charges

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The company, which suffered another steep stock fall in March after the indictment of a board member on smuggling charges, said it needed the money to buy components to satisfy AI orders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Being placed under investigation means that an examining magistrate will now look more deeply into the charges against Bruel, whose lawyers will have access to the prosecution file.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

That prosecutors were even conducting a criminal investigation is noteworthy, people said, because the DOJ only charges a dozen or so criminal Clean Water Act cases each year.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

But if multiple visits reveal unrelated faults within an aging cistern, additional charges become easier to justify.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

In 1868, after a trial failed to reach a verdict and charges were dismissed, he was released, a free man.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson