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| _________::::____#93 - December 28, 2005_________________ |
| #93 Updated: 12/28/05 9:20 a.m. 12/28/05 Ex-Enron accounting chief to plead guilty - Enron Corp.'s former chief accountant, Richard Causey, was set to plead guilty on Wednesday to a security fraud charge in a plea bargain that could put him behind bars for seven years for his part in the 2001 collapse of the power-trading giant, sources close to the case said. Reuters 12/28/05 Student accused of fraud fires his lawyer - The 22-year-old New York University student charged with trying to swindle $43 million from banks in Greenwich and Switzerland and operating a hedge fund scam in town has fired his attorney. greenwichtime.com 12/27/05 SEC Sues Execs of Failed Company - The 2002 collapse of National Century Financial Enterprises also forced 275 health-care providers to file for bankruptcy protection. CFO.com 12/27/05 The Check Is (Almost) in the Mail - A large number of people who were victims of Wall Street research abuses may wind up with a pleasant holiday surprise — a check from the Securities and Exchange Commission, courtesy of one Francis E. McGovern. CFO.com 12/27/05 Prison Time for Former HealthSouth Exec - ''The fact that you have suffered weighs very little because it is a suffering of your own making,'' says the judge. CFO.com 12/27/05 Ecuadorian Pyramid Scheme Sparks a Panic - A 71-year-old provincial notary who died in a luxury hotel room earlier this year left behind a teenage girlfriend — who said he'd been on cocaine and Viagra — and a crumbling $800 million pyramid scheme that has blossomed into a nationwide scandal. news. yahoo.com |