criminal
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Police have not publicly identified the man taken into custody pending criminal charges.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
But the CBA is warning there can be no shortcuts to a properly functioning criminal justice system.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Now the role of DOJ’s tax attorneys seems to be narrowed further by placing the criminal tax section in a division focused on government fraud.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
“At the time, I had never met Epstein and had no knowledge of his criminal undertakings,” she said.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
Penelope said nothing, although inside she began to feel the kind of fluttery, nervous tummy that she supposed every master criminal felt as the moment of truth grew near.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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