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Origin of wrongdoing
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Walter’s company has denied wrongdoing, and neither Walter nor his businesses have been charged with a crime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Man City continues to deny any wrongdoing and has lodged an appeal.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
And as City, which denies any wrongdoing, awaits an unprecedented penalty for financial doping, the scandal has rippled all the way to new Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
But a government watchdog recently cleared Powell of criminal wrongdoing in a costly Fed renovation project, and US Attorney General Todd Blanche said he would not reopen an investigation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Though later cleared of any wrongdoing, he vowed never to accept public office again.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
The province wants to use the court system to "ensure that British Columbians are not left bearing the costs of corporate wrongdoings."
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
Rivers said he told Mangione what he perceived, which was, “Mainstream media and traditional TV news focused on the crime, whereas people on social media were talking about wrongdoings, potential wrongdoings in the healthcare industry.”
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2025
Hockenstein and Lippman say they weren’t shown evidence of Sothea’s wrongdoings and have questions about the way Sovann Komar went about investigating what had gone wrong at the orphanage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
Consolidated litigation can make it easier for plaintiffs to prove the wrongdoings they allege are systemic, experts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025
It was not a fear of the Communist party that had made him confess, but a fear of the punishment that he would exact of himself that made him tell of his wrongdoings.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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