Commenting on the filing of charges, the investigators said they expected additional indictments of the two accused men.

In a sense, Mr. Walsh has staked the future of his investigation on a single case, although some lawyers say they expect other indictments.

And political analysts here said they expected additional indictments.

Attorney General Edwin Meese 3d said on Thursday that he expected criminal indictments in the case within three months.

Jonathan Pagis, a member of the police department's Jerusalem fraud division, said he expected additional indictments to follow.

He described the inquiry as "far reaching" and "significant" but declined to say whether he expected indictments.

The California attorney general has said that the use of pretexting is illegal in the state and that he expects indictments within and outside the company.

Council officials say they have been told to expect indictments within weeks.

Federal prosecutors have said they expect additional indictments of current officers.

Clinton should emphasize that we expect more war-crimes indictments, and will put economic heat on the parties to give up those indicted for trial at The Hague.