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#336 Updated: 1/12/07 9:41 a.m.

Trusted pawn shop employee faces embezzlement charges
A longtime employee of a pawn shop whose bosses trusted to keep their books,
was arrested earlier this week after police said she embezzled more than
$400,000 from the business and wired the money to her boyfriend.

Tracy Hospital Foundation bookkeeper charged with embezzlement
Federal charges have been brought against Diane Glazier for allegedly embezzling
more than $200,000 from the Tracy Hospital Foundation while working as an
executive assistant and accountant under then-foundation director Dan Bilbrey,
also Tracy’s former mayor.

Lawyer: Investigator in HP spying probe to plead guilty
Federal prosecutors are poised to score their first victory in their investigation of
Hewlett-Packard Co's ill-fated boardroom spying probe, after a private
investigator agreed to plead guilty to identity theft and conspiracy charges.

Cultural Revolution
New accounting rules have replaced the Little Red Book as China's guide to self-
improvement. Can the state handle the truth?

More than 100 people charged with car insurance fraud in LA
More than 100 people were indicted in what authorities say is one of the state's
largest cases of auto insurance fraud for allegedly bilking companies out of
hundreds of thousands of dollars, officials announced Wednesday.

AG proposes real estate legislation
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers on Monday announced proposed
legislation to curb appraisal fraud and mortgage brokers who engage in deceptive
practices.

Former Plymouth Ambulance leadership pleads guilty
Three former officers of the Plymouth Community Ambulance Association pleaded
guilty to bilking hundreds of thousands of dollars from the nonprofit organization
over a five-year period.

She stole from the court
But prosecutors think the money Johnson stole from the public — at least $93,418
— also paid for luxuries well beyond her $26,309 salary as a cashier. Things such
as two cruises, a wedding planner and an expensive wedding in 2006, fancy
clothes, high-dollar manicures and high-quality hair extensions.

Woman Might Avoid Jail In Embezzlement
To keep their Westbrook boating business from folding after an employee
embezzled more than $130,000, Louis and Carol Bassett were forced to lay off
four workers, secure a line of credit on their house and conduct monthly audits
required by their commercial credit lender.

Kewaunee Woman Accused Of Embezzlement
A Kewaunee woman is accused of embezzling more than $200,000 from her
Manitowoc employer.