61.   But the plea agreement may unravel if a challenge to the racketeering count is upheld.

62.   But the plaudits contrasted with the picture painted by government documents of how the company and its lawyers behaved before the final plea agreement was reached in July.

63.   But the plea agreement says that managers and supervisors were also involved.

64.   But the proposed plea agreement would not put a complete end to the sensational trial, now in its third month.

65.   But under the plea agreement with prosecutors, the defendant agreed to plead guilty to two of the espionage charges with the remainder of the charges dropped.

66.   But when presented with the plea agreement, Terri Lynn Peterson pushed it away, folded her arms across her chest and refused to sign.

67.   But with a plea agreement approved Tuesday in U.S. District Court, Keating avoided a retrial and the possibility of more prison time.

68.   But Tucker suspended prosecuting that case to ensure Yates will not back out of the plea agreement or later seek appeals to any of his guilty pleas.

69.   But under the terms of the plea agreement in State Supreme Court in Manhattan before Justice Daniel FitzGerald, Iler was granted youthful offender status and the lighter sentence.

70.   By accepting a plea agreement, people with knowledge of the situation said, Allison has agreed to provide testimony in the continuing investigation.