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the grand jury could indict the mayor for fraud and embezzlement
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Recent Examples of indicted
Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
In February 2024, a little over a year after Mindi's death, Nick Kassotis was indicted for the murder of Mindi Kassotis.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Charges still against 39 indicted in church protest Nekima Levy Armstrong, a local civil rights activist and lawyer, said at the news conference with Hussein that Noem should have been fired after the deaths of Good and Pretti.
—Steve Karnowski, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Feds recommend 24 years in prison Lauer, who was 59 when he was indicted in October 2023, faces up to 30 years in prison and fines ranging from $250,000 to $1 million for each of the 23 counts in the indictment.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
New York woman Stacey Medina Guzman, 24, was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly smuggling 12 bricks of cocaine in duty-free alcohol boxes on a commercial flight from the Dominican Republic to Boston Logan International Airport.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Two guards, 50-year-old Joel Garcia and 39-year-old Rafael Moreno, were indicted on murder charges, the Star-Telegram has previously reported.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026
Peter Pham, the president of the nonprofit, has been indicted on multiple charges of wire fraud and concealment of money laundering.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
One of four people indicted argued the district attorney’s office was in conflict of interest because of the defendant’s past friendship with Rosen and the fundraising work performed for the district attorney.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
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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
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Under his reign at the apex of law enforcement in this rural Alabama county, 20 of his employees — nearly half the jail staff at the time of Mitchell's death — have been indicted in a sweeping federal investigation that also included five health care contractors.
—USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
In February 2024, a little over a year after Mindi's death, Nick Kassotis was indicted for the murder of Mindi Kassotis.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Charges still against 39 indicted in church protest Nekima Levy Armstrong, a local civil rights activist and lawyer, said at the news conference with Hussein that Noem should have been fired after the deaths of Good and Pretti.
—Steve Karnowski, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Feds recommend 24 years in prison Lauer, who was 59 when he was indicted in October 2023, faces up to 30 years in prison and fines ranging from $250,000 to $1 million for each of the 23 counts in the indictment.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
New York woman Stacey Medina Guzman, 24, was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly smuggling 12 bricks of cocaine in duty-free alcohol boxes on a commercial flight from the Dominican Republic to Boston Logan International Airport.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Two guards, 50-year-old Joel Garcia and 39-year-old Rafael Moreno, were indicted on murder charges, the Star-Telegram has previously reported.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026
Peter Pham, the president of the nonprofit, has been indicted on multiple charges of wire fraud and concealment of money laundering.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
One of four people indicted argued the district attorney’s office was in conflict of interest because of the defendant’s past friendship with Rosen and the fundraising work performed for the district attorney.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indicted
accused
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Federal authorities have accused Casap of planning his parents’ murders, buying a drone and explosives and sharing his plans with others, including a Russian speaker.—
Todd Richmond,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency has accused Israel of striking the airport.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Indicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indicted. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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