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#468 Updated: 9/6/07 3:08 p.m.

CPA Industry Growth Boosted by SOX
The CPA industry enjoyed one of the best years ever in 2006, fueled by the continuing
impact of Sarbanes-Oxley, according to the just released annual Rosenberg MAP Survey.   
Full story, smartpros.com

Couple Plead Guilty in 'Pillow-talk' Case
The case was one of the first in a series of recent "pillow-talk" cases, in which married
couples exchange insider information, that have been brought by the SEC and the
Department of Justice.   Full story, cfo.com

Grand jury indicts Emeryville home loan officer
Renato Gonzales Quiazon, 52, who worked at New Century Mortgage in Emeryville, used an
independent mortgage broker's name and license on loans that he processed to get a
kickback of 80 percent of the commissions, according to a 27-count felony indictment.   Full
story, sfgate.com

LAPD investigating alleged embezzlement at cardiac nonprofit
Los Angeles police last week began looking into the possible embezzlement of more than
$700,000 from the Save A Heart Foundation, a nonprofit affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Medical
Center that offers paid fellowships to Israeli cardiologists who want to study under
specialists at the Westside hospital.  Full story, JewishJournal.com

Charities settle fraud suits with AG
The office of Colorado Attorney General John Suthers has reached out-of-court settlements
totaling $130,000 in three charitable-fraud lawsuits, Suthers announced Wednesday.   Full
story, bizjournals.com

Grandview woman is sentenced for wire fraud
Patricia Williams was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for her role in a wire fraud
scheme that bilked her employer, Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Co., out of
$971,000.   Full story, bizjournals.com
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