In the News & Around the Blogosphere

Zach Goldfarb, SEC spins judge's words in defending Citigroup settlement

DOJ Oress Release, Georgia Manufacturer of Food Service Equipment Hardware Pays $3.3 Million Fine for Role in Customer Allocation Conspiracy

DOJ Press Release, Former Owner and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Products and Services Firm Pleads Guilty for Role in Fraud Conspiracies Involving Proceeds of Municipal Bonds

Mystateline.com, Former House Speaker Cleared In Federal Corruption Probe

DOJ Press Release, Former Owner and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Products and Services Firm Pleads Guilty for Role in Fraud Conspiracies Involving Proceeds of Municipal Bonds

Greg Moran, Union Tribune, Cracking down on mortgage fraud - Authorities catching up to spate of scams during boom  (hat tip to Ivan Dominguez)

Don Babwin & Michael Tarm, law.com (AP), Feds Vow Retrial After Blagojevich Found Guilty on 1 Count

FCPA Professor, On Being An FCPA Associate ... A Q&A With Rohan Virginkar

Peter Henning, NYTimes Dealbook, Can the S.E.C. Avoid Scrutiny of Its Settlements?

Kurt Stitcher Joins Baker & Daniels' Chicago Office

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