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Updated:  11/20/05 7:43 p.m.

11/20/05 Kaua'i man indicted on fraud charges - A federal grand jury has indicted
a Kaua'i man on charges that he defrauded an elderly Louisiana woman out of her
life savings last year.

11/18/05 Ex-HealthSouth Executive Convicted at Trial - A federal jury convicted a
former executive of the HealthSouth Corporation on Friday of conspiracy and lying
to auditors in connection with the $2.7 billion fraud at the company.

11/18/05 Nigerian bank fraudsters guilty - A court in Nigeria has delivered two
more guilty verdicts in the country's biggest ever international fraud trial.

11/18/05 Refco ex-CEO pleads not guilty to fraud charges - Refco Inc.'s
(RFXCQ.PK: Quote, Profile, Research) former Chief Executive Phillip Bennett
pleaded not guilty to eight counts of conspiracy, fraud, and other charges on
Friday.

11/18/05 Best Practices In Whistleblower Systems - A whistleblower hotline is
probably the easiest and least expensive means available to improve corporate
governance. Waste, fraud, and the abuse of authority can all be combated by
having an independent reporting mechanism that uses employees to report
malfeasance.

11/18/05 Former Hollinger CFO Indicted with Black - Ex-media mogul and CFO
were each charged with eight counts of mail and wire fraud.

11/18/05 SEC Sues Former Patterson-UTI Energy CFO - The Securities and
Exchange Commission has sued the former chief financial officer of Patterson-UTI
Energy, alleging he embezzled $69 million from the second-largest land-based oil
and gas drilling rig fleet in North America.

11/17/05 SEC expands fraud case against philanthropist - U.S. securities
regulators on Thursday added additional fraud charges against a once high-flying
fund manager and philanthropist and his alleged co-conspirator on Thursday.
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