arrested

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Lindsay and Craig Foreman, from East Sussex, were arrested in January of last year while passing through Iran on a global motorbike journey.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Many of those arrested are suspected of romance fraud, where scammers often spend months nurturing a relationship with their targets before slowly encouraging them to hand over money.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The indictment supersedes a previous indictment of Singamas Marketing Director Vick Nam Hing Ma, who was arrested in France last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

It’s also ineffective and inhumane, he argued, because people arrested will simply end up back on the streets.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

And, anyhow, we could always explain to the police what we're doing, and why....It's not like we'd be arrested.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix