1.   A Daily News story on Sunday outlined how the account was kept secret until a bribery case involving an Encino attorney exposed its existence.

2.   Gotti and the juror were convicted in the bribery case.

3.   He is under suspension by the National Football League for his involvement in a federal gambling and bribery case.

4.   He already is facing prison time in a bribery case.

5.   It was in that second investigation that Goodman was ordered to turn over records of the payments he received from his client in the bribery case.

6.   Officials at Fiat declined to comment, saying they have never commented on specific bribery cases involving the company.

7.   Some lawyers have said that proving such a case could be exceedingly difficult because bribery cases usually required the cooperation of one of the parties.

8.   Speculation, denied by the company, that its chairman will be charged in the bribery case has also hurt the shares.

9.   The bribery case has not yet come to trial.

10.   The bribery case revealed that for decades the Superior Court failed to make public the individuals, businesses and municipalities that are owed money from the account.