41.   He also directed the state to issue checks to keep those services running.

42.   Last year, Jordan introduced a tough law that mandates a two-year prison sentence for issuing bad checks.

43.   Once the bills were paid, the vendors then agreed to issue checks to shell corporations controlled by Valdes and co-conspirators, authorities said.

44.   The government said it planned to issue checks to the gasoline companies this week.

45.   The mistake was caught before a check was issued, officials said.

46.   They filed bogus multimillion-dollar liens against public officials and others who crossed them, then issued checks against the liens.

47.   An official said the travelers checks in question were issued by Sumitomo Bank through several Iranian banks.