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To: ldo79 who wrote (267870)	11/18/2003 8:05:21 PM
From: j-at-home	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

FBI Arrests About 48 in Currency Fraud Reuters Tuesday November 18, 7:28 pm ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - About 48 people were arrested in New York on Tuesday by Federal Bureau of Investigation agents in connection with a lengthy probe into securities and currency fraud, an FBI agent said. "It's currency fraud, securities fraud," said an agent at the scene of the arrests. "It's been a long investigation. The arrests have been ongoing today." The agent asked not to be identified. A separate source also told Reuters that three brokers with inter-dealer broker ICAP had been arrested as part of the case. icap.com Header: ICAP signs Letter of Intent with First Brokers Securities, Inc. ICAP plc, (formerly Garban-Intercapital) the world’s largest inter-dealer broker is in discussions with First Brokers Securities Inc., which may lead to ICAP acquiring control of this company. A Letter of Intent has been signed but these discussions are still subject to further due diligence and no further announcements are likely until this transaction is either completed or otherwise. First Brokers Securities is the leading New York inter-dealer broker in U.S. dollar-denominated corporate debt and high yield bonds. ICAP has the leading global position in the brokerage of non-corporate bonds, Eurobonds, Japanese government bonds, UK gilts and Australian government debt. ICAP is the world’s largest inter-dealer broker. The Group is active in the wholesale market for OTC derivatives, fixed income, money markets, futures, commodities, foreign exchange, equities and equity derivatives with daily turnover in excess of $300 billion. ICAP plc (IAP) is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a FTSE 250 company. For more information go to www.icap.com