"Unsuccessful terrorist attacks still engender fear in the broader public, which, after all, is one of their main objectives," prosecutors said in a court filing before sentencing.
He dismissed the Bank of Greece report as not "objective," and said prosecutors had not yet called him for questioning or detailed the charges against him personally, beyond those against the 27 as a group.
Because I cannot comprehend how any objective grand jury or prosecutor without an agenda would not indict Daniel Pantaleo for Eric Garner's murder when the entire choking was captured on video.
Elected officials across the political spectrum have called for an independent counsel, saying a probe by prosecutors could not be objective, given that they are alleged to have accepted bribes.
It isn't difficult to see how having experts who present themselves in court as objective, unbiased analysts report directly to prosecutors or police agencies could present some problems.
The group was loosely affiliated with Jeremy Hammond, the FBI's most wanted cybercriminal whose stated objective was to cause mayhem with the attacks, prosecutors said.
But prosecutors said that Mr. Ferguson's objective was to help Gen Re's biggest client at a time when A.I.G.'s declining loss reserves were hurting its stock.
Last month Luis Moreno Ocampo, the ICC's chief prosecutor, said that the general's arrest was his "next objective".
Mr. Scaring said he welcomed the change because it permits a prosecutor "with no stake in the case to take an objective, fresh look".
In 2013, the 2nd Circuit Court ruled in U.S. v. Newman that in order to convict someone of insider trading, prosecutors must prove that the insider benefited in an objective, consequential and valuable way.
