Fraud & Forgery

Judge puts Enron broadband trial on hold

tmcnet.com     yesterday          

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Sep. 6--Three former Enron broadband division executives are still trying to avoid a second round before a jury. More than three years have passed since their first trial in the summer of 2005...                    

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Canoeist appeals against sentence

bbc.co.uk     yesterday   10 related          

John Darwin and his wife Anne were jailed for fraud Back-from-the dead canoeist John Darwin is to appeal against his prison sentence for fraud. Darwin was jailed for six years and three months after admitting faking his...                    

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Court refuses to dismiss pathologist's charges (AP)

yahoo.com     yesterday   12 related          

By RAMESH SANTANAM, Associated Press Writer 5 minutes ago PITTSBURGH - A federal appeals court refused Friday to dismiss fraud and theft charges against celebrity pathologist Cyril Wecht and said he can be tried again...                    

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Former Refco Chief Reports to Prison

nytimes.com     yesterday   1 related          

Phillip Bennett, the former chief executive of collapsed commodities broker Refco, reported to prison on Thursday to serve a 16-year sentence for fraud, a spokeswoman for the Federal Bureau of Prisons said. Mr. Bennett,...                    

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Turkey allegedly pressuring fraud case

upi.com     yesterday   2 related          

Published: Sept. 5, 2008 at 2:24 PM ANKARA, Turkey, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- The Turkish government has been placing undue pressure on an ongoing charity fraud case in Germany, prosecutors have alleged. Prosecutors in the Deniz...                    

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Executive Summary: Absentee Ballot Fraud: A Stolen Election in Greene County, Alabama

heritage.org     yesterday   5 related          

The 1994 Greene County, Alabama, election fraud case shows how easily crooked politicians can abuse absentee ballots to disenfranchise voters. Because the risk of fraud is so high, absentee ballots should be available...                    

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Wife of Mariners' ex-archivist admits guilt: The tax fraud case is linked to accusations that her...

tmcnet.com     yesterday          

KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Sep. 5--The wife of the former archivist of The Mariners' Museum in Newport News has pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of making and subscribing a false tax return for 2005. The...                    

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People convicted in the Abramoff investigation

iht.com     04-Sep-2008   75 related          

People convicted in the Abramoff investigation Lawmakers, lobbyists, Bush administration officials, congressional staffers and businessmen caught up in the Jack Abramoff public corruption probe: _Abramoff was sentenced...                    

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Money never made it to Iran

canoe.ca     05-Sep-2008   1 related          

The operator of a Toronto-to-Iran money-transfer business has been charged with fraud after the bucks allegedly stopped with him. Toronto Police launched an investigation Wednesday after complaints from the public that...                    

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McGreevey's ex-wife offers to drop fraud claim if he pays $109K he owes her from divorce

newsday.com     05-Sep-2008   24 related          

By ANGELA DELLI SANTI | Associated Press Writer TRENTON, N.J. (AP) _ A lawyer for former Gov. James McGreevey's ex-wife said Thursday she will drop a charge that she was duped into marrying him if he agrees to pay her...                    

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