as in counts
a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person
that prosecutor gets an indictment for 90% of his cases
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Recent Examples of indictments
Federal indictments of opioid executives aren't completely unheard of.
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Brian Mann, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
Combs’ trial in that case is scheduled to commence in May, as prosecutors say more indictments may still be filed.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 13 Dec. 2024
In a criminal investigation, two grand juries declined to hand up indictments against him.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
The Israeli Justice Ministry first announced three indictments in 2019, spanning fraud, accepting bribes, and breaches of trust.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Sanctions and indictments often don't deter hackers.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
Officials say on Monday, Attorney General Anthony Brown will be joined by his Independent Investigations Division to announce criminal indictments following an IID investigation in Anne Arundel County.
—Alexa Dikos, Baltimore Sun, 7 Dec. 2024
In truth, the indictments seemed somewhat dead on arrival.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
There are no searing indictments of political injustice this time from the erstwhile leftist-rock vanguard of the aughts.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
Brian Mann, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
Combs’ trial in that case is scheduled to commence in May, as prosecutors say more indictments may still be filed.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 13 Dec. 2024
In a criminal investigation, two grand juries declined to hand up indictments against him.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
The Israeli Justice Ministry first announced three indictments in 2019, spanning fraud, accepting bribes, and breaches of trust.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Sanctions and indictments often don't deter hackers.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
Officials say on Monday, Attorney General Anthony Brown will be joined by his Independent Investigations Division to announce criminal indictments following an IID investigation in Anne Arundel County.
—Alexa Dikos, Baltimore Sun, 7 Dec. 2024
In truth, the indictments seemed somewhat dead on arrival.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
There are no searing indictments of political injustice this time from the erstwhile leftist-rock vanguard of the aughts.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
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