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#113 Updated:  2/6/06 7:24 a.m.

02/03/06
Enron Settles with Lehman Energy company is pursuing similar claims
against Bear Stearns, Credit Suisse, and UBS

02/03/06
Witness: Enron CEO hid retail unit's struggles Koenig testifies Skilling
misled investors about division's debt of $726 million

02/03/06
Enron's Rice to Testify Next Week at Skilling, Lay Fraud Trial The ex-head
of Enron Corp.'s broadband unit may testify next week at the fraud trial of former
company executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling about how officials misled
investors about the performance of the business.

02/02/06
Former U.S. Official Pleads Guilty in Iraq Reconstruction Fraud A former
U.S. government official pleaded guilty to charges including bribery and money
laundering in an investigation of bid-rigging in Iraq reconstruction contracts.

02/02/06
Former General Re, AIG execs charged with fraud Four former officers of
the reinsurance unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKa.N: Quote,
Profile, Research) and insurance giant American International Group Inc. (AIG.N:
Quote, Profile, Research) were indicted over an alleged $500 million book-cooking
scheme, U.S. authorities announced on Thursday.

02/02/06
Gates Says IRS Screws Up His Taxes The Internal Revenue Service
apparently is having a difficult time keep tabs on Bill Gates, said the Microsoft
founder during a conference in Portugal.

02/02/06
Cushioning the Blow A new study delves into the correlation between
engaged auditors and the negative impact of announcing internal-control
weaknesses at 336 companies.

02/01/06
Ex-Enron exec says company fudged numbers to please Wall Street
Bent on matching or beating Wall Street expectations, Enron Corp. fudged its
earnings figures with the knowledge of executives Jeffrey Skilling and Kenneth
Lay, the company's former chief contact for investors testified Wednesday.

02/01/06
Woman pleads guilty in restaurant theft A Redwood City woman
pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges that she stole $175,000 from the San Francisco
restaurant where she was a bookkeeper.

02/01/06
Ex-Wal-Mart Exec Pleads Guilty to Charges Tom Coughlin, 57, pleaded
guilty to five counts of wire fraud and one count of filing a false tax return.
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