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| #150 Updated: 4/3/06 10:45 a.m. 04/03/06 Court: Royal Ahold Scandal Was CFO's Fault The food giant's finance chief ignored serious weaknesses at a U.S. company he acquired to meet growth targets, a Dutch court charges. 04/03/06 Trio of Former KPMG Auditors Charged in Tenet Scandal Three former KPMG auditors settled charges of improper professional conduct for failing to properly complete the audit of Tenet Healthcare Corp.'s 2002 financial statements and them making changes to try and conceal their work. 04/03/06 NAACP Will Challenge IRS in Federal Court The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People announced that it is taking measures to challenge the Internal Revenue Service's examination of the association's tax-exempt status. 04/03/06 Ex-Lay, Skilling Assistant: Witness Lied Lawyers for former Enron Chiefs Ken Lay and Jeffery Skilling began their case on Monday. 04/03/06 Enron makes $4.68 bln in distributions Fallen energy giant Enron Corp. on Monday said it made a distribution of $4.68 billion to creditors as part of a regularly scheduled, twice-yearly payout following the company's bankruptcy. 03/31/06 Attitude Adjustment New research uncovers ''a trend toward higher ethical standards'' at American businesses over the past 20 years. But do attitudes translate into action? 03/31/06 Ex-CFO Settles Re: Revenue Recognition The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed securities law charges against eight former executives of StarMedia Network, a defunct Internet portal directed at Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking communities, stemming from revenue recognition violations. |