No officials have yet been charged, arrested or suspended, he said.

Four players and three officials were charged as a result of the investigation:

The case turned out to be less sensational than originally described; no official was ever charged.

Religious officials were charged with taking an inventory on these departures out of France.

One is the idea that independent lawyers should investigate when high officials are charged with misconduct.

The two officials were each charged with five felony counts and could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted.

But in an interview, she held out little hope that officials suspected of electoral crimes would be charged.

Only public officials can be charged with taking bribes.

Many officials are charged, but few go to prison, even when money allegedly winds up in Mafia hands.

They and four other officials are charged with violating "the rules of technical security" in the world's worst nuclear accident.