allege

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Prosecutors allege the cases are connected through personal relationships and planning, though they have not publicly detailed a broader motive beyond those ties.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Corrupt tax officials quickly complied, and the money disappeared into a bank controlled by Klyuev, prosecutors allege.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

"The observers do not allege any verbal instruction or physical conduct that indicated one person was directing or coercing another regarding how to vote."

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Prosecutors allege that the defendants “took extensive measures to conceal their scheme.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

Lyons did not allege race discrimination, but if he had, that claim would almost certainly have been a loser too.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander