imo, the DA really really REALLY wants to make this whole thing go away for several likely reasons:
1) Kraft was likely the biggest fish caught, but many more fishes -- some of them important in the community -- are also caught in the net.
2) the DA needs to stand for reelection sooner or later.
3) one suspects that his opponent, no matter who stands for election, will receive a huge excess of contributions.
4) the county/state need to make this affair very old news for more than just tourism reasons.
5) the reality is that state and federal lawmakers (and do-gooders, preachers and other religious "leaders") never really want the P to disappear.
Because if the P is gone, that is one hella political football that can never be used by the moralists and others seeking support for their pov's.
ijs