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Recent Examples of district attorney
The leader of a Denver gang linked to dozens of drive-by shootings pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder and violating the state’s organized crime act, the district attorney’s office announced Monday.
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Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 24 Mar. 2025
She was aided by South Bay attorney James McManis, Dolores Carr, Rosen’s predecessor as district attorney who advocated for the victim families, and retired Sunnyvale police Detective Chris Dow, who investigated the nearly 40-year-old shooting.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2025
Last year, the Manhattan district attorney’s office said that the museum needed to hand over a drawing that had been looted by the Nazis during World War II.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
Krause stated that Willis’ office failed to provide documents related to the employment of Nathan Wade, the former special assistant district attorney forced to resign from the Trump case due to his romantic relationship with Willis.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2025
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Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 24 Mar. 2025
She was aided by South Bay attorney James McManis, Dolores Carr, Rosen’s predecessor as district attorney who advocated for the victim families, and retired Sunnyvale police Detective Chris Dow, who investigated the nearly 40-year-old shooting.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2025
Last year, the Manhattan district attorney’s office said that the museum needed to hand over a drawing that had been looted by the Nazis during World War II.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
Krause stated that Willis’ office failed to provide documents related to the employment of Nathan Wade, the former special assistant district attorney forced to resign from the Trump case due to his romantic relationship with Willis.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for district attorney
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Honolulu’s prosecuting attorney’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Its hero, Rusty Sabich, was a prosecuting attorney entitled to the presumption of innocence, as the law requires, when an ambitious rival puts him on trial for the murder of a colleague.—
Lisa Henricksson,
airmail.news,
11 Jan. 2025
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At the time that the company applied for and received a loan, some of the company’s owners were facing criminal charges, prosecutors said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2025
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That’s where, prosecutors said, the two got into an argument, parts of which were caught on surveillance camera.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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Julia Roberts says Richard Gere's Pretty Woman character is dead now 03 of 09 Jason Alexander (Philip Stuckey) Jason Alexander tries to drive a wedge between Edward and Vivian as sleazy lawyer Philip Stuckey.—
Andrew Walsh,
EW.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Attorney General Pam Bondi has led lawyers accusing Boasberg of micromanaging immigration enforcement and asking an appeals court to overturn him.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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“District attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/district%20attorney. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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