Amanda Bronstad, NLJ, Dueling pleading argue for and against leniency in bribery case

Carrie Levine, BLT Blog,  Halliburton Amends Disclosure Reports

John Pacenti, Daily Business Review, law.com, Rothstein's Cars, Boats Fetch $5.8 Million at Government Auction

Reuters, NYTimes, A Fine of Millions for a Fugitive Ex-Trader

Amir Efrati, WSJ, Stanford Defense Turns Into Legal Circus – Ponzi Suspect Fires String of Lawyers; 'I Wish I Was Still in It' ; Mary Flood, Houston Chronicle, Yet another lawyer wants to enter Stanford case 

Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, Prosecutors Drop More Charges in Miami Corruption Case

DOJ Press Release,Mortgage Broker Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to Seven Years in Jail for Stealing over $6 Million in Mortgage Loan Proceeds

DOJ Press Release, Illinois and Louisiana Attorneys Convicted of Tax and Bank Fraud in Connection with Tax Shelter Transactions and Referral Fee Kickback Scheme

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Helene Cooper & Peter Baker, NYTimes,U.S. Opens Criminal Inquiry Into Oil Spill;DOJ Press Release, Attorney General Eric Holder on Gulf Oil Spill

Catherine Whittenburg, Tampa Tribune, Ex-Florida GOP chairman Jim Greer charged with felony theft

Sarah Randag, ABA Jrl Law News Now, Alleged Ponzi Schemer Tells Judge He Doesn’t Know How His Lawyers Have Billed $6M So Far (w/ a hat tip to Ivan Dominguez)

Samuel Rubenfeld, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, US Attorney General Urges OECD to do More to Fight Corruption;Bloomberg BusinessWeek (AP), Holder pushes anti-corruption treaty; DOJ Press Release, Attorney General Holder Delivers Remarks at the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development

DOJ Press Release, Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities to Pay Nearly $1 Million for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations

Peter Slevin, Washington Post, Blagojevich trial will be key performance for ex-governor

Jonathan Saltzman, Boston Globe, Wilkerson to plead guilty in corruption case 

Angela Couloumbis, Philadelphia Inquirer,  Preliminary Hearing Advances Perzel Corruption Case to Trial

Jennifer Emily, Dallas Morning News, Special Prosecutor to Examine Corruption Allegations Involving Dallas County Constables

Solomon L. Wisenberg, Letter of Apology, The SEC And Rattner

DOJ Press Release, Former New Jersey Investment Company Executive Charged with Embezzling More Than $600,000 from Company

Cathy Hayes, Irish Central, Ireland to crack down on white-collar crime

DOJ Press Release, Department of Justice Recovers More Than $40 Million in Fraud Proceeds from Foreign Ponzi Scheme

DOJ Press Release, Two Securities Broker-Dealers Indicted for Securities Fraud Scheme in Texas

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Stuart Pfeifer, LATimes, Prosecutors halt case against Broadcom co-founders

Nathaniel Popper, LATimes,Wesley Snipes may be helped by former financial advisor's arrest

Stuart Green, Opinion, Christian Science Monitor, Sestak, Clinton, and Obama: Was it a bribe?

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Brenda Sapino Jeffreys, Texas Lawyer, law.com, Judge Shoots Down Allen Stanford's Third Request for Pretrial Release

Sheri Qualters, NLJ, law.com, Former Mass. Assistant AG Charged Over Solicitation of Investors for Ponzi Scheme

AP, Washington Post, Ex-NJ lawmaker is convicted in corruption probe

Terrie Morgan-Besecker, Timesleader.com, Powell tapes offer dilemma -Judge could toss out secret recordings

Stephanie Reitz, Newsday (AP), Hartford mayor's corruption trial gets under way

Eliot Kleinberg & Michael Lafordia, Palm Beach Post, 16 plead guilty to charges in Florida prison guard corruption probe

Geraldine Szott Moohr, Houston Chronicle, Why the Skilling case affects us all

DOJ Press Release, South Florida Resident Pleads Guilty in Connection with Business Opportunity Fraud Venture

DOJ Press Release, Former Employee of Financial Services Company Pleads Guilty for Role in Bid-rigging and Fraud Conspiracies Involving Proceeds of Municipal Bonds

DOJ Press Release, Two Chinese Nationals Convicted of Illegally Exporting Electronics Components Used in Military Radar & Electronic Warfare

DOJ Press Release, Sixth Individual Pleads Guilty for Role in $14.5 Million Medicare Home Health Care Fraud Scheme

DOJ Press Release, Minnesota Man Sentenced to 117 Months in Prison for Running Ponzi Scheme

David Glen, Chronicle of Higher Education, Former U. of Louisville Dean Is Sentenced to More Than 5 Years

Jeff Jeffrey, BLT Blog, Patton Boggs Lands DOJ Official for White-Collar Practice

Mark P. Rankin Joins Tampa Office of Shutts & Bowen LLP

Christopher Keating, Courant.com, Republican Ross Garber Is Running For Attorney General; Exit By Susan Bysiewicz, His Sister-in-Law, Opens Door (hat tip Ivan Dominguez)

Brenda Sapino Jeffreys, Texas Lawyer, law.com, Defense Lawyer for Allen Stanford Seeks to Withdraw

Julie Kay, Daily Business Review, law.com, Former Rothstein Chief Operating Officer Gets Plea Deal 

Mark Fass, NYLJ, law.com, 2 Attorneys Charged in $3 Million Real Estate Fraud

Stephen Bernard, AP, law.com, N.Y. AG Said to Be Investigating 8 Banks Over Securities

Lindsey Williams, Whistleblowers Protection Blog, Swiss Banker Turned Whistleblower Ended Up With a Prison Sentence

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DOJ Press Release, Chi Mei Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty and Serve Jail Time for Participating in Global LCD Price-Fixing Conspiracy

Mark Hamblett, NYLJ, Mayer Brown Not Liable for Losses of Refco Investors, 2nd Circuit Decides

DOJ Press Release,Los Angeles Medical Equipment Supplier Sentenced to 55 Months in Prison for Medicare Fraud

Ben Schmitt, FreeP, U.S. Attorney's Office strengthens public corruption unit 

Rothstein Assets Being Auctioned here

DOJ Press Release, Pep Boys Agrees to Pay $5 Million to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations Claims (civil action)

Hartford Courant, (AP), Hartford mayor's corruption trial to begin

JustNews.com, 4 Miami Corruption Cases Dismissed

DOJ Press Release, U.K. Firm Fined $2 Million After Pleading Guilty to Illegally Exporting Boeing 747 Aircraft to Iran

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Celeste Katz, NYDaily News, State Dems, GOP Go At It Over Bruno Sentencing

David Ovalle, Miami Herald,Prosecutors overrule Miami Police on anti-corruption arrests

Mike Scarcella, BLT Blog, DOJ, Defense Lawyers Spar Over Pace of FCPA Prosecution

Shannon P. Duffy, law.com, Pa. Lawyer Gets 6 1/2 Years for Fraud

Michael Alison Chandler, Washington Post, Former T.J. High official pleads guilty to embezzlement (hat tip Ivan Dominguez)

Providence Headlines Examiner, FBI arrests North Providence town council members in public corruption case

Joe Palazzolo, Main Justice,For DOJ, A Three-Case Term

DOJ Press Release, Brooklyn Physical Therapy Clinic Executive and Three Employees Charged in Health Care Fraud Scheme

DOJ Press Release, Baltimore Attorney Sentenced to One Year in Jail for Bid Rigging at Maryland Tax Lien Auctions – Sentenced to Pay $800,000 Criminal Fine

DOJ Press Release,Miami Clinic Consultant Convicted in $5.8 Million Fraudulent HIV Infusion Scheme

NJ.com (AP),Former Jersey City Councilman Philip Kenny gets one year for corruption

Nicholas Confessore, NYTimes, State Bill to Take on Public Corruption

David Ingram, BLT Blog, Senators Ask, Should Financial Fraud Mean More Prison Time?

Mike McKee, The Recorder, law.com, Calif. Justices Weigh Controversial Price-Fixing Defense

Amir Efrati, WSJ, New Factors to Help Judges Determine Leniency

Timesleader.com, Local leaders urged to take firm pledge against ‘culture of corruption’ Commentary The Council of Presidents

Joshua Gallu, Bloomberg, Goldman Sachs Loses Room to Maneuver After Public Testimony; Marcy Gordon, AP, law.com, Justice Department Opens Criminal Probe of Goldman

Victor Godinez, Dallas Morning News,Summit in Dallas Targets Cybercrime

Scott Sayare, NYTimes, France: Ex-Minister Convicted

Donna Weaver, AtlantaCity.com, Corruption trial to start Monday for former Ocean County Assemblyman Daniel Van Pelt

Jeff Coen, Chicago Breaking News, Judge won't allow Blago defense to subpoena Obama

Nigel Duara, (AP) law.com, Feds Back Off From Life Sentence for Slaughterhouse Fraud Case

Julie Kay, Daily Business Review, law.com,Tearful Ex-General Counsel Details Huge Ponzi Discovery

DOJ Press Release, Tennessee Man Convicted of Illegally Accessing Sarah Palin’s E-mail Account and Obstruction of Justice

Andy Jones, BLT Blog, DOJ Racks Up Another $100 Million in Pharmaceutical Settlements; DOJ Press Release,Two Johnson & Johnson Subsidiaries to Pay Over $81 Million to Resolve Allegations of Off-Label Promotion of Topamax; DOJ Press Release,  Schwarz Pharma Pays $22 Million to Settle False Claims Allegations Concerning Reimbursement for Unapproved Drugs

Christopher M. Matthews, Main Justice, Russians Request Info on Daimler Bribes

DOJ Press Release, Miami Resident Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the Export-Import Bank

DOJ Press Release, Houston Medical Equipment Company Owner, Operator and Patient Recruiter Plead Guilty to Health Care Fraud Scheme and Illegal Health Care Kickbacks

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John Pacenti, Daily Business Review, law.com,Former Law Firm COO Charged in Alleged Money-Laundering Conspiracy

Washington Post, Reuters, Indonesia launches special jail for the corrupt

MercuryNews.com, AP,Not guilty pleas in SoCal political corruption

Steven Cohen, Huffington Post, The Continued Corruption of New York's Politics

CBC News, Quebec corruption probe nets 2 more arrests

Pter Krouse, The Plain Dealer, Lawyer Joseph O'Malley pleads guilty as part of county corruption probe

DOJ Press Release, Four Individuals and Three Corporations Indicted for Roles in Mail and Wire Fraud Conspiracies at a New York City Hospital

DOJ Press Release, Antiques Dealer Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Charges Related to Sale of Fake Picasso for $2 Million

Mike Scarcella, BLT Blog, Former Special Counsel Scott Bloch Pleads Guilty to Contempt

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Gene Johnson, Seattle Post Intelligencer (AP), Feds in Wash. vow new focus on white-collar crime

Ken Thomas, AJC.com, Moving faster, Toyota recalls SUVs, agrees to fine

Marcia Coyle, BLT Blog, New Guidelines on Corporate Offenders and Prison Alternatives Approved

HDTVPhilly57, 2 Face Additional Charges In NJ Corruption Probe

Myfoxdc.com, Blagojevich Wants to Subpoena Obama in Corruption Trial; Chicago Breaking News, Blagojevich defense wants Obama subpoenaed

David Ingram, BLT Blog,Judge Who Sentenced Madoff Confirmed to 2nd Circuit

Andy Jones, BLT Blog, Lawyers Argue Over Timing, Divided Trial in Mass Bribery Case

Amanda Bronstad, law.com, NLJ,  Ex-KB Home CEO Convicted on 4 Counts in Backdating Trial

DOJ Press Release, Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force Hosts Fair Lending Forum in Chicago

Amanda Bronstad, NLJ, law.com, Judge tosses investors' Madoff-related claims against SEC

Richard Perez-Pena, NYTimes, Former Mayor of Hoboken Pleads Guilty to Corruption

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