Level defendants. if they surrender, does that eliminate the chance that they could strike a plea deal? >> no, not at all. this is just, you know, get in, get processed, get the ball rolling. and then what the prosecutors will be doing because, of course, they charged 19 people. they need to thin that out before trial and they probably want to develop some cooperators. this is the time they're currently strategizing and thinking about who likely knows what, what testimony can each defendant offer, and who they will be reaching out to in terms of the lawyers, which they may not know by the way....