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| 220 Updated: 7/12/06 8:23 p.m. 07/12/06 Friend of Springfield credit union head admits embezzlement role A close friend of the former head of a defunct credit union pleaded guilty Wednesday to illegally receiving $109,000 from the financial institution. 07/12/06 Enron's Kenneth Lay Defended at His Memorial Service Enron founder Kenneth Lay, convicted of a fraud that destroyed his company, was called a victim of ``a lynching'' by a mourner at a memorial service marred by the collapse of former Houston Mayor Bob Lanier. 07/12/06 Fla. Doctor Sentenced to Life in Health Care Fraud Thomas G. Merrill, 70, of Panama City, Fla. has been sentenced to life in prison for multiple charges of wire fraud, health care fraud and distribution of controlled substances according to Attorney General Charlie Crist. 07/12/06 Man pleads guilty to insurance fraud A Portsmouth man was fined and given a suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to trying to defraud his insurance company. 07/12/06 Sportsman’s Warehouse Turns to Allegiance for Real-Time Feedback, Ethics Hotline Sporting goods retailer implements SilentWhistle to help employees communicate more effectively with management 07/12/06 Jurors begin deliberations in specialists' fraud case Jurors began deliberations Tuesday afternoon in the criminal trial of two former specialists at Van der Moolen Specialists USA LLC accused of making improper trading for the firm's account while working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. 07/12/06 Reports: British banker found dead A British banker who was questioned by U.S. authorities in connection with the Enron scandal has been found dead, British media said Wednesday. The man's body was found Tuesday in a park in east London, but police declined to identify him. |