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#338 Updated: 1/15/07 9:22 p.m.

Stars Dodge Gift Basket Tax Bullet
The Internal Revenue Service announced that it has reached an agreement with
the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to settle the pesky problem that is the
taxing of exborbitant celebrity gift baskets.

Ex-Siemens CFO Questioned in Probe
Had allegedly been informed by KPMG about questionable payments to
consultants in 2003 and 2004.

Member of ruling Kuwait family condemned
A court has convicted a member of Kuwait's ruling family for drug trafficking and it
condemned him to death, according to a ruling obtained Monday.

$1.2 Billion Dollar Fraud Scheme Alleged in Southern California
The Temecula law firm of Ackerman, Cowles & Lindsley filed a 1.2 billion dollar
claim against what are alleged to be the perpetrators of a vast real estate and
currency exchange scheme taking place in Southern California.

Mortgage fraud’s new super sleuths
Local cases show how feds are getting more agile as they pursue the fast-
growing crime.

W.Va. woman charged with embezzling more than $400,000
An Inwood, W.Va., woman has been charged with embezzling more than
$400,000 from Potomac Case Management Services Inc. between July 2000 and
August 2006, according to charging documents.