Prosecutors contested Black's bail request, arguing in court papers that Black's trial jury had proof that Black committed fraud.

An inquiry into whether top Continental Can executives committed fraud in a plan to deprive laid-off workers of pensions is reportedly being made by the Labor Dept.

Among other things, it asserted that Mr. Rose had breached contracts with his firm and committed fraud.

"No one will find me to have knowingly committed fraud."

So I signed under duress (which I also wrote on the form) the papers and committed fraud by doing this.

David Rudenstine, the dean of Cardozo Law School in New York, said the British parliament "committed fraud" when it claimed title to the marbles.

Mr. Manuel, who sat out last season because of questions about his eligibility, "committed academic fraud by cheating" on a college-entrance exam, the N.C.A.A. said.

Ironically, this same Opimius then later committed fraud and accepted bribes from the Numidian king Jugurtha and, after being convicted, spent his days in disgrace.

Almost every week the Government closes at least one bankrupt savings and loan association whose owners or managers made risky loans, committed fraud or simply did not understand their business.

Prosecutors agreed to drop charges that Mr. Hill extorted $44,000 from city contractors and committed fraud in his seven-year tenure running the district's finances.