December 12, 2006

Criminals are not the only ones profiting from identity theft; financial institutions are making money, too.

Standard & Poor’s made at least 48 changes to a report on a utility company’s financial health, at the company’s request, before releasing the document.

Market Place column; Citigroup shakes up management but not bank's strategy; Robert Druskin, head of corporate and investment bank, in named chief operating officer, filling role that has been vacant since Robert B Willumstad left in July 2005; move appears to signal increased focus on controlling costs, quell internal unrest among Citigroup's top investment bankers, and end speculation that chief financial officer Sallie L Krawcheck will leave soon; chairman-chief executive Charles O Prince II is sticking to his plans: more cross-selling at home, more expansion and investment abroad and improved efficiency; graph (M)

Turtles, one of oldest animals on earth, are at increased risk of extinction from human influences; unlike any other animal, turtle's organs do not break-down or age; turtles have been known to live several centuries and researchers say they could live indefinitely in captivity if kept disease-free, which makes them of great interest to scientists studying longevity; difference between turtles and tortoises varies by country and region; diet, habitat and growth pattern of turtle's unique shell described; photos; drawings (L)

Bastrop High School (Louisiana) wins Class 4A state football title; Bastrop has number of players who used to play for Port Sulphur High School, which was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina; photos (M)