| FBI investigating 14 companies for mortgage fraud
On insider trading, we're looking in some cases at whether executives were aware that the value of their holdings would be going down and the executives traded on that information," said Power. "On accounting fraud, we're looking at housing developers who may have reported cash reserve accounts to reflect falsely inflated values," he told CNN. Power and other senior officials said the number of suspicious activity reports they review for potential investigation skyrocketed from 3,000 in fiscal year 2003 to about 35,000 in 2006, to 48,000 in 2007. And in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, Power said, officials have already received 15,000 such reports, putting them on pace to receive 60,000 complaints this year. The FBI said it investigates only cases involving losses of $500,000 or more, and last year 56 percent of all cases had losses of more than $1 million.
Health Fair, Home Show set for Feb. 9-10
Over 95 booths will house exhibitors displaying everything for the home and garden, as well as outdoor living. Show hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free to the home and garden show, the accompanying quilt exhibit, entertainment and Saturday’s Health Fair. The Home and Garden Show is sponsored by the Hamilton County Ag Society. In conjunction with the two-day event, Memorial Hospital in Aurora will sponsor the 13th annual Health Fair Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Ag Building. The final date for lood draws for this year’s Health Fair is Jan. 31 from 6 to 8:30 a.m. at Memorial Hospital. Appointments can be made by calling 402-694-6007, Ext. 274. A complete profile is offered at a cost of $35.
Some Beach, Somewhere
Unless McCain leans so far to the right that he does a handstand, he has no chance among the true believers in the closed primaries ahead. In fact, without the independents he would not be in his current position. Look for Romney to be the nominee. He has the money and Huckabee doesn't. Huckabee will take the South and its religious bigots, but Romney will buy the primaries in most of the remaining states. MidSouth's grievances against McCain more or less reflect the opinion of the conservative wing of the party. The endorsement of Kemp doesn't help McCain, but Phil Gramm and Tom Coburn might make him a little more palatable. I can hear the grumbling of rednecks like Dusty now: "What, I've got to choose between one of Those People and a Mormon?" .
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