11.   The investigating agency said influential officials abused their positions to help Quattrocchi receive illegal payments.

12.   Eight Peruvians deported from Japan alleged Sunday that Japanese immigration officials had physically abused, unjustly detained and in some cases abducted them.

13.   The women who claim to have been abused by officials are the most alarming callers.

14.   The case attracted national attention as an example of how some Filipino officials abuse their positions.

15.   The acquittal attracted national attention and has been portrayed as an example of how local officials can abuse their power with impunity.