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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Trump was indicted in 2023 on charges related to the findings.
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David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025
May 26, 2021: Mapes charged with lying The former longtime chief of staff to Madigan is indicted on charges of lying to a federal grand jury investigating allegations that Commonwealth Edison paid bribes in exchange for Madigan’s assistance pushing though legislation in Springfield.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Adams, who is up for reelection this fall, was indicted in September on charges related to bribery, wire fraud, conspiracy and soliciting campaign contributions from foreign nationals in exchange for political favors.
—Paula Reid, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Bannon was first indicted in connection to the sham charity in August 2020, when federal prosecutors charged him and three codefendants with defrauding donors.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
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David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025
May 26, 2021: Mapes charged with lying The former longtime chief of staff to Madigan is indicted on charges of lying to a federal grand jury investigating allegations that Commonwealth Edison paid bribes in exchange for Madigan’s assistance pushing though legislation in Springfield.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Adams, who is up for reelection this fall, was indicted in September on charges related to bribery, wire fraud, conspiracy and soliciting campaign contributions from foreign nationals in exchange for political favors.
—Paula Reid, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Bannon was first indicted in connection to the sham charity in August 2020, when federal prosecutors charged him and three codefendants with defrauding donors.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Indict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indict. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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