The separately issued statement said that Jewell "endured highly unusual and intense publicity that was neither designed nor desired by the F.B.I., and in fact interfered with the investigation", and that "The public should bear in mind that Richard Jewell has at no time been charged with any crime in connection with the bombing, and the property that was seized pursuant to court-authorized search warrants has been returned." "The New York Times" reported that the statement was "highly unusual" because "it was a tacit admission by Federal officials that they had been wrong in their suspicion of Mr. Jewell."