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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In December 2024, a Yolo County criminal grand jury indicted Trauernicht on a charge of misappropriating public funds while working for UC Davis.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Those deals have come during a wave of complaints and protests from players about the effects of sports gambling and as several players have been indicted as part of a federal investigation into a betting ring that allegedly traded on insider information.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
When prosecutors tried to indict her again, the grand jury refused.
—Jack Greiner, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Feb. 2026
Valdez Ruiz was indicted in 2019.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Those deals have come during a wave of complaints and protests from players about the effects of sports gambling and as several players have been indicted as part of a federal investigation into a betting ring that allegedly traded on insider information.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
When prosecutors tried to indict her again, the grand jury refused.
—Jack Greiner, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Feb. 2026
Valdez Ruiz was indicted in 2019.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
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Similarly, federal prosecutors have lost all five cases accusing protesters of assaulting federal officers that have gone to trial in the Los Angeles area, according to data from the US attorney’s office there as of earlier this month.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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The city of Malibu sued the state and the city and county of Los Angeles and other entities on Wednesday, accusing them of various failures that led to the start and proliferation of the Palisades fire that destroyed hundreds of Malibu homes along with municipal facilities and infrastructure.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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In 2024, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission enforcement officials successfully prosecuted a case involving a man that was killing deer in Little Rock's Cammack Village.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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In 2025, Texas Lawmakers passed Senate Bill 12, allowing the attorney general to independently prosecute election fraud.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Indict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indict. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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