"You never even asked a grand jury to return an indictment."

The grand jury heard the evidence and returned an indictment.

The grand jury can return indictments or decline to do so.

Their review will not begin until the investigation is complete and a county grand jury returns an indictment.

About a month ago, a federal grand jury here returned an indictment against the bank, the French agency, some related companies and a dozen people.

"Because the grand jury has reached a decision not to return an indictment, the investigation of these allegations is now closed."

No surprise, the grand jury returned indictments on all four of the cases I presented.

A grand jury is instructed to return an indictment if the probable cause standard has been met.

The panel has until Wednesday to return an indictment.

The charges were dismissed in July of that year after a grand jury refused to return an indictment.