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Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro to prosecute David Hearn, a former Olympian who was accused of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial.

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026

If the fake poll was truly a social experiment meant to test the poll literacy of media outlets and campaigns, Yeargain said, there would likely be nothing to prosecute.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

In 2024, Germany said it would tighten its laws to make it easier to prosecute those helping to ferry migrants to the UK, as part of a new plan agreed between the two countries.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

"If a federal prosecution has been completed on a matter, the state cannot prosecute the matter on those same facts," said Mitchell Epner, a white-collar attorney and former federal prosecutor.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

"Well, you've indicted someone for perjury for contradicting the state's case. Do you intend to prosecute everyone who challenges the evidence in this case?"

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

This month, Venezuela and the military juntas in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger also started the process of leaving the ICC, based in The Hague, which prosecutes individuals for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

It investigates alleged crimes and prosecutes when evidentiary standards are met.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026

Two days earlier, the commission voted unanimously to bifurcate the duties of the city attorney, currently an elected official who prosecutes misdemeanors and represents the city in civil litigation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2026

The CPS, an independent body, prosecutes criminal cases in England and Wales.

From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2025

Samson objects nothing against their being rulers; but notwithstanding prosecutes his purpose of vindicating himself in defence of his country, as they did unto me, says he, so have I done unto them, Judg. xv.

From A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods by Alexander Shields

In January, Syria gave Lebanese officials a list of more than 200 former senior officers it wants prosecuted.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

“Any bad faith attempts to influence elections should be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

The Lafarge case was the first time the Justice Department prosecuted a corporation, rather than an individual or organization, for providing material support to foreign terrorist groups.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

His attorneys have called on the government to apologize, arguing he was wrongfully prosecuted based on incomplete information.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

In one case, about six years earlier, Baird had prosecuted a twenty-one-year-old man who had been driving a small Toyota pickup through Logan Canyon, along a narrow, sometimes dangerous road.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

The St. Bernard Parish district attorney’s office admitted in a 2021 statement that the office had made a mistake in prosecuting him.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026

Tristan Jones KC, prosecuting, said Razzell, who is currently in an open prison, had been "compliant with conditions" and had engaged in 20 sessions with a psychologist.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

The district attorney’s office has been less aggressive in prosecuting those who made surreptitious recordings in the past.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

Students for Life president Kristan Hawkins once wrote that “we state again emphatically that we oppose prosecuting women for abortion.”

From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026

The judge turned to the prosecuting attorney and asked, “Is there a plea arrangement, Ms. Adams?”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti