International Terrorism
Referrals for Prosecution Declined by Reason

  Fiscal Year Total
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Prosecutions Filed 8 7 29 14 57 115
Prosecutions Declined 33 11 29 22 33 128
Percent Prosecutions Declined 80% 61% 50% 61% 37% 53%
Reason Prosecution Declined: 6 5 16 1 4 32
  Lack of evidence of criminal intent
  Weak or insufficient admissible evidence 4 2 3 7 8 24
  Suspect to be prosecuted by other authorities 5 - 3 3 5 16
  No federal offense evident 2 1 2 1 3 9
  Suspect deceased 9 - - - - 9
  No known suspect 1 - 1 3 2 7
  Minimal federal interest or no deterrent value - - 1 4 - 5
  Office policy - - 1 1 3 5
  Other reasons given: 1 - 1 1 1 4
    Agency request
    All work completed - - - - 2 2
    Declined per instructions from DOJ 2 1 - - - 3
    Jurisdiction or venue problems - - 1 - 2 3
    Juvenile suspect - 1 - - - 1
    Lack of investigative resources - 1 - 1 - 2
    Lack of prosecutive resources - - - - 1 1
    Rule 40 1 - - - 1 2
    Suspect a fugitive - - - - 1 1
    Suspect being prosecuted on other charges (e.g., UFAPs) 1 - - - - 1
    Suspect serving sentence 1 - - - - 1

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