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#142 Updated:  3/21/06 8:08 p.m.

03/21/06 Glisan: Ex-Enron bosses knew of financial woes
Speaking with a quick confidence and a matter-of-fact tone, former Enron
Treasurer Ben Glisan Jr. told a jury today that the company was debt-ridden,
financially weak, that it manufactured cash flow and earnings and his ex-bosses
were misleading the investing public about all of it.

03/21/06 Auditors say papers tell of efforts to hide accounting tricks
Enron kept key information from outside auditors in order to quietly hide losses
and reach earnings goals, a pair of accountants testified Monday.

03/21/06 Former tax preparer who admitted to fraud gets 21/2-year prison term
A former Del Mar tax preparer and investment consultant who defrauded clients of
more than $2.5 million was sentenced to 2½ years in federal prison yesterday.

03/21/06 SEC charges 11 in squawk box fraud
U.S. securities regulators charged 11 more individuals, including a former Merrill
Lynch broker, and ex-day traders from A.B. Watley Inc., with fraud Tuesday for
participating in a scheme to use "squawk boxes" to get confidential order
information from big brokerages.

03/21/06 Compliance Costs ''Easing,'' Says Survey
The costs of complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act "appear to be easing,"
according to the Business Roundtable.

03/20/06 Act Now, and Avoid a Restatement
The SEC extends an olive branch to companies that correct misstatements of cash
flow from discontinued operations.

03/20/06 Ex-Qwest accountant accuses SEC of suing him to push for evidence
A former Qwest accountant accused federal regulators Monday of filing fraud
charges against him because he did not ``spill the beans'' to their satisfaction
against ex-Chief Executive Officer Joseph Nacchio and other former executives.

03/20/06 Parmalat says US judge supports damages claim action against audit
firms
Parmalat SpA said a US federal judge has said Parmalat is right to pursue its
damages claim against former auditors Grant Thornton and Deloitte & Touche not
just in Italy but internationally.
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