Many then and to the present have felt that Lee became a scapegoat to end further prosecution efforts against other Mormons.

The lack of appropriate victim-witness protection continued to be an issue of concern; this may have hampered Armenia's prosecution efforts.

Thetrial is part of a prosecution effort that has strained relations between the United States and Mexico for more than five years.

Mr. d'Aubuisson, a cashiered army officer who had become a prominent politician, denied the Duarte accusation, and within a year the prosecution effort against him collapsed.

The successful prosecution of the 100 institutions would still leave more than 200 big savings and loans that are also considered likely targets for large-scale prosecution efforts.

The prosecution effort to raise questions about whether Jesse Timmendequas was really abused was not limited to the testimony about Paul.

Deputy District Attorney William Hodgman, who had organized the prosecution effort, struggled to control his feelings and begged reporters: "Please give us a moment.

The prosecution effort was later abandoned as baseless.

There is limited evidence indicating that the government improved its prosecution efforts in 2004.

"I think what she has done is exactly the kind of aggressive prosecution effort that we need for this problem," Mr. Allen said.