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Detectives combed through video surveillance footage and identified a suspect, Sean Paul Green, whom prosecutors allege was also responsible for the bronze thefts in Tustin and other cities, including Long Beach and Huntington Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
But no-one came to help, he and others allege.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
US prosecutors allege that the planning and financing of Moise's killing was orchestrated from Florida, as well as the Dominican Republic and Haiti itself.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
The insurers allege that Wise published confidential information in his petition and ignored past judicial rulings that raised concerns about how publicity could affect policyholders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
I did not like to walk at this hour alone with Mr. Rochester in the shadowy orchard; but I could not find a reason to allege for leaving him.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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The FBI alleges that from February 2022 until they were arrested, Love and Chan fraudulently solicited money from women in California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The book alleges: "Unlike my other callers, who were stunned, barely able to articulate their condolences and offers of help, he sounded giddily elated - like a lottery winner, I remember thinking at the time."
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Golden alleges that “small-minded” small-town police “railroaded” her client due to his rise in local fame.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The Kirk family’s new legal filing alleges that if campus surveillance cameras had been monitored in real time, officials could have spotted an armed individual heading to the roof before the shooting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
But if the defendant alleges new evidence that could lead to a different outcome in the case—or that undermines the reliability of the trial—there is typically a hearing.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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But then on Thursday, a felony arrest warrant was filed for Shrine for alleged violation of post-release community supervision, a type of supervised release similar to parole, in Contra Costa County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
One of the more than 60 reported victims of Daejon Love’s alleged schemes alerted the 49ers eight months before he was arrested.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The alleged offences occurred in May 2025, according to the charges filed in Orleans District Court in the state of Massachusetts.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
She alleged that details about the HOA’s finances were withheld from her until she was presented with the final paperwork.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Anya held her breath as she looked back at the alleged Varangian.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Earlier this month, Lineage sued Altus Power, alleging the company and its contractor were negligent in operating the solar panels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
In further extracts published on Thursday, he claimed how the King "sounded giddily elated" when he called him after Diana's death, alleging Charles sounded like a "lottery winner".
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
The clearest exception was from academia, where a scientist had sued her supervisor alleging that he “deleted her name and presented a paper as his own in a class he taught.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
No one is alleging that the flight paths are illegal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
A Ministry official emerged some time after the appearance of the Dark Mark alleging that nobody had been hurt, but refusing to give any more information.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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