1.   Although the Rio police announced that they did not intend to investigate the case, the kidnapping ring apparently got nervous.

2.   As the fungus underground grows, the rings get a little larger with each appearance.

3.   The authorities say that the ring got its cocaine in the Bronx.

4.   The spy ring never got any classified information, but the judge decided the goal of three agents convicted of espionage conspiracy was to obtain U.S. secrets.