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#264 Updated: 9/21/06 9:51 p.m.

09/21/06 'A Changed' Fastow Requests Leniency for His Role at Enron
Lawyers for former Enron Corp. finance chief Andrew S. Fastow are asking a judge
for leniency in advance of his sentencing on conspiracy charges next week,
according to court papers filed in Houston.

09/21/06 Report: Probe of Bawag Points to KPMG
An investigation of more than $2 billion in losses at Austria's Bawag P.S.K. Group
has grown to include employees of the bank's auditor, KPMG Austria GmbH,
according to a newspaper report.

09/21/06 Giordano arraigned on state charges
Former nursing home operator Antonio L. Giordano, who next month begins
serving 2 1/2 years in federal prison after admitting he diverted more than
$780,000 in federal money to a company run by his daughter, pleaded not guilty
yesterday to related state charges.

09/21/06 Skilling back in the news for public intoxication
Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling was arrested and accused of public intoxication
in Dallas earlier this month, but he will not go to jail early for violating the terms of
his $5 million bond.

09/21/06  Another Increase in Compliance Costs
Compliance and ethics officers are getting paid bigger salaries. Put the blame on
Boesky, Enron and, of course, Sarbox.