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#319 Updated: 12/13/06 5:15 p.m.

Ex-Enron CEO Skilling reports to prison
Former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling arrived at a federal  prison in Minnesota shortly
after noon today to begin serving his sentence in the corporate scandal.

Daley indicted on embezzlement charges
The former president of Tewksbury Youth Baseball was indicted Tuesday on
charges he stole $423,000 from league coffers, according to law enforcement
officials.

New York's Spitzer probes other broker on accounts
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's lawsuit accusing the brokerage arm of
UBS AG (UBSN.VX: Quote, Profile , Research) of fraud is just the opening salvo of
his latest attack on Wall Street practices.

LA man to face charges in $50 million mortgage fraud scheme
A local real estate developer accused of running a $50 million mortgage fraud
scheme arrived in the United States from Samoa on Tuesday to face federal
criminal charges, authorities said.

NY senator charged with fraud over charity funds
A New York state senator stole $423,000 in charity money to pay for indulgences
like a Dominican cigar-making company, authorities said on Tuesday as they
announced charges against him.

Pellicano co-defendant pleads guilty to federal fraud and wiretapping charges
The federal investigation of Anthony Pellicano took a surprising turn Tuesday
when one of his co-defendants pleaded guilty to using the former private eye to
wiretap a Beverly Hills businessman six years ago.

UK claims French U-turn in VAT fraud fight
Britain on Wednesday claimed a French U-turn on a plan to fight value added tax
(VAT) fraud as authorities in Paris investigated suspected rackets reported to
have cut revenues by up to 19 billion euros ($25.22 billion).