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#402 Updated: 4/25/07 8:27 a.m.

LAB OWNER RECEIVES 57- MONTH PRISON SENTENCE AND AGREES TO FORFEIT
$2.8 MILLION
R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida,
and Jonathan I. Solomon, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of
Investigation, announced the April 18, 2007 sentencing of defendant Marcelo de
Jesus Serrano, a laboratory owner, who previously pled guilty in connection with a
$2.5 million Medicare billing fraud scheme involving two medical laboratories.

SEC Charges Former Apple General Counsel for Illegal Stock Option Backdating
Commission Also Settles Claims Against Former Apple CFO for $3.5 Million

Aurora woman held in $800,000 theft
After a six-month investigation, Addison police Monday arrested Pavek at her
home at 1013 W. Downer Place and charged her with embezzling nearly $800,000.

Waterford Twp. police search for suspect in bank fraud
Police are asking for the public's help in finding a man who is charged with
scamming banks by wrapping up pennies in dime sleeves, in exchange for bills.

Scrushy will pay $81m to end SEC suit
HealthSouth Corp. founder Richard Scrushy will settle a U S Securities and
Exchange Commission lawsuit for $81 million, closing the book on a federal probe
of the former executive's role in a $2.7 billion accounting fraud.

Chicago firm files fraud suit against national legal services advertiser
The Chicago firm of Dranias, Harrington & Wilson, LLC has sued Lawyers Group
Advertising for consumer fraud stemming from an advertising deal gone sour.

Hewlett-Packard Ethics Chief Tackles Spying Aftermath
Focused on boosting sales and cutting jobs over the past two years,
Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief Executive Officer Mark Hurd paid scant attention to the
company's probe into boardroom news leaks.

Leawood man sentenced to 10 years in fraud case
His victims invested millions in a bogus Arizona development.