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| _________::::____#66 - November 11, 2005________________ |
| Updated: 11/10/05 6:00 p.m. 11/10/05 Fraud Examiners Doubt SOX Will Change Culture - Most fraud examiners view Sarbanes-Oxley as an effective tool in fraud identification, though few think it will change the culture of business leaders, according to a corporate fraud report released by Oversight Systems. 11/10/05 New York man pleads guilty to investment scam - A New York man admitted Thursday that he stole more than $2 million from investors in a scam in which he and others claimed to run a lucrative business managing ATMs around the country, federal authorities said. 11/10/05 Boeing employee pleads guilty to fraud - A former Boeing employee pleaded guilty Thursday to using company expense cards to make personal purchases, including a $52,000 BMW, U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway's office said. 11/10/05 Ex-Refco CEO Bennett indicted on 8 counts - Ex-Refco Inc. (RFXCQ.PK: Quote, Profile, Research) Chief Executive Phillip Bennett was indicted on Thursday on eight counts of conspiracy, securities fraud and other charges. 11/10/05 City Tow to settle 3-year-old fraud suit by paying $5.7 million - City Tow, the company accused of illegally pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the sale of towed or abandoned cars in San Francisco, has agreed to settle a fraud lawsuit brought by city and state officials for $5.7 million. 11/09/05 Former title exec pleads guilty to $2.7 million scheme - The former vice president of a Clayton title insurance agency pleaded guilty Wednesday for his role in a $2.8 million mortgage fraud scheme, said U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway |