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Today's White Collar Crime Headlines
(courtesy YAHOO! News)
WCC News • FRAUD News • DOJ News • Supreme Court News
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headlines for White Collar Crime  - Updated: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 02:28:58 GMT
FBI's top white-collar crime fighter in hot pursuit on options scandal (San Francisco Chronicle)
Red alert for Silicon Valley companies embroiled in the ever-widening stock options scandal: James "Chip" Burrus, the nation's top corporate crime fighter, has a chip on his shoulder, and it's not made of silicon. Burrus, who heads the Federal Bureau...
South Africa: Campaign to Fight White Collar Crime in Govt Structures (AllAfrica.com)
The North West Department of Finance is to launch a fraud awareness campaign on Friday, to curb white collar crime in government structures.
Lewiston Police Getting Special Terror Training (WLBZ Bangor)
Lewiston police are learning how to track down terrorists through the investigation of white collar crimes. Representatives from the National White Collar Crime Center are in Lewiston over the next 3 days.
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headlines for Fraud  - Updated: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 02:28:58 GMT
Bosnian football fans protest alleged fraud (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Up to 600 fans of Bosnia's national team protested demanding the resignation of the country's football chiefs, including coach Blaz Sliskovic, over alleged fraud.
U.S. Charges 78 With Bankruptcy Fraud (Washington Post)
Nine lawyers, a former police officer and an electrician who bribed a former governor are among 78 people charged with bankruptcy fraud in the past two months, the Justice Department said.
Britain's Fraud Office Raids Sites (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Britain's Serious Fraud Office widened its investigation into allegations of corruption at British defense firm BAE Systems PLC, revealing Thursday that it raided three business addresses and a home earlier this week.
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headlines for Dept of Justice  - Updated: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 02:28:58 GMT
Avery Dennison Corporation Notified That U.S. Department of Justice Has Decided to Close Its Investigation (FinanzNachrichten)
Avery Dennison ( Nachrichten ) Corporation (NYSE:AVY) today announced that it has been notified by the U.S. Department of Justice ( “ DOJ †) that the DOJ has decided to close its investigation into competitive practices in the label stock industry without any further action.
Justice Department Reaches Agreement Requiring Divestitures in Merger of Regions Financial Corp., AmSouth Bancorporation (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)
The Department of Justice announced today that Regions Financial Corporation and AmSouth Bancorporation have agreed to sell 52 AmSouth branch offices with approximately $2.7 billion in deposits in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee in order to resolve competitive concerns raised by the companies' proposed merger. The department said that without the divestitures the merger would adversely affect
AmSouth Reaches Agreement with Department of Justice to Divest 52 Branches (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.----AmSouth Bancorporation announced today that it has reached an agreement with the Department of Justice to sell 52 branches located in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee with deposits totaling approximately $2.7 billion.
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headlines for Supreme Court - Criminal  - Updated: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 02:28:58 GMT
State supreme court upholds forfeiture law (Salem Statesman Journal)
The Oregon Supreme Court today upheld restrictions that voters approved on police seizures of property and cash in connection with illegal activity. Voters restricted police agencies from using civil courts to sell seized property unless it was tied to a criminal conviction of the property owner.
Court: Prosecutors can drop, then revive criminal cases (Leesville Leader)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - State prosecutors may drop a criminal case and reserve the right to bring it back a second time, the Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled.
Court: Prosecutors can drop, then revive criminal cases (The Daily Comet)
State prosecutors may drop a criminal case and reserve the right to bring it back a second time, the Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled. In a 4-3 ruling issued Tuesday, the high court acted on a New Orleans case involving a video voyeurism charge that is now four years old and has yet to be tried.
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