The suit also named the church, the bishop and diocesan officials as defendants, charging that they knew Father Hartz had a problem with sexual abuse.

It also named officials from Laborers International Union Local 20, which represents cement and concrete workers.

For one thing, most of the suits have not named the archdiocese as a defendant, instead naming officials like Cardinal Law or his bishops.

Mr. Dinkins repeated his hope to name several senior officials, almost certainly including some City Hall deputies, by the end of next week.

A draft article for La Nation naming corrupt civil and military officials lay on his desk.

Paracha's petition, like many others, named several other officials in addition to President Bush.

In the past, the union's ad campaigns criticizing policy proposals and naming officials it disagrees with have made some politicians wince.

The information included accounts by informants who named certain officials as corrupt.

In all, criminal charges named officials in 40 towns in 15 of New York's 62 counties.

The judge, a Sirica type, wants the local bank manager pleading guilty to come clean, naming officials and companies who profited from his Iraqi scam.