Dorrance had denied harassing his players, but in an apology letter sent in 1998 -- the same year the lawsuit was filed -- he acknowledged participating in banter of a "jesting or teasing nature" with groups of players.
Today, nine of these Pagans stood demurely before a federal judge, their tattoos peeking out from the bright orange uniforms of the Nassau County Jail, and acknowledged participating in the Feb. 23 melee, which left one fellow Pagan dead.
Mr. Hunter, 33, also acknowledged participating in the cover-up, which was detailed in the earlier pleas of two officers who were involved in the investigation into the shooting.
While each of the employees who provided sworn declarations acknowledged participating in some aspect of Street View, nearly all said they first became aware that the company was collecting Internet data only when it was publicly reported in May 2010.
No owner has ever acknowledged participating in collusion — Fay Vincent, the former commissioner, is the only management person known to have said the owners colluded — but the owners are not so charity-minded that they would have paid that money out of the goodness of their hearts.
Bain Capital, for example, says it will invest $2 million to $5 million per year to sponsor Angel Fund deal leads, in effect "acknowledging, participating in and enabling the gradual disruption of the venture capital industry," says managing director Salil Deshpande, who will lead the program on behalf of his firm.
Israeli media interviewed one man who acknowledged participating in the beating.
City officials have previously acknowledged participating in a profit-sharing pact with Enron to sell surplus electricity from the city's power plant in times of shortages but said an inquiry last year found no wrongdoing.
Football fans already, Mr. Gary and his friends acknowledge that participating in the fantasy league has turned their interest into an obsession.
The International Council of NATAS instituted the award in 1994 to acknowledge broadcasters participating in this annual event.
