The Fifth Circuit refused Thursday to disturb a 20-year prison sentence a lower court handed to the ex-mayor of a Louisiana city for allegedly taking bribes in exchange for government contracts, after the appeals court had vacated an earlier sentence. Law360: acquitted

The European Securities and Markets Authority said Monday it is seeking input on technical implementation of a regulation to improve the reliability of benchmarks — tools used to price mortgages, loans and bonds — which have been the subject of rigging scandals in recent years, leading to billions of dollars in fines. Law360: acquitted

Ex-CEO Martin Shkreli and the Kaye Scholer LLP partner accused of committing securities fraud with him fought back Thursday against prosecutors’ bid to halt the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission suit against them, saying the suit can’t wait for their criminal case. Law360: acquitted

The former chief financial officer of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP on Friday blasted opposition from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office to his fight to escape a second criminal trial over accusations of defrauding the defunct firm’s financial backers, criticizing prosecutors’ silence on crucial issues and efforts to portray the executive as a rich hothead. Law360: acquitted

An immigration attorney will serve 21 months in prison for scheming to help a material witness in a criminal investigation into “birthing houses” for pregnant women looking to earn citizenship for their progeny escape the U.S., a California federal judge ruled Monday. Law360: acquitted

A federal jury Monday found a Philadelphia hospice nurse guilty of health care fraud for participating in a $ 14.3 million scheme to bill Medicare for bogus care, but acquitted her on the majority of the charges including one for conspiracy. Law360: acquitted

U.K. prosecutors on Monday reportedly asked to delay their third trial over alleged Libor manipulation, saying Barclays PLC provided more information they might need to review. Law360: acquitted

When a tiny thrift bank in New York’s Chinatown vowed to fight fraud charges brought by Manhattan’s powerful district attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., it was Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP that helped steer it to vindication following a four-month trial, an achievement that established the firm as having one of Law360’s White Collar Practice Groups of the Year. Law360: ...

A Florida federal judge on Wednesday denied a former vacation rental firm executive’s motion for a new trial or acquittal after he was convicted for his role in a $ 300 million Ponzi scheme, despite his claims that prosecutors had failed to prove he intentionally defrauded investors. Law360: acquitted

A Chicago doctor due to spend three months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud federal health programs at the city’s now-defunct Sacred Heart Hospital asked an Illinois federal court Wednesday to let him stay free until his Seventh Circuit appeal is decided. Law360: acquitted