And it helps prosecutors if, as happened here, people who were caught tried to get a bit of leniency by turning in others.

"How many judges help prosecutors every day?"

Judge Lake helped prosecutors by not reining in her answers.

"But when the people standing trial are police officers, they're not going to help prosecutors, they're going to hinder them."

Essense talks about issues in a way that would help white judges, police officers and prosecutors.

Toby Vick, a former state and federal prosecutor in Virginia, said the letter would help prosecutors.

Meanwhile, the company's former controller David Myers is believed to be helping prosecutors with their ongoing investigation into the company.

She said the conviction would help prosecutors in their goal of keeping the Gambino family in disarray.

But he also helped prosecutors in recording incriminating conversations with his best friends and associates, contributing to the convictions of six other people.

Ready was helping local prosecutors reach witnesses for that trial.