One indictment can apply to several people, but can more than one

[napi21]

apply to each person?

If a purgury indictment is issued, and 5 people are listed in that indictment, and another indictment is issued for obstruction of justice, and another one is for Espionage, can some of the same people be listed in several indictments?

The reason I ask is that we keep hearing about 2 to 5 indictments. Could that mean 25 people are listed in several different ones?

[Oilwellian]

1. I was just noticing the same confusion..

on another blog. The best example I've seen is the Franklin indictment...it involved one indictment, naming 2 separate crimes and 3 different people. How is that to add to our confusion? :D

[phiddle]

4. No, the Franklin case had 5 indictments (one had 2 parts).

Franklin was charged on all 5 counts, the other two on 1 and 3 counts respectively. So, Fitzgerald could indict, say, 5 leakers, 10 (including those 5) on conspiracy to leak, 15 on false statements, and 20 on obstruction of justice. Extreme, absurd example, but it's hypothetically possible.

[hiaasenrocks]

2. Yes, I think you have it correct. n/t

[Oversea Visitor]

3. Multiple crimes

Yes you can be charge for different crimes.

In this case it is so complicated

From simple negligence ..... oaths of office to treason
violation of acts even criminal laws.

[Oversea Visitor]

5. If there are 5 indictments

Then it is going to be a BIG BIG FITZMAS .....HUGH.1.1.1.