In the midst of those talks, Ms. Osbourne told MTV she was sending in Colin Newman, her longtime British accountant.

Andersen was the longtime accountant to Enron and provided advice on its use of a series of partnerships that ultimately played a critical role in the company's downfall.

But Robert A. McCleskey, Mr. Bush's longtime accountant, said that as collateral for the loan, Mr. Bush had pledged oil company stock then worth more than $900,000.

And Peter Watkins, Dad's longtime accountant and salesman, recently replaced his Toyota-made Scion with a Prius.

Here, her investments have included high-technology giants like Intel and high-tech start-ups she chooses with the help of her longtime accountant, Leonard Gartner.

Mr. McCarthy and several of his colleagues were ousted, and Nichols dropped Deloitte & Touche, its longtime accountants.

When he proposed making the documentary, Mr. Gramaglia was an assistant to Ira Herzog, the Ramones' longtime accountant.

The sheer amount of money involved, experts said, represents yet another staggering audit failure by the company's longtime accountant, Arthur Andersen.

The board then announced that Mr. Pickell had taken a leave of absence for health reasons and that it had fired its longtime accountant.

C1 Worldcom's $3.8 billion exaggeration of profits represents yet another staggering audit failure by the company's longtime accountant, Arthur Andersen, experts said.