Stanley Okula, the assistant United States attorney handling the case, did not return telephone calls.

The journalist is not identified, and Mark P. Ressler, the assistant United States attorney handling the case, declined to comment.

Michael S. Sommer, the assistant United States attorney handling the Bennett investigation, said it was continuing, and that more charges were likely.

Carol K. Johnson, the assistant United States attorney handling the case, refused to discuss the case, other than to suggest the possibility of an appeal.

Holly K. Kulka, the assistant United States attorney handling the case, declined to name the official.

A call to Richard Robinson, the United States attorney handling the case, was not immediately returned last night.

The assistant United States attorney handling the civil rights case, Lawrence Noyer, also refused to comment.

The assistant United States attorney handling the case, Leslie Cornfeld, said the agency supervisors' salaries ranged from $45,000 to $63,000 a year.

Russell N. Jacobson, the assistant United States attorney handling the case, declined to elaborate on the charges.

Barbara Guss, the assistant United States attorney handling the case, declined to comment.