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Joel Bodmer, who stood for selection as Labour's candidate for the Croydon East constituency, has been charged with perverting the course of justice in relation to allegedly altering phone records.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The ombudsman had been reported for the potential offences of perverting the course of justice and misconduct in public office.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

In November 2020, nine months after making her allegation, Ruth was charged with perverting the course of justice.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

Intensifying competition, shifting capital flows, changing alliances, and rising hostilities between superpowers were perverting typical economic and market behaviors.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

That business in the note about “misleading and perverting the young” had been badly misunderstood and misinterpreted.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole