What has changed is the size and scope of the operation.
Detectives were checking the files of 13 seized computers to determine the exact scope of the operation, Mr. Hynes said.
"There could be thousands of victims who have not been identified," Mr. Spitzer said, adding, "Unfortunately, we don't know the scope of the operation".
Richard L. Feigen, another prominent dealer, said he was "flabbergasted by the size of the space" and the scope of the operation Mr. Salander was trying to run.
"That's not what they are doing," the official said, "and so far they seem to be satisfied with the pace of the operation, and we're satisfied with the pace and the scope of the operation".
The Homeland Security Department announced several hundred arrests at the time, mostly of visitors whose visas had expired, but the records obtained in the lawsuit show that the scope of the operation reached much further.
The international scope of the operation against Bout, 41, who is based in Moscow, has also emerged when it became clear that his arrests resulted from cooperation between the Thai, Netherlands Antilles, Romanian, Danish and US police forces.
He says that when he started the company he would have been intimidated by having 700 employees and the scope of the operation that Dropbox has today.
The head of the international aid agency said the humanitarian situation in the country was getting worse despite the scope of the operation increasing, with an unknown number of people not getting the aid they need.
However, the unwillingness of some Indian tribes to participate in the expedition forced the French to reduce the scope of the operation and choose an easier target.
