1.   But under the agreement, the government deferred prosecution of the firm for three years.

2.   Doyon also was placed on five years probation, during which time it will be subject to deferred prosecution on two felony counts.

3.   For that reason, Jim Nagle, the county prosecutor, said he was willing to defer prosecution of the case to authorities in Spokane.

4.   Government prosecutors have rejected a proposal by Arthur Andersen that would have deferred the prosecution of the accounting firm, a lawyer for Andersen said Thursday night.

5.   In exchange, the government has agreed to defer prosecution of the firm for several years, after which time the charges could be dropped.

6.   Informants who do not qualify for the visa because of immigration charges could be paroled or receive deferred prosecution.

7.   Prosecutors termed the settlement a pre-trial diversion agreement, in which the government agrees to defer prosecution if a defendant abides by certain conditions.

8.   The federal government on Thursday agreed to defer the prosecution of a Russian computer programmer who was the first person to be charged under a controversial digital copyright law.

9.   The investigation of Borane was carried out by federal agents, but the U.S. attorney in Arizona deferred prosecution to the state authorities.

10.   When a judge approves such a deal, the defendant must acknowledge criminal wrongdoing, and then prosecution is deferred for a number of years.