21.   In the past, property owners have been accused of burning land to get around laws that prohibit construction on wooded areas.

22.   In the past, property owners were accused of setting fires to circumvent laws banning construction on forested land.

23.   Tax officials had accused their owners of falsifying books or illegally inheriting assets to evade taxes.

24.   The government accused owners of unilaterally and illegally eliminating free agent bidding and salary arbitration.

25.   They also accuse owner Tetsuro Murata of covering up activities at the plant and consistently fighting efforts to clean up emissions.

26.   They did not say if all five newspaper owners were accused of embezzlement.

27.   They accused the owner of the gun of negligence by not properly locking it up.

28.   They accused their owners of falsifying books or illegally inheriting assets in order to evade taxes.

29.   Union leaders have long accused mine owners of doing too little to protect workers, and several said safety regulations were lax at Vaal Reefs.

30.   Union leaders, who have long accused mine owners of doing too little to protect workers, want an independent investigation of the accident.