charges
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Since 2021, nearly 4,500 people, 65 percent of them foreigners, were dragged before the courts on irregular mining charges, according to official statistics.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Ortiz, who has pleaded not guilty to all charges, tried to fire her defense attorney during the same hearing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
The costs stem from the government’s decision to raise the threshold for fuel surcharges and other electricity charges to 800kWh a month from 600kWh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Recent data from Ofgem showed that customers collectively owe more than £5bn in unpaid bills and charges to suppliers.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
They “load up” defendants with charges that carry extremely harsh sentences in order to force them to plead guilty to lesser offenses and—here’s the kicker—to obtain testimony for a related case.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
