scheme
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The Attorney General now has 28 days under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme to decide whether to ask the Court of Appeal to look into the sentence.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
De la Espriella also defended David Murcia, convicted of running a pyramid scheme that impoverished families across southern Colombia.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
He is now the target of a civil lawsuit alleging his participation in the scheme.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Britain abandoned a scheme to deport undocumented migrants to Rwanda, while Italian-run facilities to process migrants in Albania have faced legal challenges and a slow uptake.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Washington opposed the scheme on several grounds, but confided his deepest reasons to Henry Laurens, president of the Continental Congress.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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