Cooper is the tenth recipient of the Accounting Exemplar Award
and the first woman to receive the award.

COMPANY CONTACT:

Kimberly E.

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Cynthia Cooper is most well known for her role in uncovering the corporate
fraud at WorldCom - to date the largest corporate fraud in history.
Cooper was awarded the 2003 Maria + Sidney E.

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HUNT VALLEY, Md.

About The Institute for Financial Excellence
The mission of The Institute is to be the organization of choice for
Finance Executives that addresses critical finance and accounting issues and
produces measurable business results through expert educational programs,
focused networking opportunities, and cutting-edge online resources.ag. The firm has been a champion of investor rights for over
40 years and has been recognized for its reputation for excellence by
the courts. Notably, Goodkind Labaton
recovered over half a billion dollars for its clients last two years.

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She was
named one of Time Magazine's 2002 Persons of the Year after detecting and
reporting the fraud. Cooper was inducted to the 2004 AICPA Hall of Fame, and is the first
woman to receive this distinction.
Ms.
"We intend to vigorously prosecute the case on behalf of all
participants and beneficiaries affected by unfair practices in the
insurance industry.

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This award was presented to Ms.htm

About Goodkind Labaton

Lead Plaintiff is represented by Goodkind Labaton Rudoff +
Sucharow LLP.

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Goodkind Labaton was recently ranked fourth in total
recoveries in 2004 among the top 50 plaintiffs' law firms by
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), the world's leading provider
of proxy and corporate governance services.

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, The Institute for Financial
Excellence, the organization of choice for Finance Executives, today announced
Cynthia Cooper, WorldCom Whistleblower, as a Keynote speaker at The Sarbanes-
Oxley Conference + Exposition in Baltimore, September 25-27.

Counsel for the State of Ohio Goodkind Labaton Appointed Lead Counsel In Suit Against American International Group Inc. -AIG-

The class action is currently pending in the
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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For more information regarding The Institute for Financial Excellence and
The Sarbanes-Oxley Conference + Exposition, please visit
info@tife.
knichols@tife.

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Goodkind Labaton also represents several other state pension
funds for the State of New Mexico in other insurance fraud cases filed
against The St .

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The Institute for Financial Excellence Announces Keynote Speaker Cynthia Cooper WorldCom Whistleblower at the Sarbanes-Oxley Conference + Exposition

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American Accounting Association's Public Interest Section recognized Ms. (AIG).

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NEW YORK--- -The Attorney General of
Ohio has retained Goodkind Labaton Rudoff + Sucharow LLP, one of the
country 's premier national law firms that represent individual and
institutional investors in class action , complex securities and
corporate governance litigation, to represent three of the State of
Ohio 's retirement systems as lead plaintiff in a class action lawsuit
against American International Group , Inc.
For the Ohio Attorney General's announcement, please refer to
http://www.

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Dubbs, attorney representing the State
of Ohio.
Goodkind Labaton is co-counsel with the Cleveland, Ohio law firm
of Hahn Loeser + Parks.

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Along with Senator Sarbanes, Representative Oxley and Sherron Watkins , Ms. Cooper due to her
extraordinary contributions to educating the public about economics, business
and finance. Cooper is also the 2003 recipient of the Accounting Exemplar Award,
which is awarded annually to an individual who has made notable contributions
to professionalism and ethics in accounting practice or education.org
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Nichols
The Institute for Financial Excellence, Inc. Paul Travelers Companies.

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Our goal is to help deter future violations of
securities laws so that all shareholders are protected from fraudulent
activities," stated Thomas A.
Preliminary damage estimates for the Ohio Public Employees
Retirement System, the State Teachers Employees Retirement System of
Ohio, and the Ohio Police + Fire Pension Fund range between $75 and
$80 million, while damages to the entire class could be billions of
dollars.oh.

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Registration is now open.
Litigation commenced against AIG after the company was implicated
in Eliot Spitzer's investigation of the insurance industry for alleged
bid-rigging and other fraudulent behavior. Keller at 800-321-0476 and
assist the Attorney General and State of Ohio in holding AIG insiders
accountable for their actions.

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Cooper for her efforts to promote professionalism and ethics in the accounting
profession.

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Don't delay, Early Bird Offer expires
June 30, 2005.org.
Counsel asks that any former employees of AIG with information
relating to the true nature of its contingent-commission arrangements
with Marsh + McLennan and other insurance brokers and their 'bid
rigging' schemes contact Christopher J.

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The Sarbanes-Oxley Conference + Exposition is the definitive event for
finance and accounting executives who need to understand the legal, financial,
taxation and technological concerns relating to SOX compliance and reporting
requirements.

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She was featured as one of twenty-five
influential working mothers in the November 2004 issue of Working Mother.

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Ms. Rolfe Award by the Women's
Economic Road Table.