21.   It is the role of the prosecutors to make sure that juries understand every aspect of the crime for which a defendant is charged.

22.   More than a dozen defendants are charged in the second case.

23.   Part of the anger in the courtroom Wednesday came from the way the defendants were charged.

24.   Prosecutors also charged the defendants with making a failed effort to defraud two union retirement plans.

25.   Prosecutors say the Trade Center bombing, which killed six people, was part of the overall conspiracy, though the current defendants are not charged in that attack.

26.   Six defendants were originally charged with furnishing instruction in the use of explosive devices.

27.   Since the law was changed, only one New York City district attorney has charged a defendant in a capital case.

28.   The Capital Defender Office joins a case as soon as a defendant is charged with first-degree murder.

29.   The complaint charges the defendants with making false or misleading statements to persuade customers to buy credit insurance.

30.   The defendants were also charged with trafficking for purposes of using forced labor, knowingly transporting illegal aliens and violating federal statutes that protect migrant and seasonal laborers.