Those officials received permission to view the evidence on Oct. 12.

Nine other officials also received prison sentences for their roles.

For all of these actions, local officials received payment from the community.

But a public official cannot receive a fee for giving a speech.

Even the officials at the lower category also received a salute.

Under the law, local officials will receive offenders' names and can release them to the public.

That figure is expected to rise as officials receive reports from mountain villages.

But so far, the Romanian official has received no positive response.

The officials receive $149,000 to $171,000 a year, all paid by county taxpayers.

It was not clear how American officials received the efforts.