After the investigation, German prosecutors concluded that they did not have enough evidence to charge him with espionage.

But she said prosecutors concluded it last year without filing charges.

A prosecutor concluded there was not enough evidence to present the case to a grand jury, the law enforcement division said.

The prosecutor concluded her case Monday after 12 days of testimony against the three men.

In many of those cases, state officials and local prosecutors concluded that the court clerks had been responsible.

But law enforcement officials and lawyers familiar with the analysis inside both offices said the prosecutors had concluded that there were few available legal charges.

Mr. Morvillo has said he will make that decision after prosecutors conclude their case.

Local prosecutors who looked into the assertions concluded they were not supported by evidence.

Without their testimony, prosecutors concluded, there was no way to take the case to trial.

He was never tried for political crimes; prosecutors concluded that it would be too difficult to make charges stick.