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#239 Updated: 8/17/06 8:06 a.m.

08/17/06 U.S. steps up search for fugitive executive
The hunt for Jacob Alexander, former chief executive of the communications
software company Comverse, has been stepped up after the Federal Bureau of
Investigation in the United States declared him a fugitive and said agents were
seeking his arrest

08/17/06 Investors: Auto-parts maker cut secret deals
Dana, a bankrupt auto-parts maker, entered into secret agreements with
vendors, including Bellevue's Paccar, to hide price increases and inflate earnings,
shareholders claimed in an expanded securities-fraud complaint

08/17/06 Former bank vice president sentenced in $640,000 embezzlement
A former bank vice president was sentenced to three to six years in prison
Wednesday after pleading guilty to charges stemming from the embezzlement of
more than $640,000 from the accounts of four elderly customers.

08/17/06 Hoboken housing aide admits embezzlement
The former accounting manager at the Hoboken Housing Authority pleaded guilty
Wednesday to embezzling $111,083 from the agency by writing checks to himself,
federal prosecutors said.

08/17/06 Offer: Reward for help locating stolen laptop
The government is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information that leads to
recovery of one of its computers.

08/17/06 Omnicare exec charged with fraud in Michigan
The Michigan Attorney general has filed criminal charges against a unit president
of nursing home pharmacy provider Omnicare Inc. (OCR.N: Quote, Profile,
Research), claiming he defrauded the state Medicaid program, state officials
charged Wednesday.

08/17/06 Fraud fetches prison terms
A federal judge sent two members of an East Manatee mortgage-fraud ring to
prison but spared a third Monday.

08/17/06 Motion for Lay to be opposed
The government plans to fight to keep the conviction of the late Ken Lay in place,
saying it will oppose a motion filed Wednesday by the former Enron executive's
lawyers to have his criminal record erased.

08/17/06 Grasso Appeals Nonjury Trial of Spitzer Pay Lawsuit
Richard Grasso, the former chairman of the New York Stock Exchange, filed court
papers in an attempt to stop a judge from holding a trial without a jury on part of
the state's challenge to his $190 million pay package.
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