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indictment

[in-dahyt-muhnt] / ɪnˈdaɪt mənt /


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Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche, who leads the US justice department, has declined to confirm reports of an impending indictment.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Scott, a former Bush and Trump United States attorney, managed to get Williamson’s original 23-count indictment knocked down to the Becerra account issue, along with lying to the FBI and filing a false tax return.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

The group paid informants starting in the 1980s, sometimes using fictitious companies to disguise the payments, according to the indictment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

A former chief of staff to Gov. Newsom, she faces a 23-count federal indictment with charges that include bank fraud, wire fraud, filing false tax returns and making false statements.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

When the indictment was announced, there was joy and relief in the community that someone had been charged.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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