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08/01/06 Some Merrill Lynch Convictions Reversed
A federal appeals court on Tuesday reversed several convictions against four
former Merrill Lynch executives found guilty of helping engineer Enron's 1999 sale
of mobile power plants to the brokerage to help the energy trader appear to have
met earnings targets.

08/01/06 L.A. Attorney Arrested For Alleged Embezzlement
An attorney accused of embezzling more than $300,000 from a half-dozen clients,
including a woman with breast cancer, was arrested Tuesday on a felony warrant,
prosecutors said.

08/01/06 Man sentenced in embezzlement
The former secretary/treasurer of a statewide association for correctional officers
received a three-year deferred sentence for embezzling money from the group.

08/01/06  SEC Sues Five for Financial Fraud
Former Daisytek executives are charged with playing games with rebates to boost
earnings.

08/01/06 US tweaks fraud rules to spur e-health records       
In an effort to encourage wider adoption of digital health records, U.S. officials on
Tuesday finalized rules to allow hospitals and others to give doctors computers,
software and related services without running afoul of federal fraud and abuse
laws.

08/01/06 British trio gets trial delay in Enron scheme
The setting of a trial date is on hold while two of three former bankers from
England secure American lawyers to represent them in Enron-related charges, a
federal judge ruled today.
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