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#345 Updated: 1/24/07 8:57 a.m.

Enron's Koenig Begins Prison Sentence
The former investor relations chief at Enron Corp. whose testimony helped bring
down the company's founder and chief executive entered federal prison
Wednesday.

Roman to serve prison term for embezzlement
A Rome man will serve more than three years in jail after pleading guilty to
embezzling $440,000 from Calhoun-based Georgia Bank & Trust.

Advertising consultant charged in Phila. airport scheme
A Bryn Mawr, Pa., advertising consultant was charged Tuesday with defrauding
both the city of Philadelphia and an advertising agency that did business with the
city's airport, according to an indictment filed in federal court.

Bankers Detect Fraud From TJX Hack
Customer data stolen from TJX Cos. by computer hackers has been used to make
fraudulent debit card and credit card purchases in the United States and
overseas, the Massachusetts Bankers Association said Wednesday.

State targets insurance fraud
Dozens of individuals from Pensacola to Miami are to be arrested this week for
insurance fraud schemes the government estimated to total at least $1 million.
The state said the majority of the charges will fall under workers' compensation
fraud.