71.   Mullen stressed, however, that prosecutors do not need to prove or even show a motive to gain a criminal conviction.

72.   Most of the recent cases involve civil fines or payments to the government to settle civil charges, but in a few cases the government has won criminal convictions.

73.   Nearly half of all drivers now refuse a breath test, which is considered the best evidence in securing a criminal conviction.

74.   Morgenthau seeks more than criminal convictions.

75.   Most had prior criminal convictions, many of which were not drug-related, on charges ranging from Driving While Intoxicated to Endangerment of a Child.

76.   Neither man had any known criminal convictions, federal officials said.

77.   New laws have made criminal convictions grounds for denying people jobs, evicting them from city-owned housing, denying college financial aid and cutting off welfare benefits.

78.   No criminal charges have been filed, and Stern said that the evidence at this point might not meet the standard of proof needed for criminal convictions.

79.   None of those cases resulted in criminal convictions.

80.   Or they have mental health problems, or substance abuse problems or prior criminal convictions.