Investigation, approximately 145 defendants pled guilty to misdemeanors. mostly defendants who did not cause injury or damage. such please reflect the facts of those cases and the defendants acceptance of responsibility. and they help conserve the dish will and prosecutorial resources so that attention can properly focus on the more serious perpetrators. in complex cases, an initial charges are often less severe than later charges and offenses. this is purposeful. as investigators, methodically collect and sift through evidence we build investigation by laying a foundation. we resolve more straightforward cases first because they provide the evidentiary foundation for more complex cases. investigating the more overt crimes generates linkage to less overt ones. overt actors in the evidence ....