1.   McFarlane pleaded guilty to four federal misdemeanor charges that he had lied to Congress.

2.   A federal misdemeanor carries a potential penalty of no more than a year in jail, plus fines.

3.   Devaux was arraigned Thursday night on four federal misdemeanor charges.

4.   Former Housing Secretary Henry Cisneros pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal misdemeanor for lying to the FBI about payments he made to a former mistress.

5.   The man, identified by the police as Thierry Devaux, was rescued and immediately arrested by the police and charged with four federal misdemeanors, including reckless endangerment.

6.   Fatali pleaded guilty in December to seven federal misdemeanor charges stemming from his use of firelight as a nighttime photographic technique in the two parks.

7.   His baseball career ended when he pleaded guilty along with teammates Willie Wilson, Jerry Martin and Vida Blue to a federal misdemeanor of attempting to possess cocaine.

8.   Slocum pleaded guilty to six federal misdemeanor charges of negligent discharge as part of an agreement with prosecutors.