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| 228 Updated: 8/01/06 2:52 a.m. 07/31/06 Sarbanes-Oxley Blamed for Capital Flight The Sarbanes-Oxley corporate accounting law is driving companies away from the United States, a congressman is warning 07/31/06 Ebbers Loses Appeal: Faces 25 Years Ruling comes on the heels of SEC decision to waive disgorgement payments for former WorldCom CFO Scott Sullivan. 07/31/06 Bright ideas gone bust can lead to corporate fraud In the past four years, the convictions of executives from Enron, WorldCom and other companies seemed to prove that corporate fraud occurs when greedy managers want to hit their earnings targets, receive fat bonus checks and keep their companies' stock price sky-high. 07/29/06 Former Qwest CFO spared prison time After issuing a tearful apology for an "error in judgment," former Qwest finance chief Robin Szeliga was sentenced Friday to two years' probation, six months of home detention and a $250,000 fine for insider trading during the company's multibillion-dollar accounting scandal. 07/29/06 Steve Case, Facing Hawaii Fraud Claim, Invests in Clinics, Spas Steve Case, who stepped down as chairman of AOL Time Warner Inc. in 2003, still draws a crowd. It's April, and he's describing the benefits of yoga and organic food to about 600 people at the 10th annual Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability conference at the Fairmont Hotel in Santa Monica, California |