Finland's Wireless Fast Track Thanks in large measure to mobile handset pacesetter Nokia, this small nation, about the size of Montana with a population of some 5 million people, is where the rest of the world looks for wireless guidance. But so far no one is willing to put it together. Printer friendly version.
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Jo Lernout and Pol Hauspie were brought in for questioning Thursday by a judge investigating accusations of fraud. They were charged Thursday night with falsification of documents and stock manipulation and ordered held pending a court appearance Monday, said prosecutor Jean-Marie Coppens. The same charges were filed Friday against fellow former board member Nico Willaert, who was also being detained pending the court appearance. At the hearing, a judge will decide whether the three should remain in custody or be released pending trial, Coppens said. The co-founders had already been sidelined for several months, ever since a slew of accounting scandals and fraud allegations sent the stock crashing late last year and forced the firm to seek bankruptcy protection in Belgium, the United States and South Korea.