public official

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Caller IDs for bogus calls appear as legitimate agency numbers, emails carry official seals and accurate agency language, and in more advanced attacks, AI-generated deepfake audio and video replicate a public official, Dressler says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Ismael Arvizu, 26, said he was charged with trespassing, disturbing the peace, resisting arrest and threatening a public official.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

"I'm sorry they feel the way they do, but there's a certain amount that you have to take as a public official, it's part of the duties of the job," Osborne said.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

He can, and presumably will, mount a plausible argument that the disciplinary counsel cannot sanction a public official based on its own subjective view of what crosses the constitutional line.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

Robert Todd Lincoln went on to a stellar career as an attorney and then public official.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly