In 1992, she prosecuted John Gotti, the legendary crime boss.
When announcing her nomination, President Obama quipped, “In the early 1990s she brought down John Gotti as head of the Gambino crime syndicate. You don’t want to mess with Mary Jo.”
Source: MarketWatch
She was hired by the NFL to investigate allegations of 'bounty hunting' by the New Orleans Saints.
Discussing the investigation with reporters, she said, “This is not something based on what somebody else said to them. It is an unusually strong record on which the commissioner acted.”
Source: Washington Post
The 1998 indictment of Osama Bin Laden.
The November 5, 1998 edition of the New York Times reads:
"A federal grand jury in Manhattan on Wednesday returned a 238-count indictment charging Saudi exile Osama bin Laden with conspiring to bomb two U.S. embassies in Africa and with committing acts of terrorism against Americans abroad."
Source: Via Sun-Sentinel
The investigation of then-Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist for insider trading.
"Ms. White represented the hospital chain HCA in an investigation by the S.E.C. and the Justice Department into whether Senator Bill Frist violated insider trading laws when he sold his stake in the company. The investigation was closed with no charges filed."
Source: New York Times
White defended former Bank of America CEO Kenneth Lewis against charges of securities fraud.
"As a Debevoise partner, White has switched from her role of prosecuting alleged white-collar criminals to defending them – for instance, defending Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis against claims that he misled investors during the bank's merger with Merrill Lynch."
Source: The Examiner
The investigation into Clinton's last-minute pardon of Glencore founder and billionaire Marc Rich.
Mary Jo White was apparently "furious" after hearing that Rich had been pardoned. According to the National Journal, "Though Clinton pardoned Rich, White got her chance to fire back when Attorney General John Ashcroft chose her to investigate Clinton’s 177 last-minute pardons and commutations."
Source: National Journal
The conviction of Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind behind the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
In addition to the WTC bombing, he was also convicted for plotting to blow up American planes. Yousef is currently serving a life sentence – with an extra 240 years tacked on.
Source: New York Times
MJW was hired to defend Rupert Murdoch's News Corp in 2011.
During the fallout from the hacking scandal, White was hired to represent directors at News Corp after the SEC began an investigation into whether the company violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Source: Bloomberg
She beat The Donald in court when he sued Time Warner.
"White also defended Time Warner, when Donald Trump sued its books division for defamation for publishing "TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald." A judge dismissed that case against Time Warner, which owns CNNMoney."
Source: Click On Detroit