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#176 Updated:  5/8/06 11:04 p.m.

05/08/06 Prosecutors Should Be Curbed, Say U.S. Business Organizations
Corporations and Wall Street investment firms, after enduring four years of
investigations provoked by a flood of financial scandals, are calling for the U.S.
Justice Department to rein in its prosecutors.

05/08/06 Ex-Gemstar CEO Ordered to Pay $22.3M
A federal judge on Monday ordered the former CEO of Gemstar-TV Guide
International Inc. to pay $22.3 million in fines and penalties in an investment fraud
case.

05/08/06 Enron trial testimony ends abruptly
Midway through its 53rd day, testimony in the Enron trial ended abruptly  today
with little fanfare but resulted in an unexpected break for jurors who will return
next week to begin to decide the fate of Jeff Skilling and Ken Lay.

05/08/06 Court supervisor pleads guilty to grand theft, embezzlement
A Superior Court supervisor who stole more than $117,000 from files at the El
Cajon Courthouse to feed his gambling habit pleaded guilty Monday to 15 felony
counts, including grand theft and embezzlement.

05/08/06 More Lawsuits May Go on the Books
As FASB debates the best way to improve accounting for contingent liabilities, one
thing is clear: potential lawsuit losses are more likely to show up on company
balance sheets.

05/08/06 Medco settles mail-fraud suit with feds
Medco Health Solutions has reached a settlement with the Justice Department
over the government's mail-order fraud charges.
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