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#350 Updated: 1/31 /07 10:28 p.m.

Enron's Kopper Reports to Prison
Received a lighter sentence in recognition of testimony that helped convict
Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling.

California teacher fund settles fraud lawsuit against Qwest
California's giant teacher pension fund has reached a nearly $47 million
settlement with Qwest Communications over a lawsuit claiming that the
Denver-based telephone company defrauded the fund of $150 million

Final Arguments in AOL Fraud Trial
Defense attorneys argued Wednesday that prosecutors overreached in bringing
charges against two midlevel America Online executives and their clients are being
unfairly tainted by a massive fraud conspiracy at a now-defunct Las Vegas
software firm that did business with AOL.

Former R.I. state senator sentenced to 30 months in prison
A former state senator at the heart of an investigation into Statehouse corruption
was sentenced Wednesday to 2 years in prison for selling his office to three
companies, including drugstore chain CVS Corp.

Bush: Link exec salaries to performance
President Bush challenged corporate America on Wednesday on the lavish
salaries and bonuses paid to chief executives, saying their pay should be tied to
how much they help their companies' shareholders.