The grand jury action was upheld by a Federal appeals court two months ago.

Investigative officials said yesterday that he had argued against the grand jury action.

His practice included civil jury actions as well as commercial and public law cases.

The indictment is the third in an investigation that has been expanding since the initial grand jury action on April 18.

The house search at Virginia Beach and the grand jury action today were the result of that request.

But after the grand jury action, the State's Attorney's office announced today that it would not pursue the case.

Mr. Dennis is being held in $2 million bail, pending grand jury action.

A fourth officer is awaiting grand jury action.

The defendant was arraigned yesterday and held without bail pending grand jury action.

Prosecutors countered that they were under no obligation to release such statements before the grand jury action.

The family of the young man, Rafael Montanez, said they were outraged by the grand jury action.

He rushed to sue, trying to block grand jury action, and has won a two-week stay while a judge examines his complaint.

Mr. White, who has never suggested that the investigation or the grand jury action was racially motivated, said that he did nothing wrong.

However, law-enforcement officials said the grand jury action would be delayed to give investigators more time to look into Mr. Streitferdt's finances.

Mr. Vergari said "we were going to ask him to plead guilty to a charge of grand larceny or face grand jury action."

On the advice of his lawyer, Officer Herwerth has declined to give a statement to his superiors, pending grand jury action.

Expressing a view widely held among lawyers, Mr. Freedman said capable prosecutors could shape grand jury actions with relative ease.

Two-Year Investigation The grand jury action follows a two-year investigation into pricing strategies in the $1.5 billion kosher foods business.

The Police Department has put 1,700 officers on alert in anticipation of grand jury action, the commissioner, Raymond W. Kelly said yesterday.

The account of the grand jury action was provided to The New York Times by an official of an investigative agency who asked not to be identified.

The assistant United States attorney in the case, Joseph J. Aronica, has said the inquiry is continuing and further grand jury action is expected.

Miriam Weichbrod, 23, who owns a dry cleaning business on Kingston Avenue with her husband, Aaron, said she was ambivalent about the grand jury action.

Last night, a block from the shooting, three of Lawrence Meyers's brothers and some of his friends were discussing the grand jury action in extremely angry tones.

Charman Harvey, the lawyer for Martika Fleming, a 14-year-old girl wounded in the shootings, said she was disappointed but not surprised by the grand jury action.