...District Court here. None of the six defense attorneys called any witnesses Friday, after Assistant U.S. Attorney Howard Marcus rested the prosecution's case following more than two hours of testimony by Minneapolis police Sgt. Andrew Schmidt...

...fair given the level of violence and disparity that these girls were subjected to,'' assistant U.S. Attorney Howard Marcus said afterward. Attorneys for the two men disagreed. Jeffery D. Hilliard, who represented Derry Evans, said it...

...and three family acquaintances, pleaded guilty to federal charges earlier this year. Assistant U.S. Attorney Howard Marcus called Tuesday's verdict a victory for the girls who worked as prostitutes. During his closing argument last week...