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federal case

NOUN
minor problem made into a major issue
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He has not been charged in connection with the Iowa allegations because local authorities were waiting for him to be sentenced in the federal case.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Rivera separately faces a federal case in Washington involving allegations that he received more than $5.5 million to lobby on behalf of a Venezuelan businessman targeted by US sanctions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

This all in turn muddies the water for getting accurate state and federal case counts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

They didn’t do that because they wanted to have the trappings and the veneer of making it look as if it were a real federal case.

From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026

We cheered and Vonetta said, “Let’s not make a federal case out of it.”

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia


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