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_________::::____#49 - October 17, 2005_________________
Updated:  10/16/05 8:58 p.m.

10/16/05 White Plains FBI office has had key role - The daring undercover work of
an FBI mole in bringing down the leadership of the Gambino crime family garnered
the lion's share of attention in the media cyclone that followed federal
prosecutors' announcement in March of the indictments of 32 reputed members of
the organized crime outfit.

10/16/05 Cox pledges swift action on any fraud - The chairman of the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, Christopher Cox, on Sunday pledged swift
action against U.S. financial fraud but declined direct comment on teetering broker
Refco Inc.

10/16/05 Hotline helps reduce fraud - Officials have cracked down on employees
using county vehicles for personal reasons and have instituted a number of policy
changes thanks to tips from the county's Fraud, Waste and Abuse Hotline.

10/15/05 L.A. man convicted of securities fraud involving local victims gets
four-year sentence - A Los Angeles man convicted of fraud got the four-year
sentence he bargained for in court Friday, though a judge refused to allow him to
serve the remainder in a program designed to allow people to earn money as
they work to pay off their victims.

10/13/05 Mobster goes missing in middle of corruption trial - A Genovese family
capo, facing a five-year jail term in a Brooklyn mob case, disappeared in the
middle of his trial _ prompting speculation that he instead received a
Mafia-imposed death penalty.

10/13/05 Anschutz, 35 others tied to Qwest testify - Qwest founder Phil Anschutz
and other former and current directors testified before federal regulators this year
and in 2004, according to court documents filed this week.
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