51.   However, several recent reports have suggested that violent crime is declining a bit, while economic crimes such as smuggling and embezzlement are still on the increase.

52.   However, organized crime, international crime, juvenile offenses and economic crimes by civil servants are rising, he said.

53.   His rationale is that the guilty will be atoning for their economic crimes by surrendering the money they made -- possibly with a penalty.

54.   Hong Kong media have prominently reported from Beijing that Deng Zhifang, youngest son of the Chinese patriarch, was questioned about economic crimes.

55.   Huang stands accused of taking huge bribes while in office and of committing other economic crimes that are still being investigated, Xinhua said.

56.   In a recent crackdown on economic crime, local officials and executives of state companies have been charged with smuggling, misusing official funds and other abuses.

57.   In addition to revising its tax laws, Russia has to tackle economic crime and corruption, he said.

58.   In addition to encouraging more growth for the city, Khai said local officials must work to curb economic crime.

59.   Interfax quoted Nikolai Kromkin, an officer in the economic crimes division, as saying police were also investigating several funeral homes for operating without proper licenses.

60.   Iraq had justified the executions on the grounds that economic crimes are intolerable in a country that has been suffering from seven years of U.N.-imposed economic sanctions.