1.   And highly-publicized scandals involving charity fraud have made potential givers wary.

2.   In the first half of February three separate trials involving alleged fraud on a huge scale came to their respective conclusions.

3.   Bloch is under investigation by the SEC, which is looking into whether fraud was involved in the way he raised money from listeners to buy four radio stations.

4.   Both the Senate and the House bills would establish new guidelines on class action lawsuits involving stock fraud.

5.   But divorces that involved fraud would probably be thrown out.

6.   Operation Dirty Curtain involves possible fraud in the government theater system.

7.   Other Justice Department officials say bankruptcy fraud and whistle-blower lawsuits involving government fraud, like procurement fraud, have also been on the rise.

8.   Securities litigation involves fraud cases brought against companies or brokers.

9.   The GBI declined to discuss the details of its inquiry, but spokesman John Bankhead said the bureau is reviewing allegations involving fraud.