BRIEF-BNP Paribas pleads guilty to conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions; U.S. judge accepts plea
BNP Paribas SA : * Formally pleads guilty to conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions -- court
_0">hearing * Plea is accepted by U.S. district judge lorna schofield in Manhattan * Bnp paribas' plea is entered by the bank's general counsel