prosecute
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Todd Spitzer has vowed to prosecute parents who allow their children to ride e-motorcycles, or modify e-bikes to function as such, calling the devices a “loaded weapon.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
The anti-fraud office said it had no jurisdiction to prosecute and made clear that "if there is a criminal element we will pass it to the European Prosecutor's Office".
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
However, states can prosecute federal agents under their own laws if their actions do not meet those criteria.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
Then-Attorney General Pam Bondi chose Thomas Albus, whom Trump had appointed as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, to prosecute the case even though it fell far outside his usual regional jurisdiction.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
“No, but he agreed to drop all the charges. He promised not to prosecute if you promise to stop spreading stories about him. He also wants you to get some psychological counseling,” my mother said.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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