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
Dana Williamson, who served as chief of staff for Newsom from 2022 to 2024 and an advisor to Becerra’s 2018 campaign for attorney general, was indicted last November.
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Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
Dozens of coconspirators, mostly Somali suspects behind the shell companies, were indicted in the criminal conspiracy.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026
Nancy’s husband, Stephen Bowen, has been indicted by a grand jury in her killing.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers, Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, have been indicted in the Eastern District for throwing pitches to help alleged co-conspirators win bets on them.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 13 May 2026
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Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
Dozens of coconspirators, mostly Somali suspects behind the shell companies, were indicted in the criminal conspiracy.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026
Nancy’s husband, Stephen Bowen, has been indicted by a grand jury in her killing.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers, Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, have been indicted in the Eastern District for throwing pitches to help alleged co-conspirators win bets on them.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 13 May 2026
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The United States charged Castro with four counts of murder, accusing him of ordering Cuban military jets in 1996 to shoot down civilian planes flown by a Cuban-exile aid group and killing four people aboard.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
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The trouble began in March 2023, when Lenny accused her and her now ex-boyfriend Jody Glidden of placing a secret recording device in his new Mercedes GLS 600 Maybach amid their contentious divorce.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
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Children prosecuted as adults reoffend at higher rates.—
Natasha Dartigue,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2026
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Both Raúl Castro and Fidel Castro took responsibility for the order to shoot down the planes, but they were never prosecuted.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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“Indict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indict. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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