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#439 Updated: 6/29/07 2:05 p.m.

Scrushy Avoids Maximum Sentence
Healthsouth's former CEO gets nearly 7 years in prison. His lawyers will appeal.  
Full story, CFO.com

3 Women Charged in Housing Scam
Three women, two Californians and a New Yorker, have been charged with
stealing more than $1.6 million from investors in a housing fix-and-flip scam,
Manhattan prosecutors said Wednesday.  Full story, Yahoo.com

Britain Won’t Extradite New York Hotelier in Fraud and Tax Evasion Case
After three years of hearings and recriminations, a British judge yesterday refused
to extradite the multimillionaire hotelier Stanley S. Tollman to New York, a major
setback for prosecutors seeking to bring him to trial on charges relating to a $100
million bank fraud and tax evasion scheme.   Full story, nytimes.com

Auditor slams Seattle's school payroll system
Seattle Public Schools might have been able to prevent a teacher's embezzlement
of nearly $180,000 by making a simple change to its payroll system, according to
the Washington State Auditor.   Full story, seattletimes.com

Embezzling secretary says proper audit procedures could have stopped her
earlier
Weeks before Denise Aughney was sentenced to prison, the former secretary
who embezzled more than $1 million from the Weber School District Foundation
criticized the nonprofit's financial safeguards in a letter to the superintendent.  Full
story, sltrib.com