11.   At this stage, the government is investigating a raft of possible violations, including mail and wire fraud, securities fraud and perjury.

12.   At the time of the charges, it was the largest securities fraud in U.S. history.

13.   Bennett was convicted over the course of two jury trials last year on charges of bank fraud, money laundering, securities fraud involving promissory notes and perjury.

14.   Berger was charged with securities fraud and fraud under the Investment Advisers Act.

15.   Blech pleaded innocent to one count of securities fraud yesterday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas Eaton, who released him without requiring bail.

16.   Both Boshnack and Miller were charged with securities fraud.

17.   A group of investors yesterday dropped eight lawsuits against Intel Corp. that had accused the maker of the flawed Pentium chip of securities fraud.

18.   A fourth firm, Cam-Net Communications, whose chairman, Daryl Buerge, was also charged with securities fraud, was suspended from trading today.

19.   A Long Island, New York, brokerage was closed by the Securities and Exchange Commission today for concealing its ownership by two men indicted for securities fraud.

20.   A Silicon Valley man has been charged with criminal securities fraud and civil insider trading violations.