71.   Official reports said he had been under investigation for economic crimes.

72.   Only four to five percent of economic crimes are registered, and half of all murders, Luneyev said.

73.   Officials say most were convicted of such economic crimes as theft and corruption.

74.   On the eve of the congress, a spokesman said that Cheng Kejie, a powerful legislative vice chairman, was under investigation for economic crimes.

75.   President Boris Yeltsin ordered a major push against economic crime Thursday, giving his interior minister broad new powers over taxes and customs.

76.   Ren urged further vigilance against economic crimes, corruption, pornography, gambling and drugs.

77.   Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko said the arrests highlighted government efforts to battle economic crimes.

78.   Public Security Minister Tao Siju said the crimes China must curb include drug trafficking, prostitution and economic crimes such as fraud and smuggling, the China Daily reported.

79.   Prosecutors are becoming increasingly sensitive to economic crime, and so are whistle-blowers inside companies, he said.

80.   Recent stories by Masle, who lives in Dubrovnik, have delved into economic crimes and machinations and frequently focus on top political officials.