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
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
A friend, relative, public official, or — yes — an attorney can file such a petition.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026
Alison-Madueke sat in the dock besides oil industry executive Olatimbo Ayinde, 54, who is charged with one count of bribery relating to Alison-Madueke and a separate count of bribery of a foreign public official.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026
His father, who had been a public official, ended up running a “teahouse” in Hiroshima—something like a cabaret.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
