31.   Hanssen initially pleaded innocent, in May, after plea negotiations broke down.

32.   Hanssen initally pleaded innocent, in May, after plea negotiations broke down.

33.   Hanssen pleaded innocent in May after plea negotiations broke down.

34.   He met with relatives about six weeks ago to alert them that plea negotiations were under way.

35.   If plea negotiations fail, Wheeler expects prosecutors to obtain felony indictments against the bid leaders for a complicated mail fraud case.

36.   James Gronquist, a lawyer for Abraham, said state rules prohibit him from discussing plea negotiations.

37.   Melson would not say whether the indictment might affect plea negotiations between Hanssen and the government.

38.   Their indictment followed the collapse of plea bargain negotiations with them.

39.   U.S. Attorney Ken Melton refused to comment on the impact the indictment would have on plea negotiations between Hanssen and the government.