The Milkens were charged last week with criminal securities law violations in a 98-count racketeering and fraud indictment.

Mr. Milken has pleaded not guilty to a racketeering and securities fraud indictment.

The BPS retracted its earlier fraud indictment, but because the society had failed to conduct a formal review of the charges, the situation could not be resolved.

The Government then dropped six other counts of bribery and false statements in a 45-page fraud indictment.

There were no fraud indictments, although Oxford, the insurer, suffered staggering losses on Mr. Wiggins's watch.

The 45-page fraud indictment charged Paradyne and eight executives with conspiracy, bribery, false statements, perjury and obstruction of justice.

Mr. Durenberger, a Republican, is facing a Federal fraud indictment.

The subpoena for Mr. Abrams is regarded as politically awkward because his office brought the fraud indictment against Mr. Sharpton.

About the same time, the White House was learning the details of new accusations by David Hale, an Arkansas municipal judge who was facing a fraud indictment.

He said the fraud indictment, obtained by the office of the Bronx District Attorney, Mario Merola, a Democrat, was designed to discredit him.