31.   The probe began after a descendant of Confederate Gen. George Pickett filed a civil lawsuit against Pritchard III.

32.   The probe began before the lawsuits were filed and involves other matters.

33.   The probe began early last month after a three-month government tax audit of the Bokwang Group, in which Hong is the largest stockholder.

34.   The probe began last summer, but was made public only after a gag order was lifted Tuesday.

35.   The probe began Tuesday after a request by two lawmakers, Hryhoriy Omelchenko and Anatoliy Yermak, the Interfax news agency said.

36.   The probe began when Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka assumed her post in April.

37.   The probe began after a dismembered headless torso and limbs were found wrapped in a jute bag in a ditch.

38.   The firm admitted it shredded documents on Enron after the probe began.