Lawyer: Financial adviser to plead guilty to criminal charges in first bank bailout fraud caseNASHVILLE, Tenn. — A former financial adviser in Tennessee will plead guilty to criminal charges in the first fraud case related to the federal bank bailout program, his lawyer said Wednesday. China upholds death sentence for financier found guilty of embezzling $8.8 millionBEIJING — A Beijing court upheld the death sentence of a former securities firm manager found guilty of embezzling 60 million yuan ($8.8 million), his defense lawyer and state media said Wednesday. |