bring charges
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A police investigation was launched in 2016, which Mills said he "fully co-operated" with, before it was closed in 2019 after prosecutors decided there was insufficient evidence to bring charges.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Greg Risling, a spokesman for the district attorney’s office, declined to say why prosecutors didn’t bring charges against Reyes and Luque for nearly three years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
For complex cases, the DOJ can take years before deciding whether to bring charges.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2026
It is possible that local prosecutors could bring charges against the federal immigration authorities involved in one or both shootings, but such an approach over the objections of the federal government would face hurdles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
It was not necessary even to sue or to bring charges; if an alien receiving such notice from the president refused to obey, he could be imprisoned for three years.
From Thomas Jefferson, a Character Sketch by Edward Sylvester Ellis
