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#486 Updated: 10/8/07 9:01 a.m.

The CPA Goes CSI
Accountants Hone Their Detective Skills To Crack Fraud Cases Securities case could impact.  
Full story, courant.com

Enron bank lawsuit
After working more than three decades as a plant manager for Enron Corp., Charles
Prestwood estimates he lost $1.3 million in stock when the company collapsed in 2001,
leaving investors holding the bag in one of the largest corporate frauds in history.   Full
story, chron.com

Prosecutors fear they'll be handcuffed on corporate fraud
U.S. businesses, with the help of civil libertarians, are on the verge of outmaneuvering
federal prosecutors and persuading Congress to limit the government's power to pursue
corporate fraud.   Full story, seattletimes.com

Banker gets 18 months for embezzling from rancher
A longtime Hill County banking official was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison Friday
for embezzling $109,350 from a rancher’s account at the Wells Fargo Bank in Hubbard.   Full
story, wacotrib.com

Ex-zoo employee faces embezzlement charges
Man used facility's computer to transfer $52,000 into his own account, police say.  Full story,
mercurynews.com

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