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| #104 Updated: 1/13/06 8:30 a.m. 01/12/06 UBS settles with U.S. regulators for $54 mln UBS AG said on Thursday it has settled with U.S. regulators and enforcers for $54 million, in the latest bank agreement over improper mutual fund trading. 01/13/06 17 face fraud charges A Downey woman, her boyfriend and 15 family members and friends have been charged with a total of 94 felony counts for allegedly joining in an auto insurance scheme that netted $100,000, officials said. 01/12/06 Enron Jury Won't Hear Tapes of Co. Traders The upcoming fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and former CEO Jeffrey Skilling won't feature audio tapes of Enron traders discussing how they gamed California's power system for high profits when the state was plagued by rolling blackouts and skyrocketing power prices in 2000 and 2001, a judge ruled Thursday. 01/12/06 SEC Eyes Home Depot Vendor Charges The company allegedly inflated earnings by overbilling suppliers for payments earmarked to cover the cost of damaged merchandise, according to a published account. 01/12/06 Britain suffers EU blow to VAT fraud clampdown Britain suffered a blow to its clampdown on value added tax fraud on Thursday when the European Court of Justice ruled three UK firms, whose goods were used in a VAT scam, were entitled to a tax reimbursement. 01/06/06 Saks Discloses Further Inquiry Its audit committee will look into whether the company improperly assessed ''chargebacks'' on merchandise vendors for not complying with the company's logistics, transportation, or billing policies. |
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