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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Recent Examples of indict
Grand jury declines to indict Jennifer Combs After Combs arrest, the costs started adding up.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Burns was initially charged in April 2022, then indicted the following September.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Maluck was indicted on June 3 by a federal grand jury in Atlanta.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
The transcripts released Tuesday revealed that after a grand jury had refused to indict the protesters on conspiracy charges, prosecutors returned a week later to try again, but ran into even more skepticism.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Burns was initially charged in April 2022, then indicted the following September.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Maluck was indicted on June 3 by a federal grand jury in Atlanta.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
The transcripts released Tuesday revealed that after a grand jury had refused to indict the protesters on conspiracy charges, prosecutors returned a week later to try again, but ran into even more skepticism.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
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That case comes after Jonathan Hay, a music publicist who spoke extensively to CNN last year, accused Combs of masturbating in front of him on one occasion in 2020 and forced him to perform oral sex on him in 2021.—
Elizabeth Wagmeister,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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Bass also accused Raman of repeatedly opposing efforts to address encampments near schools and increase police staffing.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
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All five incidents were charged and prosecuted in Weld County.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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The case was investigated and was prosecuted by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2026
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“Indict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indict. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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