"A prosecutor sends some mayor from a town in the interior off to jail and he becomes a star on television."

If the couple had originally planned on getting married and the family of the deceased approves, the prosecutor sends the application back to the President.

A few days later, prosecutors sent a letter to the judge explaining that the word might better be translated as "brother" or "mister."

Because of the terror charges in the cases, prosecutors had sent the men to maximum security detention.

In 1936, prosecutors convicted Luciano on pandering charges and sent him to state prison for 30 years.

But in 2004, federal prosecutors sent an unusual letter to Mr. Taub.

Under the current law, only prosecutors can send drug felons to treatment instead of prison.

Perhaps prosecutors are sending the message that they can refute any representations of pristine past history.

Whether indictments may come within days, weeks or months is not clear because different prosecutors send target notices at different points.

The hearing came after defense attorneys and prosecutors sent letters to the judge that seemed to reflect their anxiety over the long deliberations.