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Is this the only time they can file indictments? If not, they may have additional charges in the works. I imagine they would have told the judge "this is all we

Is this the only time they can file indictments? If not, they may have additional charges in the works. I imagine they would have told the judge "this is all we're planning to file" if they didn't have any other investigative work going on, right?

bischofs 9y ago
Yeah probably... im not a lawyer so I have no idea.
maxerickson 9y ago
The mainstream media are mumbling about these charges being filed now because of some concerns about statutes of limitation. Nothing really clear and on the record though. They can file more charges.
- bmm6o 9y ago
  I don't recall the specifics, but there's a 10/31 deadline for IRS filings that sets the date on some tax evasion charges, and the oldest ones were going to lapse.
alexggordon 9y ago
At this point they have been indicted and charges have been filed (the link this post points to). The steps for an investigation are very straightforward[0], and so now that we're past the charging process, if separate charges are found, it will result in another trial. I think it's pretty rare for simultaneous trials to be going on though, just based on anecdotal experience. It makes sense that prosecutors would want to wait to see the outcome of the first trial before issuing more charges. [0] https://www.justice.gov/usao/justice-101/steps-federal-criminal-process https://www.justice.gov/usao/justice-101/steps-federal-crimi...
- dragonwriter 9y ago
  > so now that we're past the charging process, if separate charges are found, it will result in another trial. No, a superceding indictment can be filed to add, remove, or update charges. The page you linked to has a good general introduction to the process, but you are mistaken to conclude from it that once an indictment is filed it cannot be altered, and that a separate parallel track would need to be opened up for new charges.

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Is this the only time they can file indictments? If not, they may have additional charges in the works. I imagine they would have told the judge "this is all we

by FLUX-YOU 9y ago

bischofs 9y ago
Yeah probably... im not a lawyer so I have no idea.
maxerickson 9y ago
The mainstream media are mumbling about these charges being filed now because of some concerns about statutes of limitation. Nothing really clear and on the record though. They can file more charges.
- bmm6o 9y ago
  I don't recall the specifics, but there's a 10/31 deadline for IRS filings that sets the date on some tax evasion charges, and the oldest ones were going to lapse.
alexggordon 9y ago
At this point they have been indicted and charges have been filed (the link this post points to). The steps for an investigation are very straightforward[0], and so now that we're past the charging process, if separate charges are found, it will result in another trial. I think it's pretty rare for simultaneous trials to be going on though, just based on anecdotal experience. It makes sense that prosecutors would want to wait to see the outcome of the first trial before issuing more charges. [0] https://www.justice.gov/usao/justice-101/steps-federal-criminal-process https://www.justice.gov/usao/justice-101/steps-federal-crimi...
- dragonwriter 9y ago
  > so now that we're past the charging process, if separate charges are found, it will result in another trial. No, a superceding indictment can be filed to add, remove, or update charges. The page you linked to has a good general introduction to the process, but you are mistaken to conclude from it that once an indictment is filed it cannot be altered, and that a separate parallel track would need to be opened up for new charges.