The investigation, she said, is ongoing and she could not comment further on where the computer was located or if theft was involved. She also could not say how long it would be before the FBI inquiry is completed.

Alfred J. Modugno, a spokesman for Marsh, explained that a computer containing the information was lost on May 9, but the loss was not reported to management until June 19. After an investigation by management and Kroll, MMC's investigative services, it was confirmed that the hardware was missing; the Special Funds was alerted of the problem June 29.

Special Funds Conservation Committee manages and maintains the state's Special Disability Fund and the Fund for Reopened Cases.

Last week, CS Stars mailed letters to the 540,000 people affected by the incident. The company offered each person a number of free services and coverage, including daily monitoring of national credit reports for 12 months and $25,000 in identity theft insurance.

The company said it would continue to offer these services and coverage to each person. It added that it would follow up by notifying those affected by the loss that the computer was recovered.

The company declined to make any additional comments.

According to Karen Allen, director of operations for Special Funds, the desktop was sent to CS Stars for data conversion. It was received by the company at its secure facility. Details as to whether the computer was misplaced or stolen were still not released today.