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#409 Updated: 5/6/07 11:15 p.m.

Calif. State Fund Receives $100,000 in Fraud Restitution
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Horwitz has ordered Rogelio Mata, owner
of Rogma Construction Services, to pay full restitution to the California State
Compensation Insurance Fund of $100,000, after pleading no contest to one
count of Insurance Code Section 11880 - insurance premium fraud. Judge Horwitz
also sentenced Mata to three days in county jail.

$500K in N.Y. fraud detailed
In a few years, John Thomas went from defrauding businesses in New York to
orchestrating multimillion-dollar real estate deals in Chicago.

Del Cerro couple sued in $7.7 million fraud
“I'm pretty sure there has never been a case like this,” said Kelly Bowers, a senior
assistant regional director of enforcement for the SEC.

Ohio car dealer enters guilty plea in money laundering case
A northeast Ohio car dealer pleaded guilty to 37 counts involving money
laundering but will not be sentenced until a co-defendant is tried, federal officials
said.

US authorities seize laundered money
US authorities seized more than $US5.6 million ($NZ7.6 million) on Friday from 16
New York City bank accounts used by an accused Dubai-based drugs money
launderer, US Attorney Michael Garcia said.

Man Arraigned In Embezzlement
A former Columbia man accused of embezzling more than $135,000 from the
Marlborough Moose Lodge when he was its administrator was arraigned today in
Superior Court in Manchester.