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The shooting of former Broncos player Josh Reynolds and his friend while they were chased by a dozen conspirators across Denver last year was not motivated by Reynolds’ status as an NFL player, the Denver District Attorney’s Office said this week.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2025 -
The primary conspirators behind the Oklahoma City bombing were Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The plotters have agreed that a leadership committee consisting of a few high-ranking officials would take over running the country and negotiate a deal with the United States to stop the Israeli attacks.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
22 June 2025
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According to the investigation, the coup plotters also planned to kill Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.—
Gabriela Sá Pessoa,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Nov. 2024
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One method involved providing drugs, cash and free housing to coconspirators, whom the lawsuit accused of helping Williams prey on victims, according to the complaint.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2025
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The accused's attorney, Ruben Ortiz, suggested at the hearing that the coconspirators in the border smuggling operation may be falsely implicating his client.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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Eric Coomer, who was the security and product strategy director at the voting equipment company, sued the MyPillow founder and conspiracy theorist for calling him a traitor and accusing him of stealing the 2020 election.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
17 June 2025
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The faithfuls must determine who the traitors are and banish them from the game in order to win the grand prize.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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“Schemer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schemer. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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