61.   Ms. Reno said she had referred the matter to the Office of Professional Responsibility at the Justice Department to decide whether to pursue an inquiry.

62.   Nor was the matter ever referred to the Manhattan district attorney, though the agency was legally bound to alert his office to any fracture reported as suspicious.

63.   Occasionally, they will refer a matter to the United States Attorney, but, by and large, it is a civil enforcement agency.

64.   Penelas said the matter had been referred to the U.S. attorney here.

65.   Prado said he will refer the matter to a U.S. magistrate to decide whether Pacheco should receive a court-appointed attorney for appeal.

66.   Richards referred the matter to the Board of Pardons and Paroles, which declined to recommend clemency.

67.   Safir, the official said, referred the matter to the Internal Affairs Bureau.

68.   She said the center has no plans to take legal action against Morales, but has referred the matter to the state Division of the RegistrationBoard of Psychologists.

69.   Should Ms. Reno ultimately refer the matter to an outside counsel, it would symbolically bring the Whitewater investigation full circle.

70.   Some lawyers there hinted that Attorney General Janet Reno could be softening her refusals to refer fund-raising matters to an independent prosecutor.