By the summer of 1917 the members of the committee NEIS stated that they do not find any of the offense under investigation – and when the chairman of the commission (Muraviev) tried to force them to change their minds , some of them resigned ( in particular, the famous prosecutor Rudnev ) . In 1917 , Kerensky was forced to admit that they " did not find elements of crime in any actions of Nicholas II and his wife." Same Kerensky confirmed to British Ambassador Buchanan. Also NEIS failed to show any corruption charges former tsarist ministers, the general manager and other senior officials , both civilian and military and naval authorities. [31, 32] .