21.   A police spokesman said that the woman victim had all her faculties and they feared that others could be taken in by the smooth-talkers.

22.   The victim does not have a special place in the criminal court.

23.   The victim has no right of representation.

24.   Although they had been in the same squadron, authorities said the suspect and the victim had no personal relationship.

25.   And the victims have no papers, so critical time is lost getting a name, which often turns out to be an alias.

26.   And so, too, does the length of exposure each victim had to Fallon.

27.   And victims would have the right to be heard at sentencing and be eligible for restitution from a convict.

28.   As it happens, the purge victims have strong reputations as professionals with decades of experience in husbanding public information.

29.   At least the seven victims would have had a fighting chance.

30.   Bad as such fraud is, victims usually have to deal with only one creditor or two or three forged checks to resolve it.