While at WTIC, Steele did a daily sports show for many years, interviewing scores of famous figures.

"We have interviewed scores of people under penalty of perjury on the issues that are the subject of the report," Mr. Shaheen said.

The audit committee and outside lawyers hired by the company interviewed scores of employees and carefully analyzed its accounting practices, he said.

The department assembled a team of prosecutors, convened a grand jury and interviewed scores of witnesses.

He interviewed scores of elected officials and dug through property and court records.

Authorities, who said little about the latest shootings, interviewed scores of people in the area, hoping to learn whether robbery or something else was the motive.

At the same time, about two dozen agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service began interviewing scores of midshipmen.

He has interviewed scores of officials.

The authorities interviewed scores of people who live in a nearby condominium complex and others who work in a shopping center adjacent to the bank.

Together they interviewed scores of people and set targets for the investigation.