Vesna Jaksic, National L Jrl (law.com), Lawyer for Kuehne discusses recent victory in money-laundering case (includes an interview with Attorney John Nields – one of Kuehne’s attorney)

Scott Helman, Boston Globe, Holder’s hearing might be rocky -GOP could grill Cabinet nominee

Gregory B. Hladky, Boston Globe, Political ‘bad old days’ recalled in Connecticut -Corruption elsewhere eclipses state scandals

Sam E Antar, White Collar Fraud Blog, A New Year’s Message from a Convicted Felon: While you hope, criminals prey 

Scott Burns, Houston Chronicle (UPS), Counting the costs of the Madoff case

Josh Hafenbrack, Sun-Sentinel, Legislator Franklin Sands of Weston says he lost savings in Madoff fund

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