Leading Class-Action Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy
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William S. Lerach, a former law partner at Milberg Weiss, pleaded guilty to conspiracy for a role in pursuing companies with class-action lawsuits when their share prices dropped.
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A former senior executive at Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. and two American International Group Inc. employees pleaded guilty Tuesday to criminal charges in the state's probe of bid-rigging and price-fixing in the insurance industry.
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A Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. insurance  broker, Senior Vice President Robert Stearns, on Thursday  pleaded guilty to criminal charges in connection with an  ongoing probe into fraud and bid-rigging in the insurance  industry, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's office  said.
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Description: John Rowland pleads guilty to one federal conspiracy charge related to his acceptance of gifts and services from companies doing business with the state.
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Representative Bob Ney pleaded guilty to two charges related to his dealings with the Jack Abramoff.
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William S. Lerachâs guilty plea Tuesday is a major victory for prosecutors who have been pursuing a conspiracy case against the firm now known as Milberg Weiss for six years.
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A former junior-level investment  banker at Merrill Lynch &amp; Co.  pleaded guilty on Friday  to insider trading after providing tips about upcoming mergers  as part of a scheme that generated millions of dollars of  profit.
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A former New York computer help desk technician yesterday pleaded guilty to playing a key part in what prosecutors reckon is the largest identity theft case to date.
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Former Rep. Frank Ballance pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge that he used a charitable foundation to bilk the government and funnel money to his law firm, church and family.
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WHITE PLAINS, Dec. 15  â A founder of the collapsed hedge fund the Bayou Group admitted Thursday in federal court that he had conspired to defraud investors of more than $10 million, federal prosecutors said.
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A former pharmaceutical executive and two of his sons pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy charges for engaging in what authorities called a "brazen" scheme to profit more than $2 million from illegal stock tips passed among the family members and their friends.
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One of four men accused of plotting attacks on Southern California military sites and Jewish targets pleaded guilty Friday to terrorism conspiracy charges.
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A former well-known New York stockbroker pleaded guilty Tuesday to cheating his clients out of millions of dollars and generating fraudulent commissions for himself.
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The ex-general counsel at Monster Worldwide Inc.  pleaded guilty on Thursday to criminal charges related to stock options backdating, becoming the latest former U.S. executive ensnared in an options-related case.
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A Republican activist pleaded guilty on Friday to obstructing Congress and evading taxes in a deal with prosecutors probing the influence-peddling scandal involving former lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
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A former employee of the accounting firm Ernst & Young pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit tax fraud, a month after similar charges were filed against four current and former employees of the firm.
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A Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc.  insurance broker, Senior Vice President Robert Stearns, on Thursday pleaded guilty to criminal charges in connection with an ongoing probe into fraud and bid-rigging in the insurance industry, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's office said.