31.   But on the advice of the crown prosecution service no charges were brought.

32.   No charges had been brought.

33.   The charges were brought during a wide-ranging Merseyside police investigation, codenamed Operation Cheetah.

34.   Charges were eventually brought after he confessed to fellow inmates while serving a prison term for another offence.

35.   Along with pressing for changes in their practices, the attorney general could bring criminal charges against Wall Street firms.

36.   Also still up in the air is whether authorities will bring misdemeanor charges against Masters for carrying a concealed weapon.

37.   Although the government never brought criminal charges, Salomon conceded that it had submitted some phony bids and ended up cooperating with the authorities.

38.   Amnesty International also wants the Justice Department, not the State Department, to have ultimate authority on whether to investigate and bring charges against suspected foreign torturers.

39.   An inquiry by an independent prosecutor would likely prove expensive, time-consuming and politically embarrassing for the administration, even if no charges were ultimately brought.