A special prosecutor at the Justice Department has told associates that he will probably recommend that Mr. Deutch be prosecuted for security violations, law enforcement officials said.
Pentagon documents also show that while he served as the deputy secretary in 1994 and 1995, he declined department requests that "he allow security systems to be installed in his residence" in Bethesda, Md. A special prosecutor at the Justice Department has told associates that he will probably recommend that Mr. Deutch be prosecuted for security violations, law enforcement officials said.
It was The Analysis Group, for example, that arranged for Hubbard to testify on behalf of two Bear Stearns hedge fund managers who were prosecuted for securities fraud in 2009.
If someone can be prosecuted for communicating classified national security information, all sorts of constitutionally protected activity would be threatened.
For example, officials could be prosecuted for warning publicly about lax security at American embassies, since their information may have come from classified sources.
They hang out in the homes, try on clothes, and refuse to believe they will ever be prosecuted for the thefts, even when a security camera captures footage of them leaving one of the homes, and is released to the public.
Security officers cannot be prosecuted for acts committed while on duty in areas covered by the act without permission from the Home Ministry, and such permission has almost never been granted, even in cases where rape and murder were alleged.
Nevertheless, immigrants found to have serious criminal histories or to pose national security risks would be prosecuted for deportation, officials said, and anyone submitting a fraudulent application could face criminal prosecution.
And they have deplored the immunity clause, saying Mr. Saleh and his relatives, who occupy important positions in Yemen's security apparatus, should be prosecuted for the deaths of some 140 protesters since the demonstrations began in February, and for corruption.
If the cases proceed, it means that members of the Nigerian Security Forces may be prosecuted for crimes against humanity for their involvement in the enforced disappearance, among others.
"You can't be prosecuted for that," Reardon, vice president of the New York City-based security intelligence firm The Soufan Group, told VICE News.
