But ten years later, a similar accusation by another boy led to a criminal trial which began in two thousand five.

VOA: special.2009.07.05

American government lawyers this week brought criminal charges against a young Somali man in connection with a ship hijacking earlier this month.

VOA: special.2009.04.25

Popeye is a criminal,a man who "made money and had nothing he could do with it,spend it for."

VOA: special.2010.01.10

The idea was that if the public knew what a criminal looked like, it would be harder for that person to hide.

VOA: special.2010.05.05

A Pfizer division, Pharmacia & Upjohn, agreed to plead guilty to a criminal violation over the painkiller Bextra.

VOA: special.2009.09.11

For example, a corporation can face civil or criminal fines and individual lawbreakers can go to jail.

VOA: special.2010.03.05

Now,a judgment has been reached in the first case involving charges of criminal wrongdoing on Wall Street.

VOA: special.2009.11.20

Kingpin is often used to describe an important criminal, or the leader of a criminal gang.

VOA: special.2009.11.29

Most states require all the jurors in a criminal case to agree on the verdict.

VOA: special.2009.08.31

A newspaper in Boston,Massachusetts said the word came from a criminal whose name was Borghese.

VOA: special.2010.05.16

In the United States, criminal suspects have a right to face their accusers at trial.

VOA: special.2009.10.03

An official noted that her fingerprints matched those of a wanted criminal.

VOA: special.2010.05.05

Huston said her performance as a criminal's girlfriend was good.

VOA: special.2009.12.06

"What protects the lady is when the FBI does their background check, and if this guy's got a criminal record he's not going to be allowed to bring a lady here."

VOA: special.2011.02.14

EDITOR: "We're about to accuse Haldeman -- who only happens to be the second most important man in this country -- of conducting a criminal conspiracy from inside the White House.

VOA: special.2009.04.20

Twelve is traditionally the number in a criminal case.

VOA: special.2009.08.31

But officials in Hamburg,Germany, have launched a criminal investigation.

VOA: special.2010.05.28

Later,another accusation led to a criminal trial.

VOA: special.2009.06.27

Prosecutors said Saturday they have begun a criminal investigation that could result in terrorism charges, but did not identify suspects.

VOA: standard.2009.11.27

FBI Director Robert Mueller said the drug cartel has transformed itself into what he called a sophisticated criminal organization.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

The hearing was over legal procedures and was not a criminal proceeding, nor did it bear on Nkunda's potential extradition to Congo.

VOA: standard.2009.04.18

He continued to defend his actions, which he said were directed at "the face of a war criminal."

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

He says if libel remains a criminal offense, then even a Freedom of Information law is futile.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

They will help keep a look-out for illegal smugglers and border crossers and assist with criminal investigations.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

Migrants face a number of hazards along the way, including wild animals, unsafe transport and criminal gangs.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01