Ms. Joice said she had asked the police to investigate the video stores for violations of the obscenity laws.

Between 2000 and 2007, 6,300 Venezuelan policemen were investigated for violations of human rights.

The Department said it would try to recover the money and had asked the attorney general to investigate the companies for criminal violations.

It was investigated in 1989 for violations of environmental laws, and production ceased later that year.

It was reported that the Justice Department was investigating the ad campaign for possible violations of federal child pornography and exploitation laws.

The faculty speech code was abolished ten years later, after a number of professors were investigated for alleged or suspected violations.

Mr. Teichler said all of them are to be investigated for possible violations committed in the past.

Ultimately, the trust corporation decided last fall to refer questions about Madison to the Justice Department to investigate for possible criminal violations.

All this comes just a day after news got out that the FBI had begun investigating the case for violations of the federal wiretapping law.