But he and the other men declined to comment on their post-partum activities, citing privacy concerns.
Of the various earthquake-causing activities cited above, the filling of large reservoirs is among the most important.
By attaching Sik to the Ergenekon case, the authorities accused him of terrorist activities, citing the book as both a tool and evidence.
Nonetheless, in the nine hundred thousand documents that were subpoenaed from Abacus, there was no explicit communication from any senior management condoning any of the activities cited in the indictment.
In recent months, Mr. Blair has been outspoken about reining in the C.I.A.'s covert activities, citing their propensity to backfire and tarnish America's image.
Prosecutors argued that those businesses were fronts for the Treviños' smuggling activities, citing a raft of lapsed business licenses, false identification documents and suspicious wire transfers.
Further, a group representing emergency room doctors issued a warning in July against texting while doing other activities, citing a rise in injuries and deaths seen in emergency rooms around the country stemming from texting.
A final provision is aimed at banks or companies that engage in money laundering or assist any Iranian financial institution — including the Central Bank of Iran — in the activities cited.
"We very quickly ran into challenges with the different entities carrying out their responsibilities under that framework," said Garret Graves, the director of the governor's office of coastal activities, citing a lack of urgency and decisiveness by the Coast Guard.
The loss of independent research has also affected the market, Sonsini added, referring to former New York state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, who forced investment banks in 2002 to separate research from their other activities, citing conflicts of interest in promoting IPOs.
