31.   The bank and several of its principals were indicted on charges of laundering money for criminals and defrauding investors of billions of dollars.

32.   The defense made final arguments Wednesday against a Swiss request to extradite financier Werner K. Rey, who is accused of defrauding European investors of millions of dollars.

33.   The lawsuit alleged that Olde defrauded investors by pushing them into buying risky nontraditional stocks and misrepresenting fee and commission structures for brokers.

34.   The International Chamber of Commerce says it foiled an online banking scam that sought to defraud would-be investors of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

35.   The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against two men it claims defrauded investors in the Topz restaurant chain.

36.   They say Stearns defrauded investors from Canada, Panama and the United States.

37.   Proponents said that the measure would help protect the investments of susceptible elderly and penalize corporate executives who defraud investors in public companies.