1.   Although the new indictment drops charges against some Viper members, it ups the ante for four others.

2.   A new indictment unsealed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn includes witness-tampering charges in an expanded case against Gravano and his son Gerard.

3.   A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan said there would be no comment on the new indictment or on why Ahmed has not been charged with terrorism.

4.   But after five years, there have been no new indictments for sexual or physical abuse.

5.   But it seems unlikely that the shattered trust of minority communities can be mended by seeking a new indictment.

6.   Daniel Drake, an assistant U.S. attorney in Phoenix, declined Friday to comment on the new indictment.

7.   Even if the state loses the appeal, it can seek a new indictment from a new grand jury.

8.   Edwards has not lost his mordant sense of humor in the face of a new indictment.

9.   Even if the appeal fails, the state Attorney General can resubmit the evidence to a grand jury and ask for a new indictment.

10.   Four other men are awaiting trial in that case, and new indictments and civil lawsuits are expected as part of a broad attack on corruption in Silicon Valley.