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#310 Updated: 11/30/06 5:02 p.m.

Ex-IRS Agent Gets 40 Months for Check-Cashing Scheme
A former revenue agent with the Internal Revenue Service was sentenced to 40
months in prison on charges of conspiracy and causing the failure to file currency
transaction reports.

Five charged in land fraud scheme
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced the indictment of five
Miramar, Fla. residents who allegedly used fraudulent titles to obtain property in
Charlotte, Collier and Lee County.

Corporate Fraud Crackdown Gone Too Far?
A former top Justice Department official who wrote the government's policy to
crack down on corporate lawbreaking said Thursday that prosecutors appear to
have overreached when targeting some businesses.

Man admits stealing nearly $1.9 million
A 40-year-old Gum Spring man pleaded guilty yesterday to a federal charge of
bank fraud for embezzling nearly $1.9 million from the C&F Mortgage Corp. in
Richmond.

Texas AG announces arrest of 33 in Medicaid fraud case
More than 30 people have been charged with Medicaid fraud after allegedly
getting $7.7 million in reimbursement for medical supplies through inflated billing
or false claims from unwitting patients, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said
Thursday.

Feds crack down on local fraud
Anthony G. Christou, 56, of Atlanta was arraigned Nov. 29 on federal charges of
wire fraud and money laundering relating to his alleged execution of a $32 million
Ponzi scheme.