Despite his opposition to the death penalty, his office has prosecuted five cases in which he sought that sentence.

"Your office prosecuted him in juvenile court about two months ago."

The office prosecutes violations and offenses of Texas state law.

Ms. White's office has prosecuted about a dozen other cases in which she could have sought capital punishment but did not.

Mr. Morgenthau said his office had prosecuted many brutality cases.

She never pressed charges and the prosecutor, after an investigation, said that his office would not prosecute the case.

Their office prosecutes nearly 1,000 felony cases a year.

The reality, of course, was that this office had never prosecuted a significant white-collar criminal.

His office prosecuted important tax cases, including one against an international commodities broker, Marc Rich.

Mr. Maloney declined to discuss the decision to let his office prosecute.