21.   Its operation has been suspended since last June, when six brokers were found to have committed fraudulent trading practices.

22.   Police are reportedly investigating him for suspected tax evasion and fraudulent financial practices.

23.   Spitzer said the fraudulent practices permeated all of Merrill Lynch.

24.   The Diesva station had previously been fined -- the penalty for a first offense -- and was informed it would be shut down if it persisted in fraudulent practices.

25.   The lawsuit seeks to collect damages from tobacco companies for profits allegedly earned through fraudulent practices and to bar the companies from similar future behavior.

26.   The SEC suspended its operations last year after an investigation revealed six brokers committed fraudulent trading practices.

27.   The suit seeks to collect damages from tobacco companies for profits allegedly earned through fraudulent practices and to bar the companies from similar future behavior.

28.   But he admitted that investigations by monetary authorities in Japan and the United States were deficient in locating fraudulent trading practices at the bank.

29.   Their alleged fraudulent practices, he claimed, started a domino effect of financial problems.