On July 17, prosecutors unsealed a 22-count indictment against BetOnSports and several current and former executives and said they would seek $4.5 billion in penalties.

On Wednesday, federal prosecutors unsealed a 30-count indictment against Mr. Scrushy, Mr. Siegelman and two members of his administration.

Mr. Griham's escape occurred the day after federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment charging him with carjacking and firearms violations in connection with the abduction.

The F.B.I. and federal prosecutors in Brooklyn yesterday unsealed a new indictment in a case against four men accused of being mob figures.

And when prosecutors unsealed their indictment in the KPMG case, it referred to a $161 million tax shelter used by "a Beverly Hills businessman" on his 1999 and 2000 returns.

And last week, federal prosecutors unsealed a securities fraud indictment of the company's former chairman.

And yesterday, exactly one week later, federal prosecutors unsealed yet another indictment against him, accusing him of racketeering and laundering money through a catering hall in Gravesend, Brooklyn.

Ten days ago, prosecutors in Tallahassee, Fla., unsealed a 1984 indictment that charges Mr. Vesco with cocaine trafficking.

The prosecutor for the special court unsealed the indictment against Mr. Taylor last month while the Liberian president was in Ghana for a regional conference on ending the violence.

In San Diego, federal prosecutors may soon unseal some of their indictments against the Arellanos and their lieutenants.