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| #484 Updated: 10/3/07 9:21 a.m. Sussex man pleads no contest in $700,000 embezzlement A Sussex man has entered no-contest pleas for embezzling more than $700,000 from the Aurora Visiting Nurse Association while he served as its vice president. Full story, zwire.com Indictment accuses Macon couple in alleged embezzlement A Macon couple has been indicted in connection with the alleged embezzlement of more than $300,000 from a local development company between 2002 and 2003. Full story, macon.com SEC Settles Disclosure Beef with Tidewater and its CFO A cease-and-desist order means the company must provide better information about its old, out-of-service ships. Full story, CFO.com Criminal probe is said to focus on collapsed lender The investigation, said to be in its preliminary stages and going on for several weeks, is looking into whether violations of federal criminal statutes may have occurred that resulted in the company's bankruptcy filing, the sources said. Full story, latimes.com Oil-for-Food Guilty Plea Oscar S. Wyatt, Jr., 83, of Houston, Texas pleaded guilty today to participating in a scheme to pay illegal surcharges to the former Government of Iraq in connection with the purchase of crude oil in the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program between mid-2000 and 2003. FBI press release. ____________________________ |