Fraud Case
• SEC Gets Asset Freeze In $3.2M 'Sham' Bottling Co. Suit
• Sackler Act Would Ban Release Of Nondebtor Gov't Claims
• Ill. Financial Adviser Pleads Guilty To $3M Scheme
• Pa. Prosecutor Demoted Over 'Stupid' DoorDash Side Hustle
• Justices Tap Atty Suing Harvard As Amicus In Criminal Case
• Georgia Judge Closes Cement Cartels Antitrust Suit
• DOJ Says Atty Wall Can't Fix Morgan Lewis, Glenmark Conflict
• 'Perpetual Cheat' UCLA Coach Gets 8 Months In 'Varsity Blues'
• Bannon Says Feds Must Fully Drop Indictment After Pardon
• Russian Man Pleads Guilty to Ransomware Plot Against Tesla
• For Law Firm Digital Marketing, Less Is Sometimes More
• Gambit To Block Trump's Midnight Regulations Will Likely Fail
• Pot Biz Trial Nears End As Defense Sparks Up Acquittal Case
• SpaceX Engineer Cops To Trading Insider Tips On Dark Web
• Ex-Deutsche Traders 'Easily' Denied Retrial In Spoofing Case
• Feds Charge Fecal Testing Startup Founders With Fraud
• Ex-Goldman Exec Says Bank Sitting On Key 1MDB Evidence
• 4th Circ. Revives Guilty Verdict Against Ex-Flynn Partner
• Ex-Mich. Gov. Can't Get Rid Of Flint Water Crisis Charges
• Senate Bill Aims To Give DHS More Power To Fight EB-5 Fraud
• 11th Circ. Says Boies Could've Kept PDVSA Bribery Suit Alive
• Unvaccinated Insys Exec Asks For Another Prison Delay
• Colombian Can't Shake Fugitive Status In $350M Bribery Case
• Flight Operator Flouting Venezuela Sanctions Gets 55 Months
• Toyota Reveals US Probe Into Possible Thai Bribery
• No Jail Release For Man Accused Of Threatening Flynn Judge
• Ex-NJ Pol Ducks Prison Over False Report In Atty Bribe Case
• Texas Atty Involved In $18M Tax Scheme Wants Out Of Prison
• Head Of Canceled Boston Sports Camp Denies Fraud Charges
• Cognizant Can't Get 3rd Circ. Take On Bribery Suit Ruling
• 1st Circ. Rejects ICE Detainees' COVID-19 Bail Requests
• Cred Inc. Creditors Push Jail Time For Ex-CFO In Ch. 11
• Omarosa Can't Depose Trump, Kelly In DOJ's Ethics Case
• Fight Over Vaccine Won't Prevent Jailed Developer's Release
• Suit Accuses Fla. Law Firm Of Keeping Escrow Funds
• Rakoff Tells Gov't To Speed Up As Pot Biz Trial Stretches On
• Georgia's New Dem Sens. Signal Shift In Judicial Picks
• Jenner & Block Gears Up For Financial Litigation Blitz
• DC Circ. Upholds Drilling Exec's Trade Secret Conviction
• Ex-Pimco CEO Drops Appeal Of 'Varsity Blues' Sentence
• Aceto Investors Can't Resurrect Securities Suit
• Ex-Theranos CEO Holmes' Trial Delayed Due To Pregnancy
• Objectors Denied Emergency Bid To Halt Weinstein Co. Ch. 11
• McKinsey Opioid Deal With NY AG Approved Amid Objections
• SEC Accuses '@OCMillionaire' Of $900K Twitter Hype Scheme
• 'Bit-Con' Twitter Hacker Agrees To 3 Years' Jail Time
• Former BitMEX CEO To Surrender On AML Charges
• Drug Return Co., Execs Want 3rd Circ. To Undo $94M Verdict
• Avenatti Gets Another Jail Reprieve In Calif. Until May
• FBI Threw Kavanaugh Tips Down 'Garbage Chute,' Sen. Says
• Amazon, Telemarketers Settle Over Alleged Online Jobs Scam
• Feds Want Up To 6 Months For Ex-SEC Staffer In Leak Case
• Investment Guru Gets 8½ Years For $3.7M Client Theft
• Investor Drops Suit Over MultiPlan's $11B SPAC Merger
• Strategies For Fighting Back Against A Rambo Litigator
• SEC Data Transfer Safe Harbor Raises Questions For UK Cos.
• Fla. Ruling Opens Door To Foreign Asset Freeze Enforcement
• Developer Jailed For UN Bribes Wins Early Release On 2nd Try
• Carton Fraud Victim Says Radio Comeback Means He Can Pay
• Senators Ask For AG's Plans On Fighting Copyright Piracy
• Avenatti Plagiarized Michael Flynn Contempt Motion, Feds Say
• ​​​​​​​CFPB, States Hit Back At Immigration Bond Service Co.
• Parts Maker To Pay OFAC $216K Over Iran Sanctions Breach
• Glenmark Rips DOJ's 'Misplaced' Morgan Lewis Conflict Claim
• Texas Panel Ends Stay In Paxton Whistleblower Case
• Colombian Wants Fugitive Status Lifted In $350M Bribery Case
• Ex-Eaze CEO Quizzed After Pot Biz Trial Loses Another Juror
• Construction Co. To Pay $1M Over Worker Kickback Scheme
• Ex-Philly Judge Can Proceed With Defamation Case
• NJ High Court Leans Toward Keeping Virtual Grand Juries
• Biden DOJ Changes High Court Position On Sentence Relief
• Gov't Wants Surgical No-Poach Suits Iced Amid Criminal Case
• Key Takeaways From FinCEN's COVID Health Fraud Alert
• 'Bury It': Inside A Hidden Evidence Scandal That Rocked SDNY
• Who's Who In The Field Vying To Replace Manhattan DA Vance
• Microsoft Server Hack Sparks Debate On Victim Expectations
• Trio Convicted In NCAA Bribery Case Will Appeal To Top Court
• Ex-Theranos CEO Holmes Pregnant, Wants July Trial Delayed
• Acquitted Ex-Trader Says 'Spiteful' DOJ Withholding Evidence
• Judge Open To Ex-Atty's Prison Release Due To COVID-19
• 7th Circ. Affirms $4M Chicago Judgment For Imprisoned Man
• Plastic Co. CEO Gets 3 Years For 'Sham' Business Model
• 'Varsity Blues' Coach Says Virus Work Merits Light Sentence
• NJ Courts Face Test On Limits Of Power 1 Year Into Pandemic
• Madoff Trustee Tries To Revive Citibank Clawback Claims
• Translating SEC Exam Priorities Into Compliance Action Items
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Manhattan DA Vance Says He Won't Seek Reelection
• 1 Year Into Pandemic, It's Time To Rethink Law Firm Billing
• Citigroup Can't Duck Trader's Malicious Prosecution Claims
• COVID Inflamed Damaging Year For Data Breach Victims
• Ex-Political Aide Avoids Prison For Trying To Fix Hoops Game
• Oldest Zurich Bank Pays $22M For Hiding Accounts From IRS
• Atty Can't Shake Ruling He Breached Settlement With Client
• Crypto Investment Firm Cred Inc. Gets Nods On Ch. 11 Plan
• Short-Seller Beats Libel Case Over Chinese Fraud Report
• What Companies Should Know About SIGPR Oversight
• Sports Betting Ponzi Scheme Draws 8-Year Prison Sentence
• Rogue High Court Citation May Spark Legal Writing Changes
• Choosing Between An SEC Receivership And Bankruptcy
• Youth Soccer Exec Pleads Guilty In Visa Fraud Scheme
• Verano, Harvest Hit With RICO Suit By Ex-Worker After Arrest
• DOJ's Former Top Civil Atty Accused Of Politicizing Hiring
• US Can't Seize $330M Allegedly Tied To 1MDB Fraud Scheme
• Judge Says Affirming Khashoggi Tape Would Hurt US Security
• Donziger Tells 2nd Circ. His Home Confinement Is Absurd
• 2 Texas Doctors Agree To Plead Guilty In Tricare Fraud Case
• Mt. Gox CEO Fights Class In $400M Bitcoin Fraud Case
• Ex-DOJ Paralegal Gets 6 Mos. For Outing Gov't Cooperators
• Congressional Probe Considerations For Texas Energy Cos.
• The Case For Diversity In Internal Investigation Teams
• Merrick Garland Confirmed As Attorney General
• Ex-Boston US Atty Staying Local With New Jones Day Gig
• Hagens Berman Builds War Chest For Daimler Dieselgate Suit
• NYC Atty, Others Plead Not Guilty To Asylum Fraud Racket
• 2nd Circ. Lets Iran-Linked Charity Collect More Rent
• Ex-Cred CFO Is A Fugitive In UK, Ch. 11 Examiner Says
• Ex-State Appointee Charged In Capitol Riot To Remain Jailed
• Norton Rose Hires Ex-JPMorgan Internal Investigations Exec
• Customers Say ComEd Can't Nix Suit Alleging Bribery Scheme
• DOJ Civil Pick Faces GOP Backlash Over Past Views, Tweets
• NY Law Firm Sued For Breaching Lease, Owing Nearly $1M
• Opioid Distributor, Execs Can't Escape DOJ Indictments
• Indicted MIT Prof. Wants Ex-US Atty Sanctioned For PR Blitz
• Pot Trial Witness Tells Jury He Worked For Cryptoqueen's Ex
• Fugitive's Co. Agrees To Pay $9.8M In Fraud Case
• Key Insights From DOJ's 2020 Fraud Enforcement
• Biden Names King & Spalding, Obama DOJ Vet As Sr. Counsel
• 6th Circ. Judges Snipe At Each Other Over 'Dicta About Dicta'
• European Banking Authority Hit By Microsoft Server Breach
• Fall Trial Set For IRS Agent Accused Of ID Theft, Fraud
• Real Estate Exec Can't Shed SEC Suit, Fla. Judge Says
• Ex-Med Tech Exec Cops To Obstructing Feds' Purdue Probe
• EDNY US Attorney Seth DuCharme To Step Down
• Fed. Circ. Says Whistleblower Can't Get IRS Contract Damage
• DOJ Worried Over Morgan Lewis Generic Price-Fixing Conflict
• Jury In SDNY Pot Biz Trial Good To Go After COVID-19 Tests
• FINRA Capital Markets Atty To Head Market Regulation Unit
• 5 Ways Outside Counsel Can Impress Their Clients
• Ex-Nissan CFO Says SEC Exonerated Him In Pay Scandal Suit
• Ex-US Atty In Atlanta Says 2020 Was A Lesson In Crisis Mgmt.
• Norton Rose Nabs Jones Day Litigation Vet
• Garland Alone Cannot Transform Our Criminal Legal System
• Sens. Revive Push To Ban Sentencing For Acquitted Conduct
• NY Man Pleads Guilty To Face Mask Hoarding, Price-Gouging
• DC Dist. To Begin Jury Trials In March Amid Pretrial Backlog
• Ex-Foundation Exec Avoids Prison For UN Bribery Scheme
• Stanford Receiver Urges $79M Ponzi Clawback Citing 5th Circ.
• Water Plant Hack Underscores Utilities' Glaring IT Risks
• Opioid Litigation Is Prying Open Vaults Of Big Pharma Secrets
• Raymond James Fights $8M Deal In Jay Peak EB-5 Fraud Case
• Son Of Panama Papers Tax Dodger Cops To Tax Evasion
• US Blacklists Ex-PrivatBank Owner For Corruption
• 'Despicable' Fraud Keeps Morgan Stanley Adviser In Prison
• Apple Beats ITunes Gift Card Scam Assistance Suit, For Now
• Chicago Political Operative Denies Bribing City Officials
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Software Pioneer John McAfee Indicted In Crypto Case
• Banks, Ex-Merrill Traders Defeat Investors' Spoofing Case
• Centra Tech Boss Gets 8 Years For $36M Crypto Scam
• Ill. Atty Pleads Not Guilty To Embezzling $31M From Bank
• GM, Fiat Chrysler Spar Over RICO Standing In 6th Circ.
• Whistleblowers Tell Texas Panel To Toss Paxton's Challenge
• 'Pharma Bro' Shkreli Hit With 1st Private Antitrust Suit
• Prosecutors In Texas AG Fraud Case Ask For Oral Arguments
• GableGotwals Nabs Long-Serving DOJ Attorney Trent Shores
• Ethics Tips For Attorneys Telecommuting Across State Lines
• 1st Circ. Won't Vacate Conviction Tied To Rwandan Genocide
• Swedish Crypto Fraudster Cops To $16M Investment Scheme
• Juror In SDNY Pot Biz Trial Tests Positive For Coronavirus
• Reps. OK Voting Bill With High Court Ethics, Donor Disclosure
• Husband Of Gov't Employee Must Face Wrongful Death Claims
• DOJ Opted Not To Pursue Ethics Findings On Elaine Chao
• CEO In $150M Opioid Scheme Hit With 15-Year Sentence
• NY Jeweler Says Insurance Covers Mayor Donor's $6.3M Theft
• Ex-Cowen & Co. Banker Must Arbitrate Discrimination Suit
• Georgia High Court Finds No-Warrant Cell Data Search OK
• Staffing Exec Gets Probation In Immigrant Hiring Plot
• SDNY Prosecutors Disclose Evidence Error In Pot Biz Trial
• 6 Ways Legal Employers Can Help Pandemic-Weary Parents
• Fox News Slams Avenatti's 'Libel Tourism' In $250M Suit
• Boies Taps Ex-Prosecutor For Domestic Violence Probe
• Ex-Trader On The Hook For $22.7M Judgment, 11th Circ. Says
• Ex-MillerCoors VP's COVID-19 Release Bid Put On Ice
• SolarWinds Says SEC, DOJ, State AGs Probing Cyberhack
• Hedge Funder Gets 3-Month Stretch For Lying To SEC
• NYC Bar Supports Giuliani Probe Over Work For Trump
• Texas Appeals Court Stops Paxton Whistleblower Hearing
• Insys Founder Says 'Spillover Prejudice' Warrants New Trial
• NY Recovers $105M From Hedge-Funder Over Tax Evasion
• US Says No To Arbitrating Ukraine Bank Fraud Property Suits
• Jones Day Adds Ex-DOJ Acting Division Head In Latest Coup
• Eaze Exec Tells Jury He Helped Fool Banks On Pot Biz Billing
• Son Of Late Mob Boss Avoids Jail For $3.3M Payroll Fraud
• Russian Telecom Co. Beats Investor Suit Over Bribery Probe
• Biotech Exec Admits Insider Trading On Dimension Deal Talks
• Ill. No Good For CFTC Oil Futures Spoofing Suit, Traders Say
• Ex-Hong Kong Agency CEO Joins Wilson Sonsini
• Judge Says Broker's Coverage Claims Filed Too Late 
• Remote Working Tips For Lawyer Trainees And Their Firms
• Pittsburgh Judge Sued For Lack Of Virtual Court Access
• Spanish Police Raid FC Barcelona Offices, Arrest 4
• Cuomo Hires Elkan Abramowitz For Nursing Home Probe
• 6 Topics To Watch As Gensler Interviews For Top SEC Job
• Texas Judge Declines To Pause Paxton Whistleblower Hearing
• Despite Pandemic, DOJ's Fraud Section Weathers 2020 Storm
• Fiat Chrysler Pleads Guilty In UAW Corruption Case
• 'Varsity Blues' Middleman Can't Get Early Release
• 9th Circ. Affirms That Farm Bill Nixes Marijuana Offense
• Mitigate Key FCPA Risks With Tailor-Made Compliance
• NLRB Judge Says GC Can't Make Kickback Case Against UAW
• Pot Credit Card Sales Pros Tell Jury No Intent To Fool Banks
• Ex-NY Court Worker Pleads Not Guilty To AOC, Pelosi Threats
• Garland AG Nomination Advances To Full Senate Vote
• Too Wealthy To Bail: Navigating Pretrial Release Strategy