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#393 Updated: 4/10/07 8:44 a.m.

Judge Denies Some Motions in Black Case
Defense attorneys at Conrad Black's fraud trial tried to show Monday that the
fallen media mogul's co-defendants hadn't misled Hollinger International
shareholders about their use of company funds

Defense: That's a wrap
Joe Nacchio's attorneys rested their case Monday without putting the former
Qwest chief executive on the stand to defend himself against criminal
insider-trading charges.

Missing music king loses his throne
They believe that Pearlman, 52, created a Ponzi scheme that milked about $317
million from more than 1,400 individual investors and an additional $150 million
from banks.

Companies Ratchet Up Efforts To Fight Wine Fraud
An increase in wine fraud has a slew of companies racing to create
anti-counterfeit technologies that would tattoo wine bottles with multi-colored
triangles, patterns of unique bubbles, and high-tech graphical codes.

Man accused in mortgage fraud scheme across Southern states set for plea
hearing Tuesday
A man accused of stealing the identities of homeless people as part of a massive
mortgage fraud scheme is expected to change his plea Tuesday, according to
court records.

Former Endocare leaders face criminal charges
The company's one-time CEO and CFO are indicted on allegations they bilked
investors out of $200 million.

SINGAPORE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT
TO A FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION AND MONEY LAUNDERING
The conspirators contacted an undercover business in Maryland about the sale of
military weapons, requesting price quotes and negotiating the purchases.

Former realty leader guilty
The former president and chief financial officer of Kane Realty, the Raleigh
company known for its massive redevelopment of North Hills Mall, pleaded guilty
Monday in what investigators say was a $1.5 million embezzlement scheme.

Genesis vacation count is dropped
A judge Monday dealt another blow to the case against two sisters accused of
embezzling money from the Genesis child-welfare agency, dismissing the
accusation that they improperly took $185,000 in vacation pay.