alleged

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Last week, federal authorities arrested eight people and charged 15 in an alleged scheme to steal more than $50 million in healthcare funds by running sham hospice facilities across Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

After Thursday's raids, which started in the morning were still ongoing well into the night, the police detained one of the paper's top investigative reporters on alleged illegal personal data use, Novaya Gazeta said.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Epstein was a known fabulist and there is no indication of where the alleged meeting would have taken place.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

"But guess what?" she said, addressing the alleged fraudsters directly.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Claudia knew that he was being difficult on purpose; therefore, she read for him, “State bed—scene of the alleged murder of Amy Robsart, first wife of Lord Robert Dudley, later Earl of...”

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg