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White Collar - August, 2021

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• Anti-Holmes Bias, Abuse Focus In 1st Day Of Jury Selection
• Man Accused Of Gaetz Extortion Plot Indicted On Wire Fraud
• 2nd Circ. Revives Madoff Trustee's Citi Clawback Action
• Bank Owner Looks To Bolster Claim Against Malta
• Rakoff Calls $17M Forfeiture In Pot Fraud Case 'Excessive'
• Ex-Netflix Engineer, Brother Cop To Insider Trading
• NY Health Workers Charged In Alleged Fake Vax Card Ring
• How SEC's Policy Pivot Supports Whistleblowers
• Ex-Mayor's Sprawling Trial Didn't Skew Verdict, Feds Say
• A Look At Global Tax Enforcement Developments: Part 1
• Hochul Names Ex-Obama Adviser To Be Top NY Financial Cop
• 'Varsity Blues' Parents Say Zoom Trial Will Stir 'Media Frenzy'
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To 182 Attys From 77 Firms
• Meet The Key Players In The First 'Varsity Blues' Trial
• What The Judiciary's Font Recommendations Can Teach Us
• Vaccines, Tuition, Race: The Litigation On Law Schools' Radar
• How Firms Can Help Law Schools Leap Into The Future
• Meet The Lawyers On Deck At The Elizabeth Holmes Trial
• 4 Ideas For Updating Law Schools Post-Pandemic
• Holmes' Mental State Key To Fraud Defense, Legal Pros Say
• Holmes' Health Docs Allege Balwani Abused, Controlled Her
• Ex-Cisco Systems Exec Who Ran Secret Side Biz Gets 3 Years
• US v. Elizabeth Holmes: The Case Against Theranos' Ex-CEO
• Fla. Atty Gets 5 Years For Raising Millions For Ponzi Scheme
• SEC Panel Maps Overhaul Of SPACs, Executive Trading Plans
• SEC Grants Whistleblower Award To Compliance Pros
• Switzerland To Extradite Lawyer Accused In Cum-Ex Scandal
• Judge Denies 'Fishing' Request For Morgan Lewis, EBay Docs
• Nikola Founder, Feds Clash Over Investor Fraud Forum
• Axed NCAA Coach Gets Fine, Probation For Blackmail Threat
• Ex-Pharma Co. Heads Plead Guilty In Trade Secrets Case
• Seagal Ordered To Satisfy SEC Crypto-Touting Settlement
• New Shadow Trading Enforcement Lessons For Private Funds
• Feds Indict Louisiana Doc In $5.1M Opioid Fraud Scheme
• Fla. Men Fight For Assets In Ukraine Money Laundering Case
• Dechert Adds Ex-Prosecutor And Ex-Paul Hastings Atty In SF
• Ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes' Top 5 Pretrial Battles
• 101 Indicted In Transnational Cellphone Trafficking Scheme
• Mexican Restaurant Executives Charged In RICO Indictment
• Elizabeth Holmes Mental Health Docs May Be Unsealed Soon
• Avenatti's Mistrial Win Will Likely Delay Prison In Nike Case
• 'Varsity Blues' Parent Cops To Fraud Charge Ahead Of Trial
• OFAC, Bank Of China Strike $2.3M Deal Over Sudan Sanctions
• SEC Seeks Early Win In Insider Trade Suit Against HK Couple
• 2021 'We Build The Wall' Trial Off As Bannon Pal Swaps Attys
• EPA Illegally Destroying Water, Chemical Records, Group Says
• Mintz Lands Ex-Schulte Roth White Collar Co-Chair In NY
• Man Pleads Guilty To Mailing Death Threats To Delaware Atty
• 1st Circ. Backs Insys Execs' Convictions, Jury Findings
• Judge Rips Defaulted Defendants In Sanctuary Belize Case
• Theranos Judge Cuts Potential Jurors For Anti-Holmes Bias
• Steps For Complying With FinCEN's New AML Priorities
• Real Estate Investor Asks 9th Circ. To Revive $92M RICO Suit
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Danske Investor Suit Over Estonia Scandal
• Tech Platform HeadSpin's Ex-CEO Accused Of Investor Fraud
• 'Ecocide' May Be New Tool For Fighting Environmental Crime
• SEC Prevails On $30M Sports Betting Ponzi Scheme Claims
• Morgan Lewis Faces Subpoena Bid For EBay Stalking Report
• 2 NY Attys Charged With Filing Fake Suits In Injury Scam
• Chancery Stays PrivatBank Suit Pending Ukraine Action
• Fla. Judge OKs $1.3M Clawback From Alleged Ponzi Investors
• Calif. Jury Clears Two In Applied IP Theft Case, Convicts One
• Avenatti Gains Edge As Feds Show Hand In Mistrial
• DOJ OKs $201M Corruption Probe Payout To FIFA, Others
• Hemp Co. CEO's Brother To Pay $150K In SEC's Fraud Case
• Glenmark Still Fighting To End DOJ Interviews Of India Execs
• Judge Freezes Assets Tied To Alleged $110M Ponzi Scheme
• Federal Enviro Criminal Prosecutions Continue To Decline
• Mass. Vet Home Head Says Elder Laws Don't Fit Virus Charges
• Former NFL Player Pleads Guilty As $3.9M Fraud Trial Begins
• Donziger Prosecution Didn't Flout DOJ Authority, Judge Says
• Ex-Greensill Risk Chief Lands At New Firm, Recounts Collapse
• Texas AG Review Finds 'No Evidence' He Abused Office
• Mont. Mineral Biz Admits Fault In Worker Arsenic Exposure
• Avenatti Wins Calif. Wire Fraud Mistrial Over Brady Violation
• How The 'Rocket Docket' Continues To Roar Through COVID
• 'Varsity Blues' Trial Pared Down As Another Parent Takes Deal
• SEC Chief Enforcement Counsel Steps Down After A Decade
• Ex-Giuliani Associate To Cop Plea In Campaign Finance Case
• Ex-Salvadoran Soccer Head Pleads Out In FIFA Case
• 'Varsity Blues' Defendants Want 'Hodgepodge' Case Split Up
• Exec Says He Needs More Than 'Panicky Messages' From DOJ
• Ex-Flynn Partner Demands Classified Info Amid New Trial Bid
• Investors Claim Wells Fargo Abetted Ponzi Scheme
• Top Court NCAA Ruling Can't Save Recruit's Adidas RICO Suit
• Ex-CEO's Trial Lawyer Calls Distraction Allegation False
• Paul Hastings Nabs Former Top DOJ Antitrust Official
• Ex-US Rep. Rebuts Claim From Venezuelan Oil Co. Unit
• Holmes Can't Stop Ex-Theranos Lab Director From Testifying
• SEC Says Texas Adviser Defrauded Investors Out Of $58M
• SEC Accuses Ga. Adviser Of Running $110M Ponzi Scheme
• Circuit Courts Meet Delta Variant With Grab Bag Of Responses
• NY AG Says Bronx Clinic Owner Operated $4M Medicaid Scam
• VA Supplier Gets 30-Month Term, Ending Fla. Kickbacks Probe
• Kossoff Wants To Challenge Chapter 7 Discovery Order
• Shaky Credibility May Bench 'Varsity Blues' Star Witness
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• SEC Accuses Tech Startup Duo Of $13M Fraud Scheme
• Feds Accuse Pharma Co. Manager's Wife Of Insider Trading
• Bank's Execs Admit Lying About Money In Asset-Shift Scheme
• Mich. Judge Quarantining As Virus Halts 1st Live Criminal Trial
• Jay Peak Receiver Slams Quiros' Appeal Of $32.5M Settlement
• Financier Omar Amanat Gets 5 Years For Fleecing Investors
• US Says $380M Award In 1MDB Fraud Case Is Fair Game
• Defense Contractors Get Prison For $25M 'Made In USA' Scam
• Recent Crackdown Highlights SEC's Growing Crypto Scrutiny
• SEC Sues Ohio Company Over COVID-19 Product Claims
• Netflix To Face 'Varsity Blues' Defamation Suit In State Court
• Why A Missed Email Could Cost You Your Case
• Zuckerman Spaeder Hires Ex-Freshfields Litigator In DC
• Avenatti Asks Fed Agent Why 'Nothing' Done To Find Key Data
• Ex-Westinghouse Exec Charged Over Failed Nuclear Projects
• Ex-Netflix Software Engineers Accused Of Insider Trading
• SEC's 'Shadow Trading' Suit Dives Into Murky Area Of Law
• Georgia Courts Suspending Jury Trials Due To COVID Surge
• Netflix 'Varsity Blues' Suit May Land In Mass. State Court
• Pardoned By Trump, Ex-Observer Editor Is Charged By Vance
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Late Judge's 'Shockingly Low' ISIS Sentence
• Contractor Settlements Highlight Small Biz Compliance Risks
• RICO, Conspiracy Charges Stick In Feds' JPMorgan Spoof Suit
• Ex-Fox Execs Want FIFA Witness' Phone For Bribery Defense
• Bitcoin 'Mixing' Service Operator Cops To Money Laundering
• DOJ Rips Poultry Execs' Early Bid For Docs In Price-Fix Case
• Pot Co. Exec Admits Duping JPMorgan To Open Bank Account
• NY DAs Tell Justices To 'Open The Door' On Barred Evidence
• Contractor Tells 3rd Circ. Minority-Biz Lie Wasn't Mail Fraud
• First 'Varsity Blues' Trial To Forge Ahead Despite Virus Surge
• Walmart Snags Ex-DOJ Atty To Head Up Global Compliance
• Pa. Judge's Suspension Lifted After Tampering Acquittal
• Judge Won't Pause Suit Seeking $4.5M From NY Atty
• 2nd Circ. Ruling May Help Foreign Nationals Fight Extradition
• Fintech Cos. Behind Many Dubious PPP Loans, Study Says
• Avenatti Kicks Off Defense Calling Ex-Law Firm Colleague
• Fiat Chrysler Hit With $30M Fine In UAW Corruption Case
• Feds Tell 2nd Circ. Alstom Exec's FCPA Acquittal Was Faulty
• Couple Wants Early Win In SEC's Insider Trading Suit
• Fla. Judge Undoes $85M Asset Freeze In Fake Gov't Site Case
• NJ Drivers Rip Port Authority In Bridgegate Class Cert. Bid
• Ex-USC AD Asks Not To Testify During 'Varsity Blues' Trial
• SEC Sues Exec For Trading On 2016 Pfizer Merger News
• Ex-USGA Worker Charged With Stealing US Open Tickets
• DOJ Defends Glenmark, Teva Executive Interviews Abroad
• Former Pa. DA Disbarred After Prostitution Conviction
• SEC Strikes $9M Deal With Adviser Over Short-Selling Lapses
• $25M In Tax-Related Fraud Gets Preparer 8-Year Sentence
• Mass. City Dodges Zoning Law Challenge Over Pot Shop
• Norton Rose Adds Ex-Jones Day China Pro In LA
• 5th Circ. Says CEO Must Pay Wells Fargo, Trustmark $58.7M
• These Law Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
• Salvadoran Soccer Boss To Cop Plea In FIFA Bribe Case
• DC Atty Nominee Reports $650K In DLA Piper Partner Share
• Ex-EBay Exec Says His Spy Work Undercuts Stalking Charges
• Sanctuary Belize Receiver Seeks $2M From Bahamas Deal
• Ex-Girardi Atty, Edelson Spar Over Contempt Testimony
• Robocall Regulators Fighting Lax Deadlines, Spam Texts
• Breon Peace Brings Defense Prowess To Top Role At EDNY
• Calif. Mom Pleads Guilty To 'Varsity Blues' Charge
• Ex-Theranos CEO Holmes Wants To Go Maskless During Trial
• Pandemic Resurgence Delays Mass. Tribal Chair Bribery Trial
• LGBTQ Jurors Part Of Protected Class, Mass. Justices Say
• Ex-EBay Exec In Stalking Case Seeks Morgan Lewis Docs
• Ex-USC Admin Calls New 'Varsity Blues' Charges 'Vindictive'
• SEC Calls 'Supercomputer'-Driven Investments A $12M Fraud
• Ex-California Mayor Charged With Taking Pot Industry Bribes
• SEC Accuses Florida Film Co. And CEO Of $1.2M Stock Fraud
• Ex-MoFo Office Manager Gets 41 Months For Mail Fraud
• Developer Denies Using Ex-General's Name To Raise Money
• NJ Justices Tell Courts To Collect Info For Juror Diversity
• SEC, European Central Bank Boost Security Swaps Oversight
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
• Avenatti Wove 'Spider Web' With Clients' Money, Jury Told
• SoCal Edison Won't Face Criminal Charges For Woolsey Fire
• Ghislaine Maxwell Fails To Get New Charges Dropped
• Blackbaud Can't Ditch Calif. Privacy Claim In Data Breach Suit
• Calif. High Court Says Pot Possession In Prison Still Illegal
• Court Sets $50M Bond For Esformes Ahead Of Fraud Retrial
• SEC Says Hemp Co., PE Firm Reaped $11M Through Scalping
• DOJ Denies 'Rewriting' Price-Fix Indictment of Glenmark, Teva
• Cuomo Impeachment Inquiry Halted, Surprising Investigators
• Biden's US Atty Picks Bring Sorely Needed Diversity
• Paskenta Band Asks To Lower Embezzlement Suit Atty Fees
• Ex-Oilfield Co. CEO Pleads Out In $100M Fake Revenue Case
• NY Finance Pro Bilked Retirees In Ponzi-Like Scam, Feds Say
• 11th Circ. Leery Of Religion Claims In Nuclear Protest
• 5 Reasons Lawyers Often Fail To Secure Litigation Funding
• A Jury Of Your Vaccinated Peers: Attys Wary Of Mandates
• Judge Cancels Avenatti's Defamation Suit Against Fox News
• Cuomo Ally To Depart As Top NY Financial Regulator
• 'Varsity Blues' Parents Want Jury's Views On 'Wealthy People'
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• YouTube Celeb 'Devastated' Avenatti Stole Her $4M, Jury Told
• Okla. Court Says High Court's McGirt Ruling Isn't Retroactive
• Meet Biden's Solicitor General Nominee Elizabeth Prelogar
• Gov't Making Cyberdefense Progress, Bipartisan Panel Says
• Despite Giuliani's Assertion, Lawyers Cannot 'Throw A Fake'
• DC Panel Recommends 1-Year Suspension For Ex-FBI Atty
• Ex-Merrill Lynch Adviser Gets 3 Years For $3M Scheme
• Ex-DEA Agent Gets 13 Years For Perjury, Theft Convictions
• Ballard Spahr Adds 'El Chapo' Prosecutor To NY Office
• Donziger Doesn't Deny Guilt In New Trial Bid, Prosecutor Says
• Trump, House Panel To Appeal Subpoena Ruling To DC Circuit
• InterMune, Roche Sue For Millions Paid In Ex-CEO's Defense
• It's Time To Upgrade Our Attorney Licensure Rules
• 32nd 'Varsity Blues' Parent To Cop Plea Ahead Of Fall Trial
• Biden Bets On An Insider To Steady A Roiled SDNY
• 11th Circ. Won't Scrub 'Pill Mill' Nurse's Convictions
• Woman Gets House Arrest For Stealing Dead In-Law's Benefits
• Air Taxi Co. Says Rival's 'Sham' IP Suit Has Cost It $1B
• Elite Trainer Jorge Navarro Cops To Racehorse Doping
• Hochul Vows 'Turnover' In First Remarks After Cuomo Resigns
• Hiscox Needn't Defend Med Co. In $6.4M False Ad Suit
• Court OKs Limited Trump Financial Subpoena By Congress
• Drive To Confirm Biden Nominees Slows As Senate Adjourns
• Avenatti Trial Delayed By Juror's Possible COVID-19 Exposure
• Squire Patton Names Corporate, White Collar Practice Leaders
• Telehealth Exec Hit With New Charges In $784M Fraud Case
• Entrepreneur From Taiwan Gets 6 Years For $3M Fraud Spree
• 5th Circ. Ruling Bolsters Privilege Protection Against Gov't
• Feds Oppose Prison For Fired NCAA Coach's Blackmail Threat
• US Wins Bid To Expand Scope Of Assange Extradition Appeal
• Data-Based Predictions On Case Timelines After Pandemic
• Biden Chooses Elizabeth Prelogar For Solicitor General
• Cuomo's Atty Previews Defense In Shot Across The Bow
• Ex-Client Says Avenatti Gave 'Excuses' About Missing Millions
• Virus Concerns Push 'Housewives' Star's Fraud Trial To 2022
• BitMEX Resolves CFTC, FinCEN Probes With $100M Deal
• In Pursuit Of Trump Ally, Feds Rely On 'Espionage Lite' Law
• Embezzler's Retirement Funds Can Be Seized, 4th Circ. Says
• Biden Names US Atty Picks For SDNY, EDNY, 6 Other Offices
• Ex-Long Island DA, Aide Get 5 Years In Police Corruption Case
• Ex-Georgetown Tennis Coach Nears 'Varsity Blues' Plea Deal
• 8th Circuit Partially Restores Iowa 'Ag Gag' Law
• The Big Picture: Andrew Cuomo's Fall From Grace
• Ex-Theranos CEO Must Unseal Mental Health Docs
• Girardi Says He Won't Talk At Lion Air Contempt Hearing
• Embracing ESG
• CORRECTED: Promoter Parries Mayweather Suit Over Logan Paul Bout
• Cuomo Resigns As Harassment Inquiries Ratchet Up
• 1st Circ. Agrees Atty's Botched FCPA Defense Merits New Trial
• Okla. Asks High Court To Ditch Its McGirt Decision
• Glenmark, Teva Say DOJ 'Rewriting' Price-Fixing Indictment
• DOJ Blasts Indicted Chicken Exec Over 'Fishing Expedition'
• Cuomo Ethics Atty Resigns After Harsh Diary Quoted By AG
• Sens. Want Countries That Support Ransomware Sanctioned
• White Collar Cases Continue Long-Term Slump, Report Says
• Embattled Atty Among 4 Charged With $140M Microcap Fraud
• Pa. Atty Suspended After Assistant Steals $200K From Clients
• FTC Urges Enforcement Of $120.2M Sanctuary Belize Ruling
• Ponzi Investors Ink $54M Deal In Suit Against Comerica
• Family Fights For Coverage In Denmark's $2B Tax Fraud Suit
• Linklaters Pulls In FCPA Ace From Quinn Emanuel
• Retention Is Key To Meaningful Diversity At Law Firms
• Riley Safer Adds Experienced IP, White Collar Partners
• Avenatti YouTuber Client's Millions Missing In 'Ether,' Jury Told
• 'Varsity Blues' Feds Blast 'Absurd' Bid To Shave Evidence
• SEC's 1st Action Over 'DeFi' Tech Nets $13M Settlement
• Applied's IP Protections Come Under Fire In Criminal Trial
• Cuomo On Defensive After Aide's 'Brave' Criminal Complaint
• Atty Can't Escape Malpractice Claim In Campaign Finance Suit
• DraftKings Says SEC Is Probing Short Seller's Allegations
• Holmes Wants Ex-Theranos Lab Director Excluded From Trial
• 'Housewives' Star Can't Duck Fraud Claims Ahead Of Trial
• Masking Mandatory Again In SDNY With Virus Back On Rise
• Health Hires: Robinson & Cole, Benesch Friedlander
• Fraud Scheme Lands Ga. Real Estate CEO 6 Years In Prison
• Feds Say Harvard Prof Didn't Request Lawyer For Interview
• House Subpoena Power Wins In McGahn Case, With Caveats
• $54M Green Energy Ponzi Schemer Gets 18-Year Prison Term
• Human Rights-Focused Lending Models Can Curb Trafficking
• Ex-Private Equity Exec Gets 5 Years For Raiding Insurers
• Ex-Adidas Exec Tells High Court To Nix Wire Fraud Conviction
• NASA Subcontractor Guilty Of Faking Woman-Owned Status
• Polsinelli Trims But Can't Beat Pharma Co.'s Malpractice Suit
• Ex-Client Says Avenatti Stole $1M, Gave Him Fake Legal Docs
• 4 Things To Know About 2nd Circ. Nominee Eunice Lee
• CBD Oil Co. Sued By Fired Trucker Gets RICO Claim Tossed
• 2nd Circ. Says Ex-SocGen Exec Is No Fugitive, Can Fight Case
• 2nd Circ. Told To Toss Law Firm's RICO Appeal
• SEC Whistleblower Actions Create Agency Rift, Halt Lawsuit
• Gensler Is Ready To Make SEC The Crypto Cop. But How?
• US Says $1.2B Looted In 1MDB Scandal Has Been Returned
• Biotech Board Chair Ran $2.2M Penny Stock Fraud, Feds Say
• Monetary Remedies After High Court FTC Ruling
• Mintz Group Hires Ex-Federal Prosecutor In NY, NJ As GC
• Teva Piles Onto Strong-Arm Tactic Accusations Against DOJ
• Ex-Mayor's Aide To Stand Trial After Failed Plea Attempt
• Avenatti Never Explained Client's Missing $4M, Atty Says
• WilmerHale Attys Helped Lose Theranos Data, Judge Says
• Businessman Charged With $250M PDVSA Bribery Scheme
• How An Impeachment Could Play Out For Cuomo
• Former NFL Investor Headed For 2022 Crypto Fraud Trial
• PetroSaudi Unit Says US Still Can't Seize $380M Award
• Cannabis Software Co.'s New GC To Focus On Product Rollout
• ComEd Tells Ill. Judge Customers Can't Sue Over Bribery
• Ex-Payroll Co. CEO Gets 12 Years For $100M Bank Fraud
• DOJ's 1st Wage-Fixing Trial Set For April 2022
• Avoiding Unauthorized Practice Of Law In Remote Work
• Delta Surge May Require Vaccines For Mass. Tribal Bribe Jury
• Ex-Merrill Lynch Traders Convicted Of Manipulating Market
• Cuomo Criminal Inquiries Widen To NYC, Westchester, Nassau
• Reed Smith Snags Chamber Lawyer For State AG Practice
• Avenatti Brings Ex-Client To Tears During Cross-Examination
• Applied Asked FBI To Charge Workers With IP Theft, Jury Told
• Donziger's New Trial Bid Slams Special Prosecutor's Authority
• Cuomo Sexual Misconduct Report A Road Map For Lawsuits
• NY Veterinarian Cops To Role In Horse Doping Scheme
• Glenmark Accuses DOJ Of 'Strong-Arm Tactics'
• Former Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich Sues To Run For Office Again
• US Treasury's Financial Crimes Unit Names New Acting Head
• PE Settlement Illustrates New FCA Liability Theories In Play
• Bermuda Bank To Pay $5.6M For Hiding Accounts From IRS
• Biden Calls On Cuomo To Resign After Harassment Report
• Traders Urge Ill. Jury To Reject Feds' Market Spoofing Claims
• SEC To Review Controversial Whistleblower Rule Changes
• Workers Planned To License IP They Allegedly Stole, VC Says
• Pandemic IG Cites Massive Fraud In Bid For More Funds
• FCC Accuses Ex-Ala. Lawmaker Of Thwarting License Probe
• Union Ex-Brass Goes Down For Health Fraud In Jury Verdict
• DOJ Says It Told Glenmark About Compulsory Exec Interviews
• Shuttered Abbott Units Ink $160M Deal In FCA Case, DOJ Says
• Pot Banker Wants Multiple Claims Cut From Ex-Client's Suit
• SEC Loses Jury Trial Against Spartan In 'Shell Factory' Case
• Ex-FTE CFO Accused Of $28M Theft Freed On $250K NY Bond
• Attys Nab $5M After Trader's Spoofing Suit Settlement
• NJ Man Gets 16 Months For Posting Judge's Address Online
• DOJ Eyes Dec. Trial In 1st Wage-Fixing Prosecution
• Iranian Businessman Charged With Violating Iran Sanctions
• DOJ Says SolarWinds Hackers Targeted 27 US Atty Offices
• Ex-Mortgage CEO Says Trial Atty Distracted By Custody Fight
• Ex-Liberian Officials Ask Justices To Review Libel Standard
• Coach's FIFA Suit Says Only US Can Sanction Him For Bribes
• WSJ Publisher Asks To Unseal Elizabeth Holmes Docs
• Husch Blackwell Adds Ex-US Atty In White Collar Hiring Spree
• 'Varsity Blues' Parents Want No Talk Of Their Wealth At Trial