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_________::::____#78 - December 01, 2005________________
Updated:  12/01/05 9:30 a.m.

11/30/05 Friedman's to pay $2M to settle charges - Friedman's Inc. said
Wednesday that it has reached a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department
under which the jewelry merchant will avoid criminal charges and pay $2 million to
a fund aimed at preventing fraud

11/30/05 Restaurant bookkeeper charged with stealing $175,000 - A Redwood
City woman was indicted on charges of stealing $175,000 from the San Francisco
restaurant where she worked as a bookkeeper, authorities said

11/30/05 PwC Asks for Dismissal of Met Suit -  PriceWaterhouseCoopers has
requested the dismissal of a mult-million-dollar claim filed following the bankruptcy
of Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities.

11/30/05 Former Gemstar CFO Reaches Plea Deal - Leung's deal awaits SEC
approval. Meanwhile, ex-CFO Yuen's plea bargain is called a "slap on the wrist."

11/30/05 Fraud Claims Against Scrushy Dismissed - The judge in the government's
civil lawsuit over the huge earnings overstatement at HealthSouth Corp. threw
out fraud claims against fired CEO Richard Scrushy, who was previously acquitted
on criminal charges in the scheme.
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