1.   It was also reported that the US attorney for the District of Columbia was conducting a preliminary inquiry to determine whether transactions at the bank had involved criminal wrongdoing.

2.   Nevertheless, he was discharged at the preliminary inquiry on charges of administering a noxious substance, namely semen, and committing a common nuisance.

3.   Andersen acknowledges that partners in Houston led an effort to destroy thousands of documents relating to Enron at a time when the SEC was conducting a preliminary inquiry.

4.   Armstrong said he will be making preliminary inquiries over the phone from Sweden.

5.   At present, the commission has a month to complete a preliminary inquiry into a merger once it is notified.

6.   At that meeting, the auditors were told that an SEC letter was on its way to Enron seeking accounting information for the preliminary inquiry.

7.   At present, the commission has one month to complete a preliminary inquiry into a merger once it is notified.

8.   Besides the Philip Morris investigation, major recording companies said earlier this month the FTC had started a preliminary inquiry into their marketing practices.

9.   A person familiar with the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the Securities and Exchange Commission had also begun a preliminary inquiry into the situation.

10.   A preliminary inquiry, or a hearing to decide whether there was enough evidence to go to trial, was scheduled in March.