There, a subsidiary acquired in 1984 is being investigated for purported violations that took place before the acquisition, Mr. Plunkett said.

The charge stems from a grand jury inquiry into purported antitrust violations in the waste disposal industry in southern Florida.

The purported violations were committed by Phibro between 1978 and 1980.

By merging it with an existing case the commission could be in a position to rule on all purported violations of competition law much sooner.

Mr. Deaver has been under investigation for purported violations of Federal ethics laws in his new role as a Washington lobbyist.

Virtually all the purported violations related to waste material from a sewage plant along the Norwalk River, near where it enters the Sound.

Asserting that the purported violations compromised national security, military officials said today that the reporters faced possible sanctions.

No accidents occurred as a result of the purported violations, and Eastern's current maintenance practices are not under investigation, the Federal officials said.

The complaints seek a preliminary injunction to halt the purported violations.

The date of the purported violations, mostly open building permits, dated to over a decade before Brugnara ever purchased the properties.