perpetrator
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“Now, with French authorities and the U.S. Department of Justice identifying Dmitry Klyuev as the mastermind, we finally see a trial against the key perpetrator of the $230 million fraud uncovered by Sergei Magnitsky.”
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Victimization doesn’t just happen because a person from a minority group is standing around, there’s almost always a perpetrator.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
In this instance the perpetrator was jailed but Hines did not get her money back.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
These arguments about legal standards for asylum shouldn’t result in a child being detained, because of the level of harm, and the perpetrator of the harm in the individual’s home country.
From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026
“So far, we have not the slightest clue as to the perpetrator of the crime.”
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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