>>> I think it’s clear the indictments are designed to force most of the accused into accepting plea agreements... also will allow prosecutors to save face for creating a legal morass when they arrested 177 people. <<<
Persecuting the innocent to protect a corrupt prosecutor?
That’s been suggested here before.
The state or some subunit of it (county, city or town) is potentially liable for damages for civil rights violations. The state and courts tend to protect corrupt or unethical prosecutors in order to protect their pocketbook. Honesty works okay when the premise of case is based in truth and honesty, but truth/honesty and the legal system are mortal enemies when the legal system misbehaves. The sytem works to protect itself, ESPECIALLY its corrupt and unethical parts.