He was a personal friend of author Whitley Strieber, and is mentioned in Strieber's book Communion as having been present at some of the events that purportedly occurred at that time.

The adverts featured the exciting McDonald's-related happenings that would purportedly occur if children ran the world.

Further meetings purportedly occurred in Paris in October at which both sides agreed to the Madrid formula.

Mr. Scheck said triumphantly when a defense investigator finally froze the moment on the tape when the improper touch purportedly occurred.

Another source gives differing details: The murder purportedly occurred on 26 February 1921.

But he said the acts were criminal because they involved a juvenile, who was 14 at the time they purportedly occurred.

"And a discussion of that which purportedly occurred, based, in many instances, on preliminary information and in unsubstantiated facts, would be inconsistent with that responsibility."

Those news reports have irritated officials of the two large commodities exchanges where the abuses purportedly occurred, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade.

Sinclair stated he worked on a story with McPherson and it was during one of those times in 1934, the incident purportedly occurred.

Mr. Fahey said the case was brought to his office almost five years to the day after the overcharging purportedly occurred.