1.   American and the embarrassed Crandall settled the charge out of court without admitting guilt.

2.   And it was unclear whether Resendez-Ramirez was admitting guilt only to the burglary, or to the slayings.

3.   Beagan settled the case without admitting guilt by agreeing not to violate securities laws.

4.   By admitting guilt, he may receive a lesser sentence from the judge.

5.   Gerber, which settled the charges without admitting guilt, said it was sorry for any confusion its ads may have caused.

6.   Hamanaka is the only person to have been charged in the copper scandal, and by admitting guilt, he seems to be trying to win leniency.

7.   However, he believes paying a settlement is not the same as admitting guilt.

8.   Moynihan said some members of the MBTA board believe that signing a court-sanctioned document is tantamount to admitting guilt, which they do not want to do.

9.   Rechsteiner was allowed to plead guilty Tuesday under a provision that allows someone to plead guilty without admitting guilt.

10.   The three firms settled without admitting guilt.