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#262 Updated: 9/19/06 4:40 p.m.

09/19/06 Jury Indicts Five in $14M Tax Prep Scheme
A federal grand jury has indicted five individuals for allegedly orchestrating a $14
million tax fraud scheme, the Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service
announced.

09/19/06 Former Ahold CFO Pleads Guilty
Resnick could face up to five years in prison for securities fraud stemming from
falsifying entries in the company's books.

09/19/06 Ex-Van Der Moolen Specialist Acquitted
Richard Volpe, a former specialist at Van der Moolen Specialists USA LLC, was
acquitted Monday of making improper trades for the firm's account while working
on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

09/19/06 Doral Pays $25 Million in SEC Settlement
Doral Financial Corp., a financial services company based in Puerto Rico, said
Tuesday it agreed to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle a Securities and
Exchange Commission probe into the company's restatement of its financial
results for the years 2000 to 2004.

09/19/06 DOT specialist accused of fraud
As a specialist on fuel cell technology in the U.S. Department of Transportation,
Shang Hsiung traveled the country for years to attend trade conferences to
discuss alternative fuel and other agency initiatives.

09/19/06 Former state Teamsters boss charged with money laundering
Authorities raided the home of a former state Teamsters boss, seizing more than
$1 million found stashed in a fake wall, and closed down more than 20 bars and
other businesses believed part of a multi-county video gambling operation.

09/19/06 Ex-Fruit of Loom Exec Charged
A former environmental manager for Fruit of the Loom was charged with hiring
friends to do work that was never performed, then taking kickbacks for awarding
the contracts, prosecutors said Monday.