11.   In local press interviews last week, Ibarra contradicted earlier statements by the local federal attorney that the cocaine operation had been forced to abandon the city.

12.   On Wednesday, Attorney General Janet Reno picked a federal attorney in New Mexico, John J. Kelly, as her representative for the southwest border region.

13.   She becomes assistant D.A. after moving to New Orleans from Washington, D.C., where she was a federal attorney dealing with matters involving fish and wildlife.

14.   That law puts federal attorneys in charge of pursuing any violations.

15.   A ruling in favor of Nguyen could have a wide impact, federal attorneys say.

16.   Followers of an Indian guru plotted to kill a federal attorney because they wanted to derail an immigration investigation, a woman testified Monday.

17.   Later, Roberts turned his questioning to electronic and written correspondences between Hale and federal attorneys.

18.   Michael Mosman, the federal U.S. attorney for Oregon, refused to discuss the case.

19.   Not likely, says a federal attorney.

20.   U.S. federal attorneys in Miami, in charge of the case, have been predicting that Francois would be deported soon.