1.   His lawyer, Kent Harrison Robbins of Miami, said Tuesday that the case stemmed from a simple misunderstanding.

2.   Investigators would not say how or why Souaid came under suspicion, only that the case stemmed from a sealed affidavit.

3.   That case stemmed from a sexual harassment case filed against him by Marcia Tomson Stingley, an employee he fired.

4.   That case stemmed from an undercover investigation at an eye clinic that allegedly performed unnecessary cataract surgeries.

5.   The case stemmed from a federal government program to preserve habitat of the owl and other threatened species in the Northwest.

6.   The case stemmed from a nationwide investigation into suspected price fixing in Texas in the metal building insulation industry.

7.   The case stemmed from a two-year investigation by the FBI and the Agriculture Department, prosecutors said.

8.   The case stemmed from an appeal by anti-abortion protesters in Buffalo, New York, who participated in protests organized by the controversial Operation Rescue and other groups.

9.   The case stems from a lawsuit filed by Indiana prison inmates.

10.   The case stems from accusations against Blue Cross and Blue Shield by a company employee who invoked the False Claims Act.