41.   Prosecutors charged him with one count of securities fraud and one count of wire fraud.

42.   Schaffer was named in seven counts of the indictment and faces charges of conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud, and illegal gifts.

43.   Siegal and Fradkoff are charged with racketeering, money laundering, mail fraud and wire fraud.

44.   Such activity would violate federal statutes prohibiting mail fraud, wire fraud and transportation of stolen property across state lines.

45.   Strauss cooperated with authorities after pleading guilty to one charge of wire fraud related to payments made to Stifel.

46.   Such manipulation, if it occurred, could involve several violations, including mail fraud, wire fraud and securities fraud.

47.   Sweetan and the cousin, Wayne Boswell, were handcuffed, spent a night in jail and were charged with wire fraud and interstate transportation of stolen property.

48.   The businessmen are suspected of conspiracy to sell fraudulent aircraft parts, mail fraud and wire fraud, according to U.S. District Court documents.

49.   The case has been bolstered by the U.S. Department of Justice, which has taken the position that using phone lines to place a bet is felony wire fraud.

50.   The case was put together by state authorities from a little-used state law on impersonating someone to obtain information and a common federal statute on wire fraud.