61. Local prosecutors criticized the arrangement, saying the hostage-takers deserved to be charged for crimes related to the rebellion. 62. Local prosecutors have separately battled Washington over the cost of handling minor drug arrests made by the Border Patrol, Customs Service and other agencies. 63. Local prosecutors in Louisiana said the Cubans inmates should have been prosecuted for kidnapping, not granted free passage from the United States. 64. Local prosecutors said they would like to see new laws that impose stiffer penalties on white-collar criminals based on the number of victims or the amount of money stolen. 65. McBryde then referred the Arizona officials to the local federal prosecutor to impose criminal contempt charges. 66. Meanwhile, inside, local prosecutors were dismissing the state charges against McVeigh and turning him over to FBI agents. 67. Monday local prosecutors officially declared that Singh was killed by homegrown hate. 68. Moore lent state investigators to local prosecutors in the Bowers case last year, but has made no moves yet in the Neshoba affair. 69. Normally, the federal government defers to local prosecutors in the Bay Area in cases involving less than two tons of marijuana, Hallinan said. 70. Now a local prosecutor is trying to reopen the case, based on the agreement of the FBI to provide all documents in it, for the first time. |