He is defensive about the slightest criticism, and he resented the investigation of his personal finances.

Until now, committee members have not participated directly in the investigation of Mr. Wright's finances, leaving that to the panel's special counsel and his staff.

An official investigation of Bernal's finances began while he was at Itaipú and continued into his years in the Senate.

A civil investigation of the foundation's finances by the attorney general's charities bureau is under way, said Darren Dopp, a spokesman for the office.

Mr. Coelho announced Friday that he would resign rather than put his colleagues through an investigation of his finances.

But New York Waterway's use of the subsidies has prompted a federal and state investigation of the company's finances.

Efforts to hide some costs of the operation in a partnership called LJM2 are a focus of the investigation of the company's finances.

The Los Angeles Times, in a recent investigation of his finances, estimated that his fortune far exceeded $200 million.

A criminal investigation of her finances was ended last May.

It was there that voters stuck by him, despite accusations of ethical lapses and a federal investigation of his personal finances.