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| #235 Updated: 8/09/06 8:12 p.m. 08/09/06 Study: Ethical Business Practices Tied to Financial Performance Life insurance and annuity consumers are far more likely to be treated better and be more satisfied when dealing with companies that demonstrate a real, ongoing commitment to ethical business practices. 08/09/06 Judge affirms 40-year sentence for 'black widow' A Wheaton woman who prosecutors say was known as the "black widow" was sentenced today to 40 years in prison following convictions for mail and wire fraud that also involved the murders of two men. 08/09/06 Crooks hit easy targets SECURITY cameras and alarms may keep one kind of thief at bay but many small business owners are vulnerable targets for another kind of thief – the online fraudster. 08/09/06 AG Announces Indictment of 20 People in Payroll Fraud Scheme Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly today announced 118 indictments against 20 people charged in a widespread investigation into payroll fraud within the Boston longshoremen’s union. 08/09/06 Bank of America, HSBC must defend in fraud lawsuit A federal appeals court ruled that Bank of America Corp. (BAC.N: Quote, Profile, Research), HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA.L: Quote, Profile, Research) and Sterling Bancorp (STL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) must defend against a lawsuit related to a lawyer's Ponzi scheme that defrauded Orthodox Jews and others out of millions of dollars. |