bring charges
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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
It comes after it emerged the police launched an investigation into Mills in 2016 before closing it in 2019 after prosecutors decided there was insufficient evidence to bring charges.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 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
Before the third anniversary of his wedding-day came round he had parted with Harriet, against whose character his apologists, as above, have attempted to bring charges.
From A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) by Saintsbury, George
