defendant
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Every defendant had been convicted well before the press conference took place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Gutman, who joined CBS News in January, is named as a defendant as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Tensions arose when the defendant "took a dim view" of one of Powles's daughters serving behind the bar as part of her training to work there, prosecutor Matthew Harding said.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
"The defendant was arrested over the weekend and is now in federal custody. Further information will be provided shortly," federal prosecutors told AFP Monday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
“To be sure,” the intern wrote, “I think the defendant is guilty of manslaughter.”
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
In late June, the division announced the results of a surge of healthcare fraud cases: criminal charges or civil claims filed against 455 defendants and over $6.5 billion in alleged fraud losses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
It touted the spoils of fraud seized from defendants, including an $865,000 Bulgari necklace and a Ferrari 296 GTS valued at nearly $600,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Jamie McDonald, US attorney for the Southern District of New York, said the defendants and unidentified co-conspirators orchestrated more than 1,000 sham marriages over the past decade.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The defendants include Mercury and Farmers, a Los Angeles insurer that filed a brief in support of Lara in his case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
I, as an attorney, could instruct him, but I was not technically permitted to address the court, and neither were any of the other defendants.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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