To make the deals seem separate, the men "split the transaction into separate contracts, neither of which made any reference to the other," the indictment asserts.

The indictment asserts that Mr. Heatley ordered some murders and often supervised the punishment of his gang members.

The central 153-count indictment against the 12 defendants asserted that the Lucchese family handpicked top executives in District Council 9.

The managers took other steps to evade regulators, the indictment asserted.

The information helped organized-crime members flee to avoid arrest and prosecution, the indictment asserted.

The indictment also asserts that he padded his Congressional payroll with employees who performed personal services for him and took kickbacks from some workers.

The indictment asserted that Mr. Rivera was on duty and in uniform at the time of the incidents.

Thus, the indictment asserts, Mr. Barbie had responsibility for the particular operations he undertook.

Mr. Hanssen also revealed several other technical intelligence operations, the indictment asserts.

The indictment asserts that the two men conspired to ship banned military parts to Iran as early as May 1995.