41.   Scott Lassar, the chief prosecutor in the case, and a justice department spokeswoman both declined to comment.

42.   Sheila Greene, a department spokeswoman, said Thursday that Farina had played no role in the decisions on those contracts.

43.   State corrections department spokeswoman Jeanie Esajian said Monday that she could not comment on the lawsuit because the department had not been served with it.

44.   Temporary layoffs occurred at manufacturing companies that shut down in the summer for retooling and inventory, said a department spokeswoman.

45.   That means anyone who drank tap water Monday need not fear health consequences, said water department spokeswoman Susan Hall.

46.   The Employment Development Department uses figures from industry payrolls and does not account for independent contractors that work on films, said Suzanne Schroeder, department spokeswoman.

47.   The Justice Department is usually given the chance to review applications for pardons, a department spokeswoman said, but the president has absolute authority to grant them.

48.   The next step for the brothers will be a state Department of Corrections screening at a Southern California prison reception center, said department spokeswoman Christine May.

49.   The state department spokeswoman said she believes such thefts are relatively rare across the country.

50.   Other aid recipients wishing the same must seek State Department approval, a difficult process, said a department spokeswoman who spoke on condition of anonymity.