TOKYO (Reuters) - An investigative panel on Tuesday found no link between organized crime and Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp, an outcome that may help it survive a $1.7 billion accounting scandal that ranks as one of the nation's worst.

TOKYO (Reuters) - An investigative panel has found no link to organised crime in the accounting scandal at Japan's Olympus Corp and has blamed two former executives for cooking its books over the past 13 years, Jiji news agency said on Tuesday.

A committee probing a massive cover up of losses at Japan's Olympus is to unveil its report Tuesday, and is expected to blame two former company presidents for approving the scheme, reports said.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares in Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp surged on Tuesday as investors bet that a probe into its scandal-ridden accounts would not turn up any nasty new surprises which could lead to the stock being delisted.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares in Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp surged Tuesday as investors bet that a probe into its scandal-ridden accounts would not turn up any nasty new surprises which could lead to the stock being delisted.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares in Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp surged Tuesday as investors bet that a probe into its scandal-ridden accounts would not turn up any nasty new surprises which could lead to the stock being delisted.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares in Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp surged Tuesday as investors bet that a probe into its scandal-ridden accounts would not turn up any nasty new surprises which could lead to the stock being delisted.

TOKYO (Reuters) - An investigative panel has found Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp hid up to $1.67 billion in losses from its investors, but is likely to say there is no evidence of involvement by organized crime in the cover-up, a source said Monday.

TOKYO (Reuters) - An investigative panel has found Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp hid up to $1.67 billion in losses from its investors, but is likely to say there is no evidence of involvement by organized crime in the cover-up, a source said Monday.

TOKYO (Reuters) - An investigative panel has found Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp hid up to $1.67 billion in losses from its investors, but is likely to say there is no evidence of involvement by organized crime in the cover-up, a source said Monday.

TOKYO (Reuters) - An investigative panel has found Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp hid up to $1.67 billion in losses from its investors, but stops short of recommending criminal charges against executives involved in the cover-up, a source said on Monday.

TOKYO (Reuters) - A panel appointed by Olympus Corp to probe the accounting scandal engulfing the Japanese firm estimates that Olympus hid investment losses totaling 130 billion yen ($1.7 billion) at the peak of the cover-up, a source familiar with the investigation said.

TOKYO (Reuters) - An expert panel appointed by Japan's Olympus Corp to look into an accounting scandal at the disgraced firm will release its findings on Tuesday, Kyodo news agency said in a weekend report, opening the way for possible criminal complaints against former company executives.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese authorities may take weeks to make any arrests over the accounting scandal at Olympus Corp, though initial findings by an investigative panel of experts are due to be released in days, lawyers said.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese authorities may take weeks to make any arrests over the accounting scandal at Olympus Corp, though initial findings by an investigative panel of experts are due to be released in days, lawyers said.

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The ousted chief executive of Olympus told fellow board members on Friday to step down because of a huge accounting cover-up but said the Japanese firm "could survive" the scandal.