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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Fraud And False Statements</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Italian doctors give police OK to question fugitive American doctor found at Mont Blanc</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Missing US doctor OK to be questioned by police

TURIN, Italy — Doctors in Italy gave permission Monday for police to question a fugitive American doctor who was found in a tent at the snowy foot of Mont Blanc last week, a hospital spokesman said.
Mark Weinberger&#8217;s conditions have improved since he stabbed himself in the neck ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/italian-doctors-give-police-ok-to-question-fugitive-american-doctor-found-at-mont-blanc-246978/">Italian doctors give police OK to question fugitive American doctor found at Mont Blanc</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prison for 3 ex-El Paso Paso Corp. traders in natural gas false reporting, fraud cases</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Prison for 3 former El Paso Corp. traders
HOUSTON — Three former El Paso Corp. traders are going to prison over their efforts to manipulate the price of natural gas by reporting false data.

A federal judge in Houston on Thursday sentenced 50-year-old James Brooks, 47-year-old Wesley C. Walton and 50-year-old James Patrick Phillips.
Brooks, sentenced to 14 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prison-for-3-ex-el-paso-paso-corp-traders-in-natural-gas-false-reporting-fraud-cases-246159/">Original article on  : Prison for 3 ex-El Paso Paso Corp. traders in natural gas false reporting, fraud cases</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 New Jersey men convicted in Paterson-based mortgage fraud, property flipping scheme</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
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2 convicted in large NJ mortgage fraud scheme

NEWARK, N.J. — A federal jury in New Jersey has convicted two men in a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud and property flipping scheme involving homes in Paterson.
Frederick Ugwu of Upper Saddle River and Amer Mir of Jersey City were found guilty Thursday following a six-week trial.
Prosecutors say they conspired .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-new-jersey-men-convicted-in-paterson-based-mortgage-fraud-property-flipping-scheme-246148/">2 New Jersey men convicted in Paterson-based mortgage fraud, property flipping scheme</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Feds: Pa. firm gamed visa program, stockpiling work visas for landscaping, construction jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maryclaire Dale</dc:creator>
		
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US: Pa. firm stockpiled temporary-worker visas

PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania staffing company gamed the nation&#8217;s visa program by obtaining hundreds of work visas under names culled from a Mexican phonebook and supplying the paperwork to illegal immigrants placed in landscaping and other seasonal jobs, authorities said Monday.
&#8220;They were almost like a shadow government, because they procured  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/feds-pa-firm-gamed-visa-program-stockpiling-work-visas-for-landscaping-construction-jobs-243907/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal authorities: 4 Arizona men, Texas resident indicted in $160 million Ponzi scheme</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
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4 Arizona men indicted in Ponzi scheme
PHOENIX — Authorities say four Arizona men and a Texas resident have been indicted in a $160 million Ponzi scheme.

A 40-count federal indictment unsealed Thursday charges most of the men with mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.
Charged in the case are 38-year-old Guy Andrew Williams of Mesa, 62-year-old ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-authorities-4-arizona-men-texas-resident-indicted-in-160-million-ponzi-scheme-242711/">Federal authorities: 4 Arizona men, Texas resident indicted in $160 million Ponzi scheme</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>1 year after Madoff&#8217;s epic fraud in NYC, wiped-out investors, investigators look for answers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hays</dc:creator>
		
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1 year later, fallout from Madoff&#8217;s massive fraud

NEW YORK — Authorities say there is more aggressive enforcement of white-collar crime and stiffer sentences a year after Bernard Madoff&#8217;s arrest.
The 71-year-old Madoff is serving a 150-year sentence after shocking Wall Street and thousands of investors who entrusted billions of dollars with him in a historic Ponzi ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/1-year-after-madoffs-epic-fraud-in-nyc-wiped-out-investors-investigators-look-for-answers-242688/" title="1 year after Madoff&#8217;s epic fraud in NYC, wiped-out investors, investigators look for answers">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Huge US visa fraud scheme broken up in Brazil; suspects accused of taking in $53 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Clendenning</dc:creator>
		
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US visa-fraud scheme broken up in Brazil
SAO PAULO — Authorities arrested 11 people Monday in an alleged U.S. work-visa scam that raked in more than $50 million from thousands of Brazilians since 2002. Some of those scammed went to the U.S. and wound up as illegal aliens because promised jobs didn&#8217;t exist.

Brazilians seeking temporary working ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/huge-us-visa-fraud-scheme-broken-up-in-brazil-suspects-accused-of-taking-in-53-million-241172/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Huge US visa fraud scheme broken up in Brazil; suspects accused of taking in $53 million</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Huge US visa fraud scheme broken up in Brazil, suspects accused of taking in $53M</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Huge US visa fraud scheme broken up in Brazil

SAO PAULO — Authorities say they have dismantled a U.S. visa scam in Brazil that raked in about $53 million from 4,500 victims since 2002. Eleven suspects were arrested in four Brazilian states.
The U.S. Consulate in Sao Paulo says the suspects victimized Brazilians seeking temporary U.S. work ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/huge-us-visa-fraud-scheme-broken-up-in-brazil-suspects-accused-of-taking-in-53m-241015/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Huge US visa fraud scheme broken up in Brazil, suspects accused of taking in $53M</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian store owner pleads guilty in 2004 theft of lottery ticket worth more than $5 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Store owner pleads guilty to stealing ticket

TORONTO — A store owner pleaded guilty Friday to fraud and theft for keeping a winning multimillion dollar lottery ticket for himself when the real winners brought it in to be validated.
Hafiz Malik stole the ticket, worth US$5.4 million, while he ran a convenience store in Toronto in June .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canadian-store-owner-pleads-guilty-in-2004-theft-of-lottery-ticket-worth-more-than-5-million-240025/">Canadian store owner pleads guilty in 2004 theft of lottery ticket worth more than $5 million</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kroger pays back taxes to IRS stemming from investment firm&#8217;s tax shelter scheme</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Sewell</dc:creator>
		
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Grocer pays back taxes
CINCINNATI — The Kroger Co. said Wednesday it has paid federal taxes that it initially avoided through what turned out to be fraudulent tax shelter.

Kroger spokeswoman Meghan Glynn said the grocery chain aided investigators, and has paid a settlement with the Internal Revenue Service. Terms weren&#8217;t disclosed, but prosecutors say Kroger had ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kroger-pays-back-taxes-to-irs-stemming-from-investment-firms-tax-shelter-scheme-238839/" title="Kroger pays back taxes to IRS stemming from investment firm&#8217;s tax shelter scheme">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. man pleads guilty to $20M fraud that funded extravagant lifestyle, mistresses, jets</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Mass. man admits $20M fraud at trusts company

BOSTON — A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to committing a fraud that netted him more than $20 million from the descendants of a 19th-century industrialist and using the money on personal extravagances including three private jets.
Federal prosecutors say Peabody (PEE&#8217;-buh-dee) resident John Doorly stole from the Tenens ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mass-man-pleads-guilty-to-20m-fraud-that-funded-extravagant-lifestyle-mistresses-jets-237892/" title="Mass. man pleads guilty to $20M fraud that funded extravagant lifestyle, mistresses, jets">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>British police arrest Washington &#8217;security consultant&#8217; wanted in US on fraud charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
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UK police arrest man wanted in US on fraud charges

LONDON — British police have arrested a former Washington security consultant accused by U.S. prosecutors of defrauding a client of more than $2 million.
Kevin Halligen was indicted in Washington on Nov. 12, accused of taking $2.1 million from lawyers for the Dutch firm Trafigura to secure ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/british-police-arrest-washington-security-consultant-wanted-in-us-on-fraud-charges-235819/">British police arrest Washington &#8217;security consultant&#8217; wanted in US on fraud charges</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado announces action against 10 foreclosure-rescue companies in multistate sweep</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Colo. acts against 10 foreclosure-rescue companies

DENVER — Ten more loan-modification firms have agreed to comply with Colorado laws or be barred from doing business in the state.
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers said Tuesday that the companies, nine of which are based outside Colorado, were accused of engaging in deceptive advertising or of collecting fees from ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colorado-announces-action-against-10-foreclosure-rescue-companies-in-multistate-sweep-235362/">Colorado announces action against 10 foreclosure-rescue companies in multistate sweep</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia Beach man pleads guilty to wire fraud in $3 million mortgage loan scheme</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Va. man pleads guilty in mortgage loan scheme

NORFOLK, Va. — A Virginia Beach man faces up to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud in connection with a mortgage loan scheme.
U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride says 44-year-old Wayne Marlon Benedic Lezama entered his plea Monday in U.S. District Court in Norfolk.
According to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/virginia-beach-man-pleads-guilty-to-wire-fraud-in-3-million-mortgage-loan-scheme-235218/">Source &nbsp;: Virginia Beach man pleads guilty to wire fraud in $3 million mortgage loan scheme</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fla. man pleads guilty in scheme to defraud Haitian-American investors of more than $14M</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Man pleads guilty to fraud scheme against Haitians

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida man accused of running a Ponzi scheme that scammed more than $14 million from Haitian-American investors has pleaded guilty.
Brian Taglieri pleaded guilty last week to conspiring to commit securities fraud. He is set for sentencing in federal court on Jan. 29.
The .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fla-man-pleads-guilty-in-scheme-to-defraud-haitian-american-investors-of-more-than-14m-234756/">Fla. man pleads guilty in scheme to defraud Haitian-American investors of more than $14M</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>13 charged with mortgage and loan fraud arising from collapse of Oregon development company</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
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13 charged with mortgage and loan fraud in Oregon

EUGENE, Ore. — A federal grand jury in Eugene has indicted 13 people on mortgage and loan fraud charges arising from the collapse of a central Oregon development company.
Acting U.S. Attorney Kent Robinson said Friday the actions of the defendants caused financial institutions to lose $19 million.
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		<title>Guatemala ends 2-year adoption suspension, establishes reforms to stop theft, sale of babies</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Carlos Llorca</dc:creator>
		
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Guatemala reopening international adoptions

GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan officials on Friday announced the resumption of international adoptions after a nearly two-year suspension prompted by the discovery that some babies were being sold.
Legal reforms established during the suspension will prevent problems in the future, according to the National Adoption Council, which said in a statement on its .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/guatemala-ends-2-year-adoption-suspension-establishes-reforms-to-stop-theft-sale-of-babies-233685/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Guatemala ends 2-year adoption suspension, establishes reforms to stop theft, sale of babies</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>California investigates whether African-American churches were cheated by leasing companies</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Calif. launches probe into scam targeting churches

LOS ANGELES — California is investigating several companies suspected of bilking churches nationwide of hundreds of thousands of dollars through fraudulent computer leasing schemes, authorities said Friday.
State Attorney General Jerry Brown said as many as 30 Southern California churches may have been defrauded, with the same companies suspected of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/california-investigates-whether-african-american-churches-were-cheated-by-leasing-companies-233652/" title="California investigates whether African-American churches were cheated by leasing companies">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>7 people charged in California for alleged $17 million securities and mortgage scam</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
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7 charged in alleged securities and mortgage scam

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — State and federal prosecutors have charged seven people in an alleged securities scam that cheated dozens of people out of $17 million.
The Riverside County district attorney&#8217;s office said Thursday that James Duncan, who called himself &#8220;the Cash King&#8221; in online videos, and Hendrix Montecastro each ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/7-people-charged-in-california-for-alleged-17-million-securities-and-mortgage-scam-233618/" title="7 people charged in California for alleged $17 million securities and mortgage scam">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Feds charge firms with stealing millions from fund to help deaf people make phone calls</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Devlin Barrett</dc:creator>
		
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US charges firms defrauded deaf phone fund

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors on Thursday announced criminal charges against more than two dozen people accused of stealing tens of millions of dollars from a telephone service for the deaf.
Authorities said owners and employees at seven companies schemed to create bogus calls to a video service that allows the .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/feds-charge-firms-with-stealing-millions-from-fund-to-help-deaf-people-make-phone-calls-232926/">Feds charge firms with stealing millions from fund to help deaf people make phone calls</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Petters says he suspected fraud in his empire but firm shut down before he could investigate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Petters says he suspected fraud in his empire

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota businessman Tom Petters says he suspected fraud in the company at the heart of his empire, but the government shut it down in 2008 before he could get to the bottom of it.
That came in response to questions from his defense attorney, Jon ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/petters-says-he-suspected-fraud-in-his-empire-but-firm-shut-down-before-he-could-investigate-232689/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Petters says he suspected fraud in his empire but firm shut down before he could investigate</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Government asks to drop immigration charges against ex-manager of Iowa kosher slaughterhouse</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Gov&#8217;t: Dismiss some counts in slaughterhouse case

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Prosecutors have asked to dismiss all 72 immigration charges against the former manager of a kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa after his conviction on financial fraud charges.
The move came after 50-year-old Sholom Rubashkin was convicted last week in federal court on 86 financial fraud charges that .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/government-asks-to-drop-immigration-charges-against-ex-manager-of-iowa-kosher-slaughterhouse-232667/">Government asks to drop immigration charges against ex-manager of Iowa kosher slaughterhouse</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>GAO: Gov&#8217;t improperly awarded $100M in contracts to firms in small business veterans program</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — Companies fraudulently collected at least $100 million in federal contracts from a $4 billion government program designated for disabled military veterans who run small businesses, congressional investigators charge.
The Small Business Administration failed to check if companies were eligible for the no-bid ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gao-govt-improperly-awarded-100m-in-contracts-to-firms-in-small-business-veterans-program-232311/" title="GAO: Gov&#8217;t improperly awarded $100M in contracts to firms in small business veterans program">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Petters blames top associates for alleged fraud scheme that cost investors $3.65B</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Karnowski</dc:creator>
		
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Petters blames top associates for alleged fraud

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota businessman Tom Petters put the blame squarely on several of his trusted friends Wednesday for the $3.65 billion fraud carried out at Petters Co. Inc.
Testifying for the second day in his fraud trial, Petters said two PCI vice presidents, Deanna Coleman and Bob White, ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/petters-blames-top-associates-for-alleged-fraud-scheme-that-cost-investors-365b-231893/">Petters blames top associates for alleged fraud scheme that cost investors $3.65B</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Petters says he spent little time with his company at heart of alleged fraud after son&#8217;s death</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Karnowski</dc:creator>
		
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Petters says he spent little time with his company

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Tom Petters has grown emotional while giving testimony in his fraud trial as he talked about the murder of his son in Italy in 2004.
He says that he spent little time with his company, Petters Co. Inc., before the murder and virtually none .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/petters-says-he-spent-little-time-with-his-company-at-heart-of-alleged-fraud-after-sons-death-231858/">Petters says he spent little time with his company at heart of alleged fraud after son&#8217;s death</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Florida lawyer suspected in $1 billion Ponzi scheme requests his own disbarment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Fla. lawyer suspected in $1B fraud losing license

MIAMI — A South Florida lawyer suspected of operating a $1 billion Ponzi scheme is asking for his own disbarment.
A Florida Bar committee has approved the disbarment request submitted by attorney Scott Rothstein. A spokeswoman said Wednesday the final decision must be made by the state Supreme Court.
The  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/florida-lawyer-suspected-in-1-billion-ponzi-scheme-requests-his-own-disbarment-231798/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Monmouth County man pleads guilty in scam that defrauded investors of more than $9 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
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NJ financial adviser admits defrauding investors

TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey-based financial adviser has admitted operating a scheme that defrauded investors of more than $9 million.
Sixty-nine-year-old Maxwell Smith of Fair Haven pleaded guilty Tuesday to a five-count criminal information charging him with mail fraud.
Smith will remain free on bail pending sentencing on Feb. 26. He ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/monmouth-county-man-pleads-guilty-in-scam-that-defrauded-investors-of-more-than-9-million-231752/">Read more : Monmouth County man pleads guilty in scam that defrauded investors of more than $9 million</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Minn. businessman accused of running massive Ponzi scheme testifies he didn&#8217;t know of fraud</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Karnowski</dc:creator>
		
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Minn. businessman swears he didn&#8217;t know of fraud

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Minnesota businessman accused of orchestrating a massive Ponzi scheme says he regrets people lost money investing in his business but that he did not knowingly participate in fraud.
Tom Petters took the stand Tuesday in his own defense. He testified that he trusted some .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/minn-businessman-accused-of-running-massive-ponzi-scheme-testifies-he-didnt-know-of-fraud-231341/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Minn. businessman accused of running massive Ponzi scheme testifies he didn&#8217;t know of fraud</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Feds capture Santeria priest accused of Medicare fraud in Ecuador after 2 years on the lam</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Medicare fraud suspect caught after 2 years on lam

MIAMI — A Miami man accused of bilking Medicare out of millions of dollars has been arrested in Ecuador two years after he allegedly fled.
Federal authorities found Fermin Rey, a Santeria high priest, last week in Quito. He was indicted in 2007 as the owner of clinics ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/feds-capture-santeria-priest-accused-of-medicare-fraud-in-ecuador-after-2-years-on-the-lam-231298/">Original article on  : Feds capture Santeria priest accused of Medicare fraud in Ecuador after 2 years on the lam</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama administration launches new financial fraud task force, will partner with state AG&#8217;s</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Administration widening pursuit of financial fraud

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has formed a new task force to target financial fraud — replacing an earlier corporate fraud task force.
Attorney General Eric Holder says the new group will have a broader scope — and incorporate state investigators as well as federal agencies — to investigate and prosecute ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-administration-launches-new-financial-fraud-task-force-will-partner-with-state-ags-231221/" title="Obama administration launches new financial fraud task force, will partner with state AG&#8217;s">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ark. man arrested in Thailand faces charges over alleged bid rigging in North Little Rock</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Gambrell</dc:creator>
		
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Ark. man allegedly defrauded NLR bidding process

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas man running an illegal gambling operation conspired with a North Little Rock alderman and a contractor to rig city bids to collect on debts, a federal grand jury indictment unsealed Monday alleges.
George Wylie Thompson, 64, of Cabot was arrested in Bangkok, Thailand and .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ark-man-arrested-in-thailand-faces-charges-over-alleged-bid-rigging-in-north-little-rock-231165/">Ark. man arrested in Thailand faces charges over alleged bid rigging in North Little Rock</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Revised govt formula puts Medicare waste and fraud at $47B, nearly 3 times last year&#8217;s figure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hope Yen</dc:creator>
		
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Govt: Medicare paid $47 billion in suspect claims
WASHINGTON — The government paid more than $47 billion in questionable Medicare claims including medical treatment showing little relation to a patient&#8217;s condition, wasting taxpayer dollars at a rate nearly three times the previous year.
Excerpts of a new federal report, obtained by The Associated Press, show ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/revised-govt-formula-puts-medicare-waste-and-fraud-at-47b-nearly-3-times-last-years-figure-229542/">Revised govt formula puts Medicare waste and fraud at $47B, nearly 3 times last year&#8217;s figure</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Ghosts of Mississippi&#8217; prosecutor turned judge sentenced for lying to FBI in bribery probe</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Holbrook Mohr</dc:creator>
		
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Famed Miss. judge sentenced for lying to FBI

ABERDEEN, Miss. — Bobby DeLaughter, a history-making prosecutor who became a judge, has been sentenced to 18 months for federal obstruction in a case that ended his career and brought down some of the most powerful lawyers in Mississippi.
The 55-year-old DeLaughter was sentenced Friday by U.S. District Judge ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ghosts-of-mississippi-prosecutor-turned-judge-sentenced-for-lying-to-fbi-in-bribery-probe-228745/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : &#8216;Ghosts of Mississippi&#8217; prosecutor turned judge sentenced for lying to FBI in bribery probe</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Documents: Medicare agency ignored scam warnings for 3 years, may have cost taxpayers millions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Feds ignored Medicare scam warnings for years

MIAMI — For three years, the federal agency in charge of preventing Medicare fraud repeatedly ignored internal watchdog warnings about swindlers stealing millions of dollars by scamming several programs, documents show.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services received roughly 30 warnings from inspectors over three years — mostly under ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/documents-medicare-agency-ignored-scam-warnings-for-3-years-may-have-cost-taxpayers-millions-228584/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Documents: Medicare agency ignored scam warnings for 3 years, may have cost taxpayers millions</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US officials say 2 former Madoff computer programmers arrested for falsifying records</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Ex-Madoff computer programmers arrested
NEW YORK — Two former computer programmers for Bernard Madoff&#8217;s investment firm were arrested Friday on charges they helped cover up the disgraced money manager&#8217;s massive fraud for more than 15 years.

The U.S. attorney&#8217;s office said Jerome O&#8217;Hara, of Malverne, N.Y., and George Perez, of East Brunswick, N.J., were arrested at their ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-officials-say-2-former-madoff-computer-programmers-arrested-for-falsifying-records-228453/">Original article on  : US officials say 2 former Madoff computer programmers arrested for falsifying records</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Ghosts of Mississippi&#8217; prosecutor turned judge faces prison for lying to FBI in bribery probe</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Famed Miss. judge faces prison for lying to FBI

JACKSON, Miss. — Bobby DeLaughter made history as a young prosecutor who put away a notorious civil rights-era assassin. The case became the subject of books and a movie, and put DeLaughter on a path to becoming a Mississippi judge.
On Friday, DeLaughter will be the one standing .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ghosts-of-mississippi-prosecutor-turned-judge-faces-prison-for-lying-to-fbi-in-bribery-probe-228098/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: &#8216;Ghosts of Mississippi&#8217; prosecutor turned judge faces prison for lying to FBI in bribery probe</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Attorney reaches deal in long-running fraud suit against once-powerful litigator Scruggs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelia Byrd</dc:creator>
		
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Settlement reached in fraud suit against Scruggs

JACKSON, Miss. — A settlement has been reached in a long-running fraud lawsuit filed against Richard &#8220;Dickie&#8221; Scruggs, the once powerful anti-tobacco litigator who is now behind bars, an attorney says.
William Roberts Wilson, Jr., of Tuscaloosa, Ala., first sued Scruggs in 1994, accusing the Mississippi attorney of cheating him .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/attorney-reaches-deal-in-long-running-fraud-suit-against-once-powerful-litigator-scruggs-227790/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Attorney reaches deal in long-running fraud suit against once-powerful litigator Scruggs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jury says former Iowa kosher slaughterhouse manager guilty on 86 of 91 financial fraud charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Jury: Fmr. slaughterhouse manager guilty of fraud

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A jury has found the former manger of a kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa guilty on 86 of 91 financial fraud charges.
The verdict against Sholom Rubashkin came Thursday evening after a nearly monthlong trial.
Rubashkin was charged with bank, mail and wire fraud, money laundering and ignoring .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jury-says-former-iowa-kosher-slaughterhouse-manager-guilty-on-86-of-91-financial-fraud-charges-227703/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Jury says former Iowa kosher slaughterhouse manager guilty on 86 of 91 financial fraud charges</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia coffee company owner pleads guilty in $16 million fraud scheme to buy coffee beans</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Virginia man pleads guilty in $16M fraud scheme

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Federal prosecutors say the owner of a Virginia coffee roasting company has pleaded guilty in fraud schemes that resulted in $16 million in illegal proceeds.
Forty-six-year-old Hanif Hassan Moledina, formerly of Great Falls, pleaded guilty on Thursday to four counts of wire fraud. He will be .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/virginia-coffee-company-owner-pleads-guilty-in-16-million-fraud-scheme-to-buy-coffee-beans-227612/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Virginia coffee company owner pleads guilty in $16 million fraud scheme to buy coffee beans</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>FBI: Fla. lawyer&#8217;s alleged fraud over $1 billion as investigators ask victims to come forward</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt Anderson</dc:creator>
		
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FBI: Fla. lawyer&#8217;s alleged fraud over $1 billion

NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — The suspected Ponzi scheme run by a high-profile South Florida lawyer is likely to exceed $1 billion and involved thousands of investors in the U.S. and abroad, a top FBI official said Thursday.
John Gillies, special agent in charge of the FBI&#8217;s Miami field .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fbi-fla-lawyers-alleged-fraud-over-1-billion-as-investigators-ask-victims-to-come-forward-227194/">Original source &nbsp;: FBI: Fla. lawyer&#8217;s alleged fraud over $1 billion as investigators ask victims to come forward</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>FBI says alleged fraud scheme involving South Florida lawyer could exceed $1 billion</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
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FBI: Alleged scheme by Fla. lawyer could top $1B

NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Investigators say the alleged fraud scheme run by a prominent South Florida lawyer is likely to exceed $1 billion and involve thousands of investors.
Miami FBI chief John Gilles (GILL-eez) said Thursday morning that investigators want investors with attorney Scott Rothstein to come .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fbi-says-alleged-fraud-scheme-involving-south-florida-lawyer-could-exceed-1-billion-227112/">Source &nbsp;: FBI says alleged fraud scheme involving South Florida lawyer could exceed $1 billion</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Setback in Bear Stearns case should force government to change tactics in other meltdown cases</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:40:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcy Gordon</dc:creator>
		
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Setback in Bear Stearns case may force gov&#8217;t shift

WASHINGTON — The swift acquittal of two Bear Stearns executives in the government&#8217;s criminal case tied to the financial meltdown likely will force prosecutors to rethink the evidence they planned to present in a raft of cases that have yet to go to trial, legal experts say.
Criminal .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/setback-in-bear-stearns-case-should-force-government-to-change-tactics-in-other-meltdown-cases-226286/">Original source &nbsp;: Setback in Bear Stearns case should force government to change tactics in other meltdown cases</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Man who profited from Madoff scheme wills fortune to charity, but some may go to investors</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David B. Caruso</dc:creator>
		
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Madoff associate wills bulk of fortune to charity

NEW YORK — A man who made billions of dollars off Bernard Madoff&#8217;s Ponzi scheme signed a will leaving the bulk of his fortune to charity, but the gift&#8217;s ultimate size may depend on legal wrangling over how much of the money rightfully belongs to cheated victims.
Jeffry Picower, ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-who-profited-from-madoff-scheme-wills-fortune-to-charity-but-some-may-go-to-investors-224778/" title="Man who profited from Madoff scheme wills fortune to charity, but some may go to investors">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutors say SC trio promised investors unrealistic returns in &#8216;Hebrew Boys&#8217; scam</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meg Kinnard</dc:creator>
		
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Prosecutors: SC trio promised unrealistic returns

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Three South Carolina men with no business expertise promised to help clients get out of debt, but instead collected millions and spent it on luxury items for themselves, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
The trio called themselves the &#8220;3 Hebrew Boys&#8221; after the biblical tale of brothers who survived .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutors-say-sc-trio-promised-investors-unrealistic-returns-in-hebrew-boys-scam-224669/">Original article &nbsp;: Prosecutors say SC trio promised investors unrealistic returns in &#8216;Hebrew Boys&#8217; scam</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jackson&#8217;s father, seeking money from estate, lobs accusations against will administrators</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Jackson&#8217;s dad lobs accusations at will executors

LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson&#8217;s father is making accusations of fraud against the administrators of the singer&#8217;s will as he intensifies his campaign to get money from his son&#8217;s estate.
Joseph Jackson&#8217;s attorney, Brian Oxman, filed a blizzard of documents in court late Monday claiming that the singer believed his ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jacksons-father-seeking-money-from-estate-lobs-accusations-against-will-administrators-224005/">Jackson&#8217;s father, seeking money from estate, lobs accusations against will administrators</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>LA man gets prison for fraud, repackaged cheaper parts for use in plane manufacturing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
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LA man gets prison for repackaging plane parts

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles businessman has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for selling uncertified aircraft manufacturing parts that were used to make Boeing 737 airplanes.
Prosecutors say 74-year-old Duane Lepire was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court after pleading guilty in April to ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/la-man-gets-prison-for-fraud-repackaged-cheaper-parts-for-use-in-plane-manufacturing-223950/">LA man gets prison for fraud, repackaged cheaper parts for use in plane manufacturing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former NYC lawyer with SEC&#8217;s enforcement division admits a role in Marc Dreier&#8217;s fraud</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Neumeister</dc:creator>
		
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Ex-SEC lawyer pleads guilty in NY Marc Dreier case

NEW YORK — A former lawyer with the enforcement division of the Securities and Exchange Commission pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring with a prominent Manhattan lawyer to dupe hedge funds out of tens of millions of dollars.
Robert Miller, 52, of Englewood, N.J., entered the plea to conspiracy ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-nyc-lawyer-with-secs-enforcement-division-admits-a-role-in-marc-dreiers-fraud-223506/">Former NYC lawyer with SEC&#8217;s enforcement division admits a role in Marc Dreier&#8217;s fraud</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Army veteran admits faking paralysis to avoid deployment to Iraq, collect benefits</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Veteran admits faking paralysis to avoid Iraq

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — An Army veteran admitted in federal court Friday to plotting with his wife to bilk the U.S. government by faking paralysis after a car wreck to get disability benefits and avoid being deployed to Iraq.
Jeffrey Rush, 27, also pleaded guilty to fraud charges tied ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/army-veteran-admits-faking-paralysis-to-avoid-deployment-to-iraq-collect-benefits-221179/">Original article on  : Army veteran admits faking paralysis to avoid deployment to Iraq, collect benefits</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former New Orleans technology chief, wife, former vendor indicted on bribery and fraud charges</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-new-orleans-technology-chief-wife-former-vendor-indicted-on-bribery-and-fraud-charges-221104/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky Bohrer</dc:creator>
		
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Ex-New Orleans tech chief, wife, vendor indicted

NEW ORLEANS — A federal grand jury on Friday indicted former New Orleans technology chief Greg Meffert, his wife and a one-time city vendor in an alleged kickback scheme involving contracts for the city&#8217;s crime surveillance program.
The indictments against Meffert, 44; his wife, Linda Meffert, 42; and businessman Mark .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-new-orleans-technology-chief-wife-former-vendor-indicted-on-bribery-and-fraud-charges-221104/">Original article &nbsp;: Former New Orleans technology chief, wife, former vendor indicted on bribery and fraud charges</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former hedge fund manager faces federal securities fraud charges in $7 million stock scam</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Ex-hedge fund boss charged in stock scam
NEW YORK — A former hedge fund manager arrested earlier this year has been indicted on federal charges he participated in a $7 million insider trading scam.

The indictment against 45-year-old Joseph Contorinis of New York City was announced by federal prosecutors on Friday.
The indictment charges him with conspiracy and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-hedge-fund-manager-faces-federal-securities-fraud-charges-in-7-million-stock-scam-220710/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Former hedge fund manager faces federal securities fraud charges in $7 million stock scam</a>.]]></description>
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