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#105 Updated:  1/16/06 10:39 a.m.

01/16/06 7 Suspects Arrested in Calif. Workers' Comp Fraud
Seven suspects in California's San Joaquin Valley region have been arrested for
workers' compensation fraud that cost insurers $900,000, and duped the state
out of some $676,000 in payroll taxes, according to Insurance Commissioner John
Garamendi.

01/15/06 Tools can help Spanish speakers avoid fraud
Mortgage documents and real estate disclosure statements are hard enough to
understand for people whose first language is English. For those whose first
language may be Spanish or Chinese or Russian, buying a home in the United
States can be especially difficult.

01/14/06 Lodi woman pleads not guilty to fraud
A Lodi accountant accused of scamming nearly $600,000 from elderly clients
pleaded not guilty to 16 felony charges after turning herself in to authorities
Friday morning.

01/13/06 AIG may pay up to $1.5 bln in settlement: report
American International Group Inc. (AIG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) may pay as
much as $1.5 billion to settle civil investigations by state and federal authorities
into an accounting scandal, The Wall Street Journal said Friday, citing sources
familiar with the matter.

01/13/06 Former Enron CEO Lay takes case to the Internet
People sell everything from antique china to chihuahuas on the Internet, but
former Enron Corp. chief executive Kenneth Lay's legal defense team wants Web
surfers to buy his credibility.

01/13/06 Money laundering is exposed
Online payment systems and gift cards are among the greatest threats to the U.S.
government's ability to detect and prevent money laundering, federal officials said.

01/13/06 Ex-operator of Roseville medical marijuana dispensary charged in federal
court
The former operator of a marijuana dispensary in Roseville has been indicted by a
federal grand jury on drug and money laundering charges, U.S. Attorney McGregor
Scott announced Friday.
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