How to Use under indictment in a Sentence

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  • At the time, Ray, who had been the best man at Kerik's wedding, was under indictment in a $40 million stock scam.
    Larry Neumeister, Star Tribune, 27 Aug. 2020
  • Officials said 23 of the 26 people under indictment are in custody.
    Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Torres was under indictment in federal court at the time of his death, charged with conspiring with the Aryan Brotherhood to traffic heroin.
    Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2023
  • Trump is under indictment in three separate criminal cases and is out on bond.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Doug Patterson, the Limestone County judge who resigned earlier this year while under indictment, has pleaded guilty to three felony charges of theft and abuse of power.
    Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al, 30 Oct. 2020
  • The two men were under indictment for conspiracy, riots, and aiding and abetting.
    Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Trump had pardoned Bannon, who was under indictment on federal fraud charges.
    Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2022
  • As prime minister, Netanyahu long rejected calls to step down while under indictment, using his position to lash out at law enforcement, the media and the courts.
    The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Banks will assess lending to a company under indictment as a risky venture, and may decline to authorize new loans or even call existing ones.
    Barbara McQuade, Time, 2 July 2021
  • Ukraine froze the assets of Ihor Kolomoisky, a tycoon facing graft allegations who is already under indictment and sanctions in the United States over accusations of bank fraud.
    David L. Stern, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2023
  • While it has never been attempted by a candidate from a major party before, Trump is allowed to run for president while under indictment — or even if he is convicted of a crime.
    El M. Calabrese, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024
  • While it has never been attempted by a candidate from a major party before, Trump is allowed to run for president while under indictment — or even if he is convicted of a crime.
    David Nakamura, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Trump is now under indictment and Jan. 6 rioters have been arrested and convicted.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024
  • This one involved a defendant who sought to overturn a provision in federal law that forbids people who are under indictment for felonies from buying or receiving a gun.
    Matt Ford, The New Republic, 23 Nov. 2022
  • While it has never been attempted by a candidate from a major party before, Trump is allowed to run for president while under indictment in four cases — or even if he is convicted of a crime.
    Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
  • By the time California votes, Trump could be under indictment in four separate criminal cases.
    Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2023
  • Tobias obtained the texts between Householder (now under indictment) and Greenspan, referenced in federal court records, via a public records request.
    cleveland, 25 Sep. 2020
  • Ed Burke, 14th, are both sitting aldermen under indictment.
    Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Can Trump still run for president in 2024? While it has never been attempted by a candidate from a major party before, Trump is allowed to run for president while under indictment - or even if he is convicted of a crime.
    Perry Stein, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Paxton has been under indictment for securities fraud since 2015.
    Gromer Jeffers Jr., Dallas News, 25 May 2023
  • The extreme, hyper-male form of this anti-government, pro-traditional gender-roles ideology took shape as the Proud Boys, a number of whose leaders are now under indictment and sentence for their part in the Jan. 6 Capitol attacks.
    Shauna Shames, The Conversation, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The attorney general has been under indictment on state criminal securities fraud charges for eight years.
    Philip Jankowski, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • While it has never been attempted by a candidate from a major party before, Trump is allowed to run for president while under indictment in four separate cases — or even if he is convicted of a crime.
    Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
  • While it has never been attempted by a candidate from a major party before, Trump is allowed to run for president while under indictment in four separate cases — or even if he is convicted of a crime.
    Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
  • But Trump’s unique position in American history – a former president campaigning for the White House while under indictment for federal crimes – suggests that the judge’s order is going to be tested in the extreme in the coming months.
    Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
  • Still, few political strategists in either party see running while under indictment as a way to appeal to the independent voters who are crucial to actually winning the White House.
    Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 12 June 2023
  • There is no comparable example in Iowa political history to a former president running to reclaim his old office while also under indictment for more than 90 felony counts.
    Thomas Beaumont and Hannah Fingerhut, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The investigation began in March, after Mr. Paxton, who is also under indictment for securities fraud, had apparently succeeded in putting at least one of his legal troubles behind him.
    J. David Goodman, New York Times, 25 May 2023
  • Bush came out swinging in his campaign announcement, taking shots at Paxton, who is currently under indictment for securities fraud and, separately, facing an FBI investigation for abuse of office.
    Ashley Killough, CNN, 2 June 2021
  • There are no constitutional restrictions keeping Trump from continuing his campaign and eventually moving back into the White House if he is elected while under indictment, which means the country is quickly moving into unknown waters.
    Jessica Chasmar, Fox News, 31 Mar. 2023

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