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#366 Updated: 3/1/07 7:31 a.m.

Former McGuireWoods Partner Arrested on Fraud Charges
A former New York law firm partner who allegedly made almost $18 million trading
in the securities of his clients has been arrested on fraud charges.

Authorities arrest contractor suspected of $500,000 worth of fraud
The Louisiana Attorney General’s Office has arrested a man suspected of
defrauding homeowners in Orleans, Jefferson and St. Charles parishes out of
$500,000.

Adelphia Founder Pays $530 Million In Fraud Claim
More than $530 million in cash and Time Warner Cable stock has been paid to the
federal government as a result of its federal forfeiture action in the prosecution of
John J. Rigas, Adelphia Communications Corporation founder, and his son, Timothy
J. Rigas.

Ex-legal secretary gets 18 months for embezzlement
A former legal secretary at a Kansas City law firm was sentenced to a year and a
half in federal prison on Tuesday for embezzling more than $159,000 from clients
of the firm.

UC employee suspected of $200K embezzlement
A University of California office that manages online learning has seeped cash,
and authorities say they've traced the leak to the former program director.