U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announces that accounting firm KPMG will pay fines for criminal wrongdoing during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. August 29, 2005. KPMG on Monday agreed to pay $456 million to settle accusations it sold fraudulent tax shelters, as it sealed a deal with the government to avoid a criminal indictment that might have crippled the firm. Flanking Gonzales are Manhattan U.S. Attorney David Kelley (L) and IRS Commissioner Mark Everson. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque KL/JJ