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Attorney Joseph Tacopina said there had been speculation that two of his clients, Vincent Amen and Frank Tyson, would either be indicted by the grand jury or charged separately with alleged intimidation of witnesses Jackson's legal team issued a statement Wednesday saying the singer will plead innocent during his scheduled April 30 arraignment if the grand jury issues an indictment Transcripts of the secret grand jury proceeding will be provided to Jackson's defense team within the next 10 days A judge has issued a gag order that prohibits attorneys on both sides from discussing the case " Tellem said the district attorney would have no comment because of a gag order The grand jury has spent the last three weeks hearing from witnesses, including a 14-year-old boy who claims the pop superstar sexually abused him Jackson attorney Mark Geragos, reached by telephone, would not answer questions from The Associated Press The statement did not confirm an indictment He denied the allegations and said the two former Jackson employees would not appear before the grand jury Grand Jury Indicts Jackson, Reports Say Apr 22, 4:26 AM EST Michael Jackson has been indicted by a grand jury investigating child molestation allegations against the pop star after three weeks of closed witness testimony, according to news reports Grand jury indictments are usually secret until a defendant is arraigned The transcripts will then be made public 10 days after that unless Jackson's attorneys can convince a judge doing so would prejudice a future jury pool None of the reports included details about the indictments, and there was no official confirmation or announcement " The district attorney's office also would not comment about the media reports, said Susan Tellem of Tellem Worldwide, hired to handle media inquiries for District Attorney Tom Sneddon in the case Jackson's spokeswoman, Raymone Bain, added in an interview that "nothing has been issued from the court which indicates that there is an indictment Four months ago, county prosecutors charged Jackson with seven counts of lewd or lascivious acts on a child under the age of 14 and two counts of administering an intoxicating agent, reportedly wine " She said she had spoken with Jackson on Wednesday and that "he is out and about An unidentified source close to the case told the Times the charges were under consideration On Wednesday, grand jurors were whisked from the proceedings to the downtown Santa Barbara courthouse in vans with darkened windows There they met with Sneddon and presiding Superior Court Judge Clifford Anderson Several newspapers and television networks cited unidentified sources saying the Santa Barbara County grand jury had indicted Jackson Meanwhile, conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges were being considered against several associates of Michael Jackson for allegedly threatening the family of the boy who has accused Jackson of child molestation, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday The closed-door grand jury proceedings determines whether there is enough evidence for the case to go to trial, and replaced a preliminary hearing, which would have been public Jackson pleaded innocent in January and has been free on $3 million bail The attorney said the accusations came from the boy's mother and were "patently false