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the grand jury could indict the mayor for fraud and embezzlement
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Recent Examples of indicted
Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 11 June 2026
The conservative-leaning New York Post has also reported Wahhaj was listed as an un-indicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
He had been indicted in the Southern District of New York for many crimes.
—CBS News, 14 June 2026
McDonald was also part of the legal team that represented Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, who was indicted by the Justice Department in 2024 on conspiracy and fraud charges.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 13 June 2026
Flynn mentioned that his past push for a standalone Council ethics committee was killed by the Council, soon after former Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was arrested and indicted by the feds on public corruption charges.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 13 June 2026
Just months before their shootings, prosecutors indicted dozens of young men, accusing them of felony gang participation in the NorthPak gang, which operates in the Wilmington area.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Nearly 100 people were indicted and all but a handful were convicted.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Three officers and the two paramedics involved in the incident were indicted by a Colorado grand jury in 2021, a rarity for both police and paramedics.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 5 June 2026
May 21, 2015 Indictments announced for six officers Baltimore Police officers are indicted on various charges related to Gray’s arrest and death.
—Steve Earley, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Jim Trusty, the lawyer for Rozier, excoriated the league after a hearing Wednesday that served as a status update on Rozier’s case, as well as the other three defendants who remain indicted alongside him.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 11 June 2026
The conservative-leaning New York Post has also reported Wahhaj was listed as an un-indicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
In 2020, he was federally indicted and later pleaded guilty to charges of possessing a firearm despite being prohibited from doing so due to those prior convictions, court records show.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
He had been indicted in the Southern District of New York for many crimes.
—CBS News, 14 June 2026
McDonald was also part of the legal team that represented Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, who was indicted by the Justice Department in 2024 on conspiracy and fraud charges.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 13 June 2026
Flynn mentioned that his past push for a standalone Council ethics committee was killed by the Council, soon after former Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was arrested and indicted by the feds on public corruption charges.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 13 June 2026
Just months before their shootings, prosecutors indicted dozens of young men, accusing them of felony gang participation in the NorthPak gang, which operates in the Wilmington area.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Nearly 100 people were indicted and all but a handful were convicted.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Three officers and the two paramedics involved in the incident were indicted by a Colorado grand jury in 2021, a rarity for both police and paramedics.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 5 June 2026
May 21, 2015 Indictments announced for six officers Baltimore Police officers are indicted on various charges related to Gray’s arrest and death.
—Steve Earley, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indicted
accused
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At the murder trial for James Craig, the Colorado man accused of poisoning and killing his wife, lawyers aren’t the only ones asking witnesses questions.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
22 July 2025
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He is also accused of visiting her workplace while in uniform, and running her license plates through an IMPD computer.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
22 July 2025
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“Indicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indicted. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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