criminal

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The Senate’s proposed renewal, the Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act, adds even more protection, including criminal penalties for abuses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Armenia's Investigative Committee said it had opened 59 criminal cases over alleged electoral violations -- including people casting multiple ballots -- and detained nine.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Essex Police recently reviewed a number of cases and determined it had been correct in each one to conclude that there had been insufficient evidence to bring any criminal charges.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

But it requires lots of paperwork, and it's a tough bar to meet: it must be proved that a business is a serious nuisance, or that disorderly, offensive or criminal behaviour is likely to occur.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The Court ruled in 2002 that, under federal law, public housing tenants can be evicted regardless of whether they had knowledge of or participated in alleged criminal activity.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander