11.   Searching for clues, detectives have spent months scouring records of former Barclays employees and complaints from customers.

12.   The FBI has scoured student records at colleges and universities throughout California but has declined to say what it found.

13.   They spent the day scouring records and then loaded dozens of boxes of documents into a medium-size truck at the close of the business day.

14.   They scoured court records.

15.   Executives have scoured patient records for additional data to shore up the application.

16.   They include turning over allegations to prosecutors, scouring personnel records to see whether old claims were properly handled, and reviewing and publicizing policies for handling complaints.

17.   Welfare offices are scouring records to help police locate missing people and identify other possible victims.