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| _________::::____#53 - October 24, 2005_________________ |
| Updated: 10/24/05 9:49 a.m. 10/24/05 Fraud hot lines help ensure whistleblowers come forward - Today’s federal government includes thousands of organizations and entities that span 3.5 million square miles of American soil, as well as neighboring countries and foreign locales. 10/23/05 Billionaire sent to Siberian prison - Russian billionaire Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been sent to the wasteland of Siberia to serve his eight-year sentence, authorities say, sparking outrage among his defense lawyers and rights activists. 10/23/05 Hollywood producer is indicted in fraud case - Ex-financial officer for former Rolling Hills Estates' resident's firm reportedly will cooperate with the prosecution. 10/22/05 Ledyard man sentenced to 4 years for fraud - A 31-year-old Ledyard man was sentenced to four years in prison Friday for credit card and bank fraud schemes, according to Kevin J. O'Connor, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. 10/21/05 Trucking executive charged with fraud - Federal prosecutors have filed bank fraud charges against the president of a trucking company that closed abruptly leaving some of its drivers stranded without gas money and pay. 10/20/05 Ethical Lapses Go Unreported - Nearly a third of U.S. workers have witnessed co-workers engage in ethical misconduct, according to a Hudson survey on workplace ethics. 10/20/05 Judge Is Asked to Deny Bail to Former KPMG Partner - A federal prosecutor Wednesday asked a Los Angeles judge to deny bail to a former KPMG accounting firm partner indicted in a sweeping tax fraud case, calling him a flight risk and a "danger to the community." |