bring charges
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For complex cases, the DOJ can take years before deciding whether to bring charges.
From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026
As first reported by the Mirror, the investigation which began in 2016 was dropped in 2019 after the CPS deemed there was insufficient evidence to bring charges.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Prosecutors declined to bring charges against Madden, citing a lack of evidence beyond the confession and Madden already being behind bars for life in Oklahoma.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026
If federal officials didn’t preserve it, that could complicate any efforts by state officials to bring charges or secure a conviction, legal observers said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Yet, let none bring charges, And let none reprove, Since my people are but as their priestlings.
From Stories of the Prophets (Before the Exile) by Landman, Isaac