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to make a claim of wrongdoing against
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
Debby Wu, Bloomberg, 27 Apr. 2026
Michael was indicted on 10 criminal counts including child molestation, abduction, false imprisonment and extortion, per NPR, but was acquitted of all charges in June 2005, according to The New York Times.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
In 2020, a year after Carvajal was first indicted, Maduro and over a dozen other Venezuelan officials were added to a superseding indictment to face similar charges alongside the former military intelligence chief.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
But she has since been indicted herself in a different scandal for both involuntary manslaughter and perjury.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
After she was indicted in November, her fundraising almost entirely dried up, her fourth quarter 2025 and first quarter 2026 reports show.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
The couple face federal drug charges in the same court where Van Dyke was recently indicted, prosecutors said.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted on April 21, 2026, on federal fraud charges.
—Beth Gazley, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026
Rutledge was indicted by the District Attorney's office last month.
—Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 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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Four others indicted in the case were given sentences of as much as six years in prison, with one woman getting a 10-month sentence, suspended for three years.
—Debby Wu, Bloomberg, 27 Apr. 2026
Michael was indicted on 10 criminal counts including child molestation, abduction, false imprisonment and extortion, per NPR, but was acquitted of all charges in June 2005, according to The New York Times.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
In 2020, a year after Carvajal was first indicted, Maduro and over a dozen other Venezuelan officials were added to a superseding indictment to face similar charges alongside the former military intelligence chief.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
But she has since been indicted herself in a different scandal for both involuntary manslaughter and perjury.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
After she was indicted in November, her fundraising almost entirely dried up, her fourth quarter 2025 and first quarter 2026 reports show.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
The couple face federal drug charges in the same court where Van Dyke was recently indicted, prosecutors said.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted on April 21, 2026, on federal fraud charges.
—Beth Gazley, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026
Rutledge was indicted by the District Attorney's office last month.
—Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indicted
accused
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The only constant across different time periods and milieus is that no one has wanted to be accused of it.—
Clare Bucknell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Israel accused hundreds of UNRWA employees in Gaza of working with terrorist groups and banned the organization from operating in Israel in 2024, effectively blocking its foreign staff and aid from entering the enclave.—
Matt Bradley,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Indicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indicted. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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