coconspirator

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Recent Examples of coconspirator Faiq’s co-coconspirator allegedly had an altercation with the victims’ son in a Miami nightclub in July 2024. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026 Dozens of coconspirators, mostly Somali suspects behind the shell companies, were indicted in the criminal conspiracy. Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026 After finding little demand for the generators, prosecutors said Lauer and the other coconspirators falsely represented to investors that the market was robust. Tim Fang, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026 Critics say the Epstein files show how Republican and Democratic administrations alike fumbled the Epstein investigation over two decades, leaving potential coconspirators uncharged. Curt Devine, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coconspirator
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Noun
  • According to court records, between July 2024 and August 2025, the brothers and unnamed co-conspirators orchestrated an identity theft ring that defrauded SNAP programs in New Jersey, Massachusetts, and other states.
    Joe Marusak July 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
  • According to prosecutors, Edmond was directed by co-conspirators to make straw purchases of firearms from Georgia gun stores that were later transported and distributed to gang members in the Chicago area.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Then in the 1980s, vinyl plotters came on the market, and people started using those machines to cut out letters for signs.
    Clio Chang, Curbed, 22 June 2026
  • The plotters behind the coup had rolled tanks down the main streets, parking them at strategic locations all over the city.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026

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“Coconspirator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coconspirator. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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