1.   At least a portion of the proceeds would be distributed to the local government units that have funds frozen in the pool.

2.   But Dallas acknowledges that under the rules, HUD had no choice but to freeze funds once the Hopi program fell into disarray.

3.   But in the last five years, the government of President Hosni Mubarak has also frozen the funds of nearly every professional union and trade organization in the country.

4.   Codelco filed a similar lawsuit in Florida State Court in Miami in December seeking to freeze the funds in those accounts.

5.   Friday, his funds were frozen by the Bush administration.

6.   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.

7.   Italian investigative magistrates have wide powers to arrest people, freeze funds and seize documents while carrying out investigations.

8.   Italian judges have wide powers to imprison suspects, freeze funds and take documents while carrying out probes.

9.   Law enforcement sources said Swiss authorities are impatient for Mexico to provide drug evidence to justify freezing the funds.

10.   Once the funds are frozen, they accrue interest and become a subject of negotiations.