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#330 Updated: 1/2/07 6:57 p.m.

RV scheme took 172 buyers for ride, lawsuit says
The idea sounded ingenious: Sell those big luxury motor coaches, like those used
by NASCAR drivers and professional golfers, as time shares.

Mexico hotel owner charged in swindle of time-share leases
FBI agents have arrested an American hotel owner on charges he ran a $400
million pyramid scheme through the sale of time-share leases in Mexico.

MetLife Settles with Spitzer for $19 Million
The insurance giant ends its dispute with the outgoing attorney general just as
he starts his new job as New York's governor.

Federal Identity Theft Task Force Seeks Input
The President's Identity Theft Task Force announced that it is seeking public
comment on various recommendations to improve the effectiveness and efficiency
of the federal government's efforts to reduce identity theft.

Former Cedar Rapids resident pleads guilty to identity fraud
A former resident of Cedar Rapids man is facing a maximum penalty of 25 years in
prison, a $1.25 million fine and 15 years supervised release after his prison term
for using a fraudulent Social Security number in Cedar Rapids.

Former CSU football player pleads guilty to fraud
One of three CSU football players arrested in September on charges related to a
bank defrauding scheme pleaded guilty in Larimer County court this morning.

No. 7 Chamber of commerce shaken by two scandals
Two scandals rocked the Fallon Chamber of Commerce during 2006 - an
embezzlement of member funds and the arrest of a member of the board of
directors on suspicion of participating in a shooting incident at a Fallon home.