In the more than 36 years I have practiced criminal defense law, I have had many occasions to represent people who, out of self-interest, chose to cooperatewith law enforcement against others in order to avoid criminal prosecution or obtain leniency.
The team, including Nicola Clayton and Nathan Emery, discovered that the eight pairs were happy to cooperate, with some pairs solving the task straight away, others taking a day or two to work out that team-work was the key to getting their nibbles.
Mr. Freeh's frustration matches that of others in the FBI with the difficulty of getting the Saudi government to cooperate fully in previous investigations.