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| #175 Updated: 5/8/06 7:40 p.m. 05/08/06 US SEC to hear complaints over Sarbanes-Oxley law U.S. securities regulators will hear the business community's passionately held views this week on how to fix or kill post-Enron corporate reforms that many believe are hurting American competitiveness. 05/08/06 Defense Rests in Enron Fraud Trial The defense rested Monday in the fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and former Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling, bringing the former corporate celebrities closer to the end of their 15-week trial. 05/08/06 Even if he wins, Lay is not off hook It is possible Ken Lay could be exonerated by the jury in the Enron fraud and conspiracy case and still wind up in prison. 05/06/06 Denver woman pleads guilty to fraud Jannice McLain Schmidt, 69, of Denver has pleaded guilty to two counts of securities fraud and one count of criminal forfeiture loosely connected with an alleged $56 million scam that led the Internal Revenue Service to seize Colorado's historic Redstone Castle, government officials said Friday. 05/06/06 Guilty plea expected in embezzlement She was recently divorced, alone and behind on the mortgage. And she had a $40,000-a-year job as an accountant. |