In the News & Around the Blogosphere

law.com, (AP), Countrywide Agrees to Pay $600 Million to Settle Lawsuits -Former accountant on the hook for $24 million for its role

Mary Orndorff, Birmingham News, Alabama judicial campaigns law unenforced for 15 years (w/ a hat tip to Ted Gest)

News-Press.com, Cabrera appeals conviction - Supreme Court ruling may apply to his case

Samuel Rubenfeld, WSJ, Court Tightens Money-Laundering Proof Requirements

Terrie Morgan-Besecker, Times Leader, Supreme Court Ruling Could Significantly Impact O'Toole Sentence

AP, MercuryNews.com, New US attorney confirmed for Northern Calif.

DOJ Press Release, New York Merchant Bank Pleads Guilty to FCPA Violation; Bank Chairman Pleads Guilty to Failing to Disclose Control of Foreign Bank Account

Martha Neil, ABA LawJrl Now, Ex-Kaye Scholer Partner Indicted in Bankruptcy Fraud Case

AP, Ex-NJ mayor gets 2 years in wide corruption sting 

(esp)(blogging from San Francisco)