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| _________::::____#60 - November 3, 2005_________________ |
| Updated: 11/3/05 9:36 a.m. 11/03/05 Crucial process to winnow jurors begins in Enron trial - This week, pale brown envelopes containing a juror questionnaire will appear in the mailboxes of 400 Texans, marking the beginning of a race for control of the courtroom and public opinion in a trial that defines an era of corporate wrongdoing. 11/03/05 Mortgage fraud summit draws 500 - Regulating the mortgage industry is a good first step toward curbing mortgage fraud but doesn't solve the problem, an FBI agent who specializes in such frauds said Wednesday in Pueblo. 11/03/05 SEC to Begin Random Checks of Investment Firms - The Securities and Exchange Commission will begin random annual visits to investment advisors, instead of its usual five-year visits, a ccording to published reports. 11/03/05 Ahold Fraud Case Widens; 7 Vendor Employees Charged - Prosecutors expanded their probe of accounting fraud at the U.S. unit of Royal Ahold NV, the Dutch owner of supermarket chains including Giant, by bringing charges against seven more people who worked for the company's vendors. 11/02/05 CFTC Objects to Any Refco Sale That Shields Officers - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission objected to a Refco Inc. plan that would shield the bankrupt broker and its officers from liability for past conduct as a condition of the sale of its regulated assets. |