21.   Stevens was jailed on charges of engaging in fraudulent schemes.

22.   He was accused of falsifying tax stamps and of involvement in other fraudulent schemes.

23.   Kovac has been charged by German authorities of participating in a fraudulent scheme involving two million dollars worth of textiles destined for a Slovakian company, Technopol.

24.   Mousalli was accused of falsifying tax stamps and of involvement in other fraudulent schemes.

25.   People in the town were the last to invest in the fraudulent schemes and were consequently the hardest hit.

26.   The government has so far rejected allegations that it was in collusion with the operators of the fraudulent schemes.