21.   He remains charged with financial fraud, attempted extortion and lying under oath in his related personal-bankruptcy proceeding.

22.   If the government does win convictions, however, federal sentencing guidelines for financial fraud will come into play, and they have some real bite.

23.   In court documents, Blankenship accused DeLay and Hutto with not only wrongful termination, but also financial fraud.

24.   In addition to entering the cocaine trade here, Russian mobsters have been emerging as threats nationwide for offenses ranging from extortion to financial fraud.

25.   In numerous suits against Andersen, various parties claimed that the firm engaged in a cover-up to hide financial fraud within the foundation.

26.   It is a broken institution best suited to fighting conventional criminal activities like bank robberies, kidnapping and financial fraud.

27.   McNall is in federal prison, doing time for financial fraud.

28.   McNall is now the former owner of the Los Angeles Kings and is awaiting sentencing for financial fraud.

29.   Money launderers are involved in drug trafficking, tax evasion, financial frauds and Internet gambling.

30.   New standards to help accountants detect financial fraud at the companies they audit were proposed Thursday by the industry organization responsible for developing rules on audit practices.