as in to accuse
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
the grand jury could indict the mayor for fraud and embezzlement
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Kelsey, 47, served 18 years in the state House and Senate, including as Judiciary Committee chairman before opting not to run for reelection when a federal grand jury indicted him for a campaign finance scheme related to his failed 2016 congressional bid.
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Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025
Four suspects have been federally indicted in connection with the break-ins, and two have been convicted.
—Landon Mion , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Owens was initially indicted on one count of fraudulent schemes and artifices, one count of forgery, four counts of perjury and one count of tampering with physical evidence earlier this year.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Martinez was indicted on October 10, along with another man, Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, on federal charges of impeding a federal officer with a deadly weapon — Martinez’s car.
—Reuters, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
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Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025
Four suspects have been federally indicted in connection with the break-ins, and two have been convicted.
—Landon Mion , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Owens was initially indicted on one count of fraudulent schemes and artifices, one count of forgery, four counts of perjury and one count of tampering with physical evidence earlier this year.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Martinez was indicted on October 10, along with another man, Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, on federal charges of impeding a federal officer with a deadly weapon — Martinez’s car.
—Reuters, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
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Ahead of the parade, Chinese officials ramped up their rhetoric and accused Japan of whitewashing history.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
12 Nov. 2025
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The decision angered many progressives, who accused their colleagues of caving to the President.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 Nov. 2025
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In the following years, Suharto’s children were prosecuted, and his youngest was convicted of corruption.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Assistant’s plea scheduled While their cases are related, Trauernicht and McFadden are being prosecuted separately.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Indict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indict. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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