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referred
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Earlier this month, the Citizens Law Enforcement Review Board, or CLERB, found that both deputies — identified in CLERB’s investigation as Deputy 1 and Deputy 3 — engaged in criminal conduct and referred the case to the District Attorney’s Office for potential prosecution.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026 -
Witzburg referred, explicitly and indirectly, to several high-profile dust-ups between her office and Johnson’s.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Smacked (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smacked%20%28of%29. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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