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Judge. what would it mean for the grand jury, as you describe, to have approved a proposed sbimt but then for it to be sealed. why is that done? >> sealing is fairly common at the stage when you have an indictment that is issued, approved, as it may have been. the reason is that law enforcement kind of wants its ducks in a row before they go out and arrest the defendant or even notify him. it may be they don't arrest the defendant because they've worked out a relationship with his or her defense attorney, to bring them in to appear on the case. it is late on a friday afternoon. they want to ke...

Ducks in a row before they go out and arrest the defendant or even notify him. it may be they don't arrest the defendant because they've worked out a relationship with his or her defense attorney, to bring them in to appear on the case. it is late on a friday afternoon. they want to keep it a secret so at a moment of their choosing, they can either inform the defendant or they can surprise them with an arrest first thing monday morning, tuesday morning. >> can charges like this be sealed indefinitely? >> it can be sealed for some time. sometimes there are strategic reasons to seal an indictmen...