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#313 Updated: 12/5/06 5:51 p.m.

A dramatic shift for Skilling
Five years after Enron's fall, its former CEO will trade a life of power for a modest
federal lockup

Ex-CEO in jail; litter in his yard
Once it was the estate of a prominent metro Toledo investment executive whose
clients included wealthy businessmen and successful doctors

San Diego Continues Racking Up Accounting Tab
San Diego’s City Council has approved paying another $2.2 million to KPMG for the
Big Four firm’s long overdue 2003 audit. The additional spending approval brings
the city’s total KPMG tab to $6.6. million.

Newport Beach man pleads guilty in federal fraud case
A Newport Beach man pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to fraudulently
obtaining mortgage loans, bilking the federal government and commercial lenders
of more than $2.7 million dollars.

Livermore startup's CEO indicted in $1 mil embezzlement scheme
The chief executive of a Livermore startup company has been indicted on new tax-
evasion charges in an alleged $1 million embezzlement scheme that helped
finance a Ferrari, Baroni suits, expensive wine and steroids, authorities said today.

Two guilty in school fitness fraud scheme
Two executives of a Utah company were convicted in federal court Monday for
their part in a fraud scheme that promised free fitness equipment to hundreds of
school districts across the country, including White Bear Lake and Minneapolis.

Barclays Reinstated as Defendant in Enron Fraud Suit
Barclays PLC was reinstated as a defendant in an Enron Corp. investor fraud suit
after a judge gave shareholders another chance to detail the bank's role in the
company's collapse.