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| _________::::___#267 - September 27, 2006________________ |
| #267 Updated: 9/27/06 9:01 a.m. 09/27/06 Ebbers Goes to Prison The 65-year old former Worldcom CEO began serving what is likely to amount to a life sentence on Tuesday. 09/27/06 Fastow to Help Investors in Enron Suit Attorneys for investors suing investment firms and global banks they claim played key roles in Enron Corp.'s collapse said on Tuesday they had a new ally in their efforts: former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow. 09/27/06 Harsher penalties for embezzlement sought Citing that 2002 case, the Senate unanimously passed legislation this month raising the penalties for embezzling from nonprofit agencies, senior citizens and people with disabilities. 09/27/06 SEC Doles Out $54M to Make Edgar Interactive The Securities and Exchange Commission has awarded a trio of contracts -- totaling $54 million -- to transform the financial statements in its Edgar database to interactive information. 09/27/06 SEC Sanctions Dunham & Associates The Securities and Exchange Commission sanctioned Jeffrey Dunham, his San Diego investment company Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel Inc., and its related entities, for violating federal securities laws by improperly soliciting more than $350 million from investors. |