as in counts
a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person
that prosecutor gets an indictment for 90% of his cases
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Recent Examples of indictments
The first council meeting since the indictments is scheduled for Tuesday.
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Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
For voters, the Russia and Iran indictments also raise questions about what else the government knows.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Details from the indictments make clear that federal prosecutors were aware of the underlying schemes for months or longer before informing voters.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
In Arizona, some expect the Crosby and Judd indictments to serve as a deterrent for supervisors in other counties.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
Since the appointment of the special counsel Robert Mueller to investigate the Kremlin’s gambit in 2016, federal indictments have consistently provided the most detailed, and therefore potent, accounts of such influence operations.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Between 2020 and 2022, indictments allege, defendants spent proceeds from the fraud on real estate, jewelry, luxury cars and foreign investments, among other things.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2024
The fraud, which took place at a time during the coronavirus pandemic when government funds flowed freely with minimal oversight, now has produced a total of 70 indictments and brought about new government controls around grant dollars.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2024
Other indictments mention additional real estate purchases in places like Kenya and Turkey, as well as foreign investments.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2024
Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
For voters, the Russia and Iran indictments also raise questions about what else the government knows.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Details from the indictments make clear that federal prosecutors were aware of the underlying schemes for months or longer before informing voters.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
In Arizona, some expect the Crosby and Judd indictments to serve as a deterrent for supervisors in other counties.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
Since the appointment of the special counsel Robert Mueller to investigate the Kremlin’s gambit in 2016, federal indictments have consistently provided the most detailed, and therefore potent, accounts of such influence operations.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Between 2020 and 2022, indictments allege, defendants spent proceeds from the fraud on real estate, jewelry, luxury cars and foreign investments, among other things.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2024
The fraud, which took place at a time during the coronavirus pandemic when government funds flowed freely with minimal oversight, now has produced a total of 70 indictments and brought about new government controls around grant dollars.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2024
Other indictments mention additional real estate purchases in places like Kenya and Turkey, as well as foreign investments.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2024
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