The country's O Globo newspaper said that a spokeswoman for the federal police investigator had confirmed the criminal investigation had been finished and sent to the ministry of justice.

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The commitment came as Spain's chief criminal investigator Jesus Espigares Mira was elected as the new president of Interpol and American Ronald K. Noble was chosen as the body's secretary-general.

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She says she was interviewed about the case by an IRS criminal investigator as recently as Tuesday.

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One woman, who was herself a former criminal investigator for the US Army, said she had been raped by a colleague.

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As part of Mr. Taylor's lawsuit, his lawyer, Mark Lewis, received evidence seized in the 2006 criminal investigation of Glenn Mulcaire, a private investigator on the tabloid's payroll.

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But Tyler Amon, an EPA investigator, told a House committee in 2007 that some employees interviewed during the criminal investigation appeared to have been coached and were not forthcoming with details.

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