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Prosecutors had accused all seven defendants of fraud, a charge that defense lawyers rejected.

Mr. Olenicoff is accusing the defendants of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty, among other things.

A lawyer for the writer, Michael Alan Eddy, filed a suit accusing the defendants of fraud, breach of contract and breach of the duty of fair representation.

When there is little likelihood that the defendants convicted of fraud will ever be trusted enough to commit a similar violation, is it in society's best interest to send them to prison for a significant period of time?

Defendants are accused of fraud, negligent misrepresentation, breach of contract, and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

A third defendant found guilty of fraud, saleswoman Julie Barrett, 50, of Hewell Avenue, Bromsgrove, is due to be sentenced on 1 April.

"The prosecution involves more citizen complaints, more defendants and more allegations of fraud than any other auto fraud case ever prosecuted in New Jersey," Mr. Herr said.

Under the law, defendants can be cleared of fraud charges if their actions were the result of their reliance on the advice of professionals, such as accountants and lawyers.

As a criminal case against one of Russia's richest men, Platon Lebedev, heads to court on April 15th, his business partner and the former head of the Yukos oil company Mikhail Khodorkovsky has raised his political profile by issuing a series of messages from prison.Both defendants have been accused of fraud and tax evasion, and both will plead innocent.

After about seven hours of deliberation, a Raleigh County jury told Judge H. L. Kirkpatrick that it was unable to reach a verdict on whether the defendant, Fred Zain, was guilty of fraud against the State of West Virginia.

In addition to the five who were convicted, two defendants were acquitted of charges of fraud and abuse of authority.