Four other people involved in the scheme, including one doctor, were arrested yesterday, the police said.
While backed by testimony from people involved in the scheme, the case against the former president was weakened because the banks did not release records of deposits made by Mr. Estrada or his associates.
And the more people involved in the scheme, the more likely someone slips up.
Several of the people involved in the alleged tax fraud scheme he uncovered have been promoted and awarded medals.
The central element of MCI's scheme, people involved in the inquiry said, consisted of disguising long-distance calls as local calls to avoid paying special access tariffs to local carriers across the country.
They have provided significant technical evidence that shows, they say, that MCI is continuing to avoid paying access charges through the scheme, according to people involved in the inquiry.
The investigation included allegations that as many as five other officers had participated in the scheme, and several people involved in the investigation said that Mr. Rachko, nicknamed Mad Dog, and several others had long been at the center of a swirl of allegations.
Two Brits, Dan Steele and Ben Mellor, seem rather out of pocket from bringing their brilliant show Anthropoetry to Perth and Adelaide (though Arts Council England paid for their flights), but say they have met several people involved in the Edinburgh festival through the Honey Pot scheme.
The two leaders, A. Alfred Taubman of Sotheby's and Sir Anthony Tennant of Christie's, discussed the arrangement in person and then instructed their chief executives to meet to carry out the scheme, according to the people involved in the inquiry.
Several people involved in the program attended.
Identify the people involved in the issue.
