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Looks at the scandal involving Reverend Henry J. Lyons, president of the National Baptist Convention, USA, the largest African-American religious group in the country. The theft and racketeering case against the Florida preacher; His defense team to argue that the scandal is a misunderstanding about the way the convention handles its money; How Lyons is running for a second five-year term as convention president; The incident that attracted state investigators to the preachers financial dealings.

Reports on charges filed against two former Florida Memorial University employees and students for a grade-changing racket that involved cash payments, computer hacking and sexual favors in 2005. Value received by the university's computer technician Ellis Peet and data entry clerk Clifton Franklin to change the grades of students; Views of Marty Pinkston, director of governmental and public affairs at the school, on the individuals; Background on the arrest of Peet.

Reports that the Reverend Henry J. Lyons of the First Baptist Institutional Church in Lakeland, Florida returned to his congregation the same day he was released from prison for grand theft and racketeering. Resignation as president of the National Baptist Convention USA; Details on the federal charges filed against him in 1997; Comment from Lyons on the time he spent in prison.

Comments on the trials of the Reverend Henry Lyons, president of the National Baptist Convention (NBC). How Lyons faces charges of racketeering and grand theft in Florida; Claims from prosecutors that Lyons elicited contributions in the name of the NBC from corporations and charities and funnelled the donations into his own secret bank accounts; The testimony of Bonita Henderson, a former aide and mistress of Lyons; Other federal charges that Lyons is facing in the United States.

Focuses on Reverend Henry J. Lyons, president of the National Baptist Convention USA. His trial in Florida on state charges of racketeering and grand theft; Allegations that he stole funds so he and Bernice Edwards, former public relations director for the organization, could enjoy a lavish lifestyle; Details of the investigation.

This article reports that a federal judge in Florida has rejected a racketeering claim against Tenet Healthcare Corp. According to the lawsuit, Tenet deprived several hospitals of their fair share of Medicare outlier payments through a scheme to boost its own take by more than $1 million. Both Tenet and St. Barnabas, without conceding they had done anything illegal, settled with the Justice Department in 2006 over the alleged schemes, with Tenet agreeing to pay $788 million and St. Barnabas $265 million.

Focuses on a racketeering lawsuit filed by Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist and public hospitals against Tenet Healthcare Corp. on March 2, 2005 at a U.S. district court in Miami, Florida. Alleged disparity in the lawsuit according to E. Peter Urbanowicz, Dallas, general counsel of the hospital chain; Allegations of Crist against the company; Other governmental investigation facing the company.

Reports on charges of embezzlement, racketeering and grand theft against Reverend Henry Lyons in Florida. Focus of case on an alliance between the Afro-American pastor and the funeral company, Loewen Group; Lyons' success in surviving attempts to oust him as president of the National Baptist Convention USA.

Reports on Roy T. Gelber, a judge who pleaded guilty of engaging in a pattern of racketeering activity in Miami, Florida. Resignation from the bench to cooperate to the government's investigation; Penalties; Other charges facing Gelber.

Reports the dismissal of the fraud and racketeering charges filed by 34 growers against DuPont in Miami, Florida. Implications of the court decision; Amount prepared by the company for litigation costs; Decision of state supreme courts to reopen cases on the Belante matters.