Mistreatment of the Dead In the last five years, authorities have uncovered numerous instances of mistreatment of the dead.

The inspector general's office came under criticism after the Iran-contra inquiry disclosed that its investigators failed to uncover several instances of wrongdoing by C.I.A. personnel in Central America.

He responded to the disclosures by opening a nationwide investigation of spending practices in the industry, an inquiry that has uncovered numerous other instances of illegal spending by plant managers.

In 2005 Schapiro oversaw a wide-reaching probe into gift-giving and entertaining on Wall Street, uncovering several instances of lavish and excessive activities, which led to many charges.

The audits show that the commission's investigators, though hobbled by a tight budget and staffing cuts, do occasionally uncover possible instances of fresh efforts to skirt election laws.

A series of investigations in the 1990s also uncovered instances of corruption, fraud, and mismanagement.

Yet it also uncovered enough instances of bad behavior to warrant prompt and sustained corrective action from Commissioner Leonard Boyle and Gov. M. Jodi Rell.

In 2007, a Marine commander near Thar Thar uncovered several instances of Iraqi soldiers raping civilians and Iraqi police torturing prisoners.

As Chairman, he conducted vigorous oversight to uncover instances of waste, fraud, and abuse, improve the operations of the federal government, and examine wrongdoing in the private sector.

Federal officials announced a new front in the investigations into the mutual fund industry on Tuesday, saying they had uncovered widespread instances of brokers receiving undisclosed payments for steering investors toward specific funds.