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#368 Updated: 3/5/07 10:23 p.m.

A SHORT COURSE IN MORTGAGE FRAUD
Brent Barber says mortgage fraud is easy to commit and he ought to know. His
scams lasted for five years and involved nearly 300 properties.

Hodges: Financial strains and the embezzlement problem
Time magazine reports that the Rev. John Skehan and the Rev. Francis Guinan,
both former pastors of St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church in Delray Beach, Fla.,
allegedly misappropriated $8.6 million over a 42-year period.

Stockton temp arrested in embezzlement
A Stockton woman hired as a temporary worker to ease a staffing shortage at the
Calaveras County Water District instead set up a fake account so she could
embezzle $20,000 in home improvements and appliances from the district,
according to the Calaveras County Sheriff's Department.

FAA worker indicted on fraud charges
A man in charge of issuing contracts for the Federal Aviation Administration was
indicted on fraud charges by a federal grand jury Friday for conspiring to unfairly
award a multimillion-dollar contract at Sea-Tac Airport.

Chinese banker wanted by Beijing released in Canada again
A former Bank of China official accused by Beijing of embezzlement has again been
ordered released by a Canadian court pending the start of immigration
proceedings next month.

Billings woman avoids prison time for embezzlement
A 66-year-old Billings woman convicted of embezzling $100,000 from her employer
avoided prison time when she was sentenced Friday in District Court.

Former Cumberland tax collector pleads no contest to embezzlement
A former tax collector in Cumberland settles charges she embezzled thousands of
dollars from the Cumberland Hill Fire District where she worked.

Web Scammers Getting Trickier As Fraud Rises
Internet scams are getting more sophisticated and hauling in a bigger plunder,
suggests a new study set for release Friday.