71.   For months he has been trimming back the hedges to discourage illegal activity and trying to nurture plants that have been run over by skateboarders.

72.   For Martinez, who says he learned of the illegal activity in March, the revelations came as a bitter surprise.

73.   For instance, a corporate whistle blower who fears the loss of his job could use it to report illegal activities.

74.   Four other people were apprehended with him but were released, the police said, because there was no evidence they were engaged in any illegal activity.

75.   From there, they said, it was reinvested in legal businesses or used to finance illegal activities like the purchase of arms or drugs.

76.   Gramm repeatedly expressed concerns about violation of the due-process rights of banks and their customers whose funds are frozen or seized because of suspected illegal activities.

77.   He also implored them to pick their friends carefully and to terminate the friendship if the friends are involved in illegal activities.

78.   Government officials argue that they are not interested in eavesdropping, but rather are looking for patterns of behavior that suggest illegal activity.

79.   He has not been accused of any illegal activities, and he had repeatedly refused to disclose his compensation until last week.

80.   He said he knew of no illegal activity related to the grant and could only tell investigators about what had happened in his office.