11.   Birkhahn, the buildings department spokesman, said Monday that the Macklowe Organization had all the proper permits for the renovation work.

12.   Bert Brandenburg, the justice department spokesman in Washington assigned to the case, did not return phone calls seeking comment.

13.   A department spokesman Thursday said there was no timetable for a decision on the issue, which has already stirred controversy.

14.   A department spokesman said he did not know the effective dates of the resignations or whether the aides would seek to move to different civil service jobs.

15.   A department spokesman said special investigations of sales practices were under way at several other companies, which he declined to name.

16.   A department spokesman said the charge carried the death penalty, and Attorney General Janet Reno vowed to seek the maximum in the case.

17.   A department spokesman said he could not discuss details of the settlement.

18.   A department spokesman said the study has not been completed and the data would not be made public.

19.   A department spokesman said Tuesday no one knows when to expect a decision.

20.   A department spokesman, James Foley, said he could not give specifics.