The Texan businessman will now go on trial next month on charges of swindling investors out of more than $7bn, or £4.5bn.
On Tuesday, a former minister, a son of the church's founder and three other members who ran a hedge fund were indicted on charges of swindling investors, many of them elderly or disabled church members, of more than $9 million.
Over the last few weeks the former chairman of the New York County Republican Committee pleaded guilty to tax evasion, and a grand jury indicted Brooke Astor's son on charges of swindling the beloved socialite.
A father-son team awaits trial on charges of swindling $10 million in fees from up to 6,000 would-be authors seeking help in getting their manuscripts edited and published.
A father-son team awaits trial on charges of swindling the same amount in fees from up to 6,000 would-be authors seeking help in getting their manuscripts edited and published.
There is almost no chance of swindling an unsuspecting seller of a famous edition.
(See: "New Charges Could Keep Khodorkovsky On Ice") Russian authorities accuse him of swindling the state out of billions in taxes, while Khodorkovksy and his supporters argue that the charges are trumped up and are part of a vendetta campaign to punish him for his support of Putin's opponents.
It is just the kind of high-rolling image one might regret having posted online after being accused of swindling the budding Internet phone market out of more than $1 million and facing federal charges of computer and wire fraud.
Aravane Rezaï has accused her father of swindling her.
