The two people demanded anonymity because the case involved grand jury proceedings.
While grand jury proceedings are secret, the government made sure yesterday that there was a public record of its investigation.
Because the judge's decision involved grand jury proceedings, it was rendered in secret.
While all grand jury proceedings are closed, special rules apply in sealed cases.
By law, grand jury proceedings were secret, no one allowed in the room but the jurors and the prosecutor.
The grand jury proceedings have been so secret that it is hard for anyone to tell what the panelists are doing.
The media loved to make much of grand jury proceedings.
For example, grand jury proceedings must, by statute, be kept confidential.
You can see why the defense bar says that grand jury proceedings are a prosecutor's best weapon.
Since grand jury proceedings are secret, no reason was ever officially given for that panel's decision.