The indictment returned against Mr. Arnaout today by a federal grand jury goes far beyond the earlier charges both in scope and severity.

Two indictments returned in Trenton and unsealed today accused the defendants of violating immigration laws.

The indictment returned today was not immediately available to a reporter.

The indictment returned today accuses Mr. Moody of responsibility for all four bombs.

An indictment returned today contends that a military contractor substituted scrap metal in engine parts used in thousands of aircraft and tanks.

An 11-count indictment returned earlier this year included charges with penalties ranging up to 115 years and $380,000 in fines.

Nevertheless, Mr. Toscano said he did not believe that the indictments already returned would be damaged by the reputation of the witnesses.

The two indictments returned today provided little in the way of new information.

The indictment returned on Wednesday covers July 1985 to last October.

That being said, I do not measure a successful independent counsel investigation by the number of convictions obtained or indictments returned.