| 单词 | trumped-up |
| 例句 | He also conducted an investigation of the police department, shining a light on racial discrimination and trumped-up criminal charges against blacks. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z At the very last second, just as Charles was nearing victory, the batty billionaire disqualified him on a trumped-up technicality. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Some, of it was formal and trumped-up, overdone. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And it felt so good to sing with those trumped-up, hound-dog country accents. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Soon after, the Gestapo arrested Burger on trumped-up charges. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “They framed another on a trumped-up charge of carrying whisky in his car. He’s one of the finest boys in town. Never drinks.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z These private eyes leaked to several local officials that Morrison was working with the bureau, then went so far as to detain him on a trumped-up robbery charge. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z My ancestor's desire to join them led to trumped-up murder charges for which he was executed—or, anyway, that’s what my grandfather told me. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Father’s Day” also serves as an antidote to the pressure I can’t help feeling on this trumped-up holiday. Motherlode Blog: Father's Day, With Autism: Rethinking the Cool Dad 2012-06-14T17:27:20Z So when he’s arrested by corrupt police on a trumped-up drug charge and thrown into prison, of course he’s too pigheaded to call his parents and obtain the bribes necessary for his release. Movie Review: ‘186 Dollars to Freedom,’ Directed by Camilo Vila 2012-09-21T17:18:11Z Many of these characters are hardened from time in prison or on chain gangs, some on trumped-up charges. Stephen McKinley Henderson, an August Wilson Stalwart 2010-06-08T22:21:00Z The heart of the trumped-up case is an allegation that Narayan performed an original song in a Mumbai slum, urging sewer workers to commit suicide, a “seditious” act. Review: ‘Court’ Is Chaitanya Tamhane’s Unsparing Look at Justice in India 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Not only was Jack Johnson driven out of the country first and then put in jail on a trumped-up charge of interstate travel with a woman for illicit purposes. Olympics activist: ‘Athletes have always been in the forefront saying: We, the people, are better than this’ 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z “The obstruction of justice is a trumped-up charge,” he continued, “but it’s definitely something to deal with.” Married to a Mystery Man 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z He realizes pretty quickly that these are trumped-up charges. Books of The Times: ‘Never Go Back,’ a Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child 2013-08-29T20:56:21Z Politicians who fail to support the editorial line of the Murdoch newspapers are “monstered,” their personal lives taken apart with an amalgam of facts, lies and trumped-up scandal. ‘Hack Attack,’ About a Rupert Murdoch Paper’s Trials, by Nick Davies 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z They say the charges are trumped-up and instigated by a faction of the tribal council at odds with St. Goddard. 3 Mont. tribal leaders indicted in singers' hunts 2013-01-09T04:01:05Z It is bigger than some stupid trumped-up thing. "Idol" judges Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj play nice after feud 2013-01-08T23:27:24Z “The chances of my being pulled over for a trumped-up traffic charge, and that turning into a nightmare, is real,” he would say. Black, queer, ignored: Why the LGBT community is divided on Black Lives Matter 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z Listen to my trumped-up concerns trying to spin the public perception of Hillary Clinton! Hillary Clinton TV Shows Unite Right, Left in Wrongness 2013-08-07T16:53:59Z That wasn’t trumped-up; that’s literally what he was trying to do. Convicted drug dealers are political prisoners: I should know — I was one 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z “To Kill a Mockingbird,” set in Alabama in the Jim Crow era, takes as its heartbreaking premise novelist Harper Lee’s conviction that a black man facing trumped-up charges was nevertheless doomed. Perspective | The offstage challenges of playing a racist in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z Many others see the trial against the three women as trumped-up blasphemy charges, which should not stand in a putatively secular country. Pussy Riot on Trial: The Case Against the Anti-Putin Feminist Rockers 2012-07-31T12:00:36Z In Beethoven’s only opera, “Fidelio,” a woman disguises herself as a man to infiltrate the prison where her husband is being held on trumped-up political charges. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Beethoven 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z The accused, along with his parents, Paul and Leann, insist that these are trumped-up charges. "Enemies of the State" director on the twisty new doc with "too many secrets still in the story" 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z There are trumped-up rivalries and domestic tensions galore, none very convincing. Television Review | 'Jerseylicious': The Style Network Sets Another Reality Show in New Jersey 2010-03-19T21:42:00Z A card-carrying Wobbly was a dangerous thing to be — beatings, bombings and trumped-up accusations of violence were common. Review | ‘Deep River’ bucks every literary trend, and that’s what makes it so charming 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z He's determined to put an end to Xu Xian's marriage and eradicate this trumped-up threat to "Buddha's Country." 'The White Snake' at Old Globe is a sprightly fable of attraction 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z One of the most fascinating aspects of the book was your reexamination of Juárez’s portrayal in the media, in particular the trumped-up claims about young women being targeted by serial killers. A better border is possible 2012-05-26T22:00:00Z In Vienna a Jewish clerk was arrested on a trumped-up charge of ritual murder. 1913: The World Before the Great War by Charles Emmerson – review 2013-05-08T10:30:01Z She arrives so late, on such a trumped-up errand, that despite Gallagher’s snappy timing and likable air of exasperation, it's hard to get invested in her character. A one-note aria of the financial world in '63 Trillion' 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z It's a trumped-up charge, but it doesn't make it any easier to beat. This week's new live music 2010-06-18T23:06:00Z In other words: don’t listen to the other side’s trumped-up concerns trying to spin the public perception of Hillary Clinton! Hillary Clinton TV Shows Unite Right, Left in Wrongness 2013-08-07T16:53:59Z J’Accuse recounts the persecution of the French Jewish army officer Alfred Dreyfus in the 1890s, convicted of trumped-up charges of treason. Polanski’s ‘Oscar’ divides elite world of French cinema 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z Politely entertaining the fiction that Housewives are persons of import, Bravo, in exchange for the women's emotional antics, showcases everything from staged dinner parties to ludicrously trumped-up charity ventures. Bethenny Frankel: From 'Housewives' Star to Thriving Mogul 2011-05-09T10:00:00Z Benghazi does seem at this point like a trumped-up scandal merely designed to remind voters of all the other scandals attached to the Clintons. David Brock’s ‘Killing the Messenger’ 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z After serving 16 years in prison on trumped-up pot possession charges, Dolores returns broke and confused to the newly gentrified Washington Heights. The Best New Social Thriller Is a Podcast 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Dutch is Godot for our hapless souls; is Reagan, by extension, some trumped-up incarnation of the divine? “Fargo” recap: Season two is already so much better than season one 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z Zhenya, the heroine, is arrested in 1937 on trumped-up charges of terrorism, brutally interrogated and slung into a steel cage with other supposed subversives. Into the Whirlwind - review 2011-01-23T17:59:34Z When the Kremlin tried to use Interpol to have him extradited to Russia on trumped-up fraud charges, he fought back, bringing about another change in the rules. Red sky in the morning 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z The kinds of trumped-up romance novels you see on the shelf at Barnes & Noble are meager things indeed to the savvy reader. Gay vampires and bisexual cowboys: why erotica has e-readers to thank 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z She doesn’t connect deliberately to the audience through a strength of character, though her slight reserve is preferable to any obviously trumped-up manner. An 18-year-old new ballet star salvages an outmoded tale of pirates, slaves and stereotypes 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z The show unfortunately lapses into trumped-up family tensions and equally trumped-up races against the clock, wearyingly familiar gimmicks for these types of series. Television Review: ?Monster Man,? Reality Series on Syfy 2012-03-13T21:46:36Z The stabbing of a Trumped-up leader in the Public Theater’s production of “Julius Caesar” was one of the big trumped-up scandals of June. 5 Must-See Shows if You’re in New York This Month 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z Surely, a trumped-up rivalry between author and critic is good for sales? "Lost Illusions" is a sumptuous period piece on the allure of fame, followers and fake news 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z To add to his troubles he is saddled with the trumped-up criminal record that the police created for him, so that he appears to be a much more dangerous character than he actually is. Books of The Times: Stoking the Fire Larsson Ignited 2011-01-05T23:00:14Z Nick, found guilty of the theft because of trumped-up evidence given by his corrupted colleagues, faces 25 years in prison after his appeal is turned down. Movie Review: ?Man on a Ledge,? With Ed Harris as an Evil Real Estate Tycoon 2012-01-26T23:44:01Z The longevity of the trumped-up fraught relationship between the two – already overexposed in the media – might just be a way they’ve found to extend their brands. The Kanye-Taylor Industrial Complex must die: Can West and Swift stop feeding this aging, pointless “feud?” 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z Four days later, warrants were issued in Miami for the arrest of Morrison on trumped-up charges of indecency, public obscenity and general rock ‘n’ roll revelry. ArtsBeat: The Doors Light One Last Fire in Response to Morrison's Pardon 2010-12-22T19:51:09Z And it’s why so many were crushed last week when Ressa was convicted, in her native Philippines, on trumped-up charges of cyber libel. Perspective | Trump should denounce this assault on press freedom in the Philippines. Instead, he’s imitating it. 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Guys, he was literally executed by the authorities, on a trumped-up charge, because he was such a mouthy instigator. What would Jesus boo? As Christians, we should be troublemakers too 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Among the keenly observed moments in the new documentary about Ai Weiwei is an exchange between the artist, under house arrest in China on trumped-up charges, and his mother. 'The Fake Case' shows Ai Weiwei under duress, pushing on 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z He’s on the trail of a serial killer, but hated by the regime for his tough refusal to denounce his wife on a trumped-up charge. Tom Hardy's 20 best film performances – ranked! 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z When I started talking, I used a trumped-up reporter voice to lighten the mood. Interview With My Bully: The bully who asked me out 2012-05-22T00:00:00Z The beloved valet Mr. Bates was sprung from jail and a trumped-up murder charge to begin married life with his bride, the plucky lady's maid Anna. Hugh Bonneville presides on 'Downton Abbey' finale 2013-02-14T14:56:41Z The movie is dense with witty visual detail that helps to distract from the somewhat trumped-up moral dilemma at its center. 'Arthur Christmas' delivers a jolly good tale 2011-11-22T00:50:05Z It has a subtle sense for the role of the media in political scandals, which involve not just explosive scoops but trumped-up nontroversies over ancient quotes that snowball and derail careers. Review: House of Cards Sinks Its Sharp Teeth into Washington 2013-01-31T15:00:10Z Robinson faced trumped-up charges of insubordination, disturbing the peace, drunkenness, conduct unbecoming an officer and refusing to obey the orders of a superior officer. Jackie Robinson was a radical 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z At the conclusion of his last outing, “The Burning Room,” Bosch got himself suspended from the Los Angeles Police Department on a trumped-up complaint. Michael Connelly’s ‘The Crossing’: Harry Bosch goes to the dark side 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Even back in 1999, when “Fight Club” came out, there was something trumped-up and artificial about the idea that men were experiencing a crisis of masculine disenchantment. What “Gone Girl” Is Really About 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z As part of Republicans' campaign for Dan Kelly, her MAGA-aligned opponent, the Wisconsin GOP filed and publicized a trumped-up complaint alleging that Protasiewicz's campaign statements had violated the ethical rules that govern judges. Wisconsin GOP's impeachment plan: Another MAGA coup against democracy 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Polling over the past couple of weeks confirms that most Republicans still claim to believe the Big Lie and say that that Trump's legal troubles are trumped-up charges made by a Democratic "deep state" conspiracy. Rise of the Republican edgelord: If Trump is the GOP's present, Vivek Ramaswamy is its future 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z More than 40 local vote monitors also were arrested on allegations of subversion that government critics said were trumped-up charges. Zimbabwe’s opposition alleges ‘gigantic fraud’ in vote that extends the ZANU-PF party’s 43-year rule 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z Dzens of local vote monitors also were arrested and taken to court on allegations of subversion that government critics said were trumped-up charges. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa wins reelection after troubled vote, officials say 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z Human rights groups have dismissed the election as a sham and accuse Hun Sen, who turns 71 next month, of controlling the media, threatening critics and systematically dismantling his opposition using trumped-up criminal charges. Thousands rally for Cambodia's ruling party on election campaign finale 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Musayeva is charged with violently resisting police, an accusations rights groups have rejected as trumped-up. Masked assailants attack journalist and lawyer in Russia’s Chechnya province 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z His supporters view the trial as a trumped-up effort to delegitimize an elected prime minister, while his critics say it should disqualify him from office. A Hollywood Mention From a Political Rival Livens Up Netanyahu’s Trial 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z It was also the first time Mercury star Brittney Griner took the court since her return from a Russian prison on a trumped-up cannabis charge. Joe Biden on the brink: Will the disastrous White House comms bring us a second Trump term? 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z “The ban is likely enforced with strong hints that resignees will face trumped-up criminal charges.” Kremlin tells senior Russian officials quitting during war not an option 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z Whether future Cannes controversies await — major or minor, trumped-up or genuine — remains to be seen. Cannes kicks off with controversies and chuckles as it returns to full force 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z He is already facing 11 and half years in prison on a range of charges, which his supporters say are trumped-up. Russia's Navalny says he is facing jail beyond 2050 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Numerous political opposition figures, journalists, judges, civil society leaders and businesspeople have faced harassment, dismissal and prosecution on trumped-up charges. Opinion | Tunisia can rebuild its democracy. Only its president stands in the way. 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z “This proves to me that he’s the right candidate. Because they’re throwing the kitchen sink at him on a trumped-up charge that we all know is basically a misdemeanor at best.” For Some G.O.P. Voters, Fatigue Slows the Rush to Defend Trump 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z One other American is in prison on a spying conviction: former Marine and corporate security executive Paul Whelan, arrested in 2018 on charges the United States and his family say were trumped-up. American detained in Russia a ‘brave, committed’ journalist 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Many leading opposition figures have fled Russia since Navalny was jailed in 2021 on what he and Western governments and human rights groups say were trumped-up charges designed to silence him. Aide to Russia's Navalny steps aside in furore over sanctions letter to EU 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Human rights groups and Western governments say he was the victim of trumped-up cases designed to silence his criticism of President Vladimir Putin. Russia's Navalny and wife Yulia exchange Instagram Valentines 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Abalos said it’s difficult to fight a war against illegal drugs if supposed allies could shoot your back, and the resignations aim to prevent erring officers from covering their tracks or filing trumped-up charges. Philippines seeks to cleanse police force of drug ties 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Navalny, his allies and Western governments and rights groups say he was the victim of trumped-up charges designed to silence him. Russia's Navalny accuses authorities of using prison to break his health 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z I am very glad that basketball star Brittney Griner is back in the United States after having been imprisoned in Russia on trumped-up charges. Opinion | It’s good that Griner is home. But the hostage bazaar has to close. 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z What is different, she said, is over roughly the last decade there’s been a trend of foreign governments as opposed to terrorist groups detaining Americans abroad, often on trumped-up charges. Griner swap reveals dilemma US faces in freeing detainees 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Marine, who were being detained on what Biden administration officials considered trumped-up charges. Inside the Prisoner Swap That Freed Brittney Griner 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z But the reality, administration officials now say, is that Russia viewed Whelan’s case differently, with one official saying Moscow “put him through sham proceedings that convicted him of trumped-up espionage charges.” Griner swap wasn’t what US hoped for, but what it could get 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z They were thrilled for Ms. Griner but want to see a comprehensive strategy to release detainees and forceful measures to deter governments from imprisoning Americans on trumped-up or bogus charges. Brittney Griner release comes with doubts about swap for ‘merchant of death,’ plight of Paul Whelan 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z She was jailed on what she says were trumped-up allegations of involvement in mass unrest. Belarus protest leader's health problems caused by bad treatment in jail - allies 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z She is one of the leaders of mass street protests against Lukashenko in 2020, who is now serving an 11-year sentence for what she said were trumped-up allegations of involvement in mass unrest. Jailed Belarusian protest leader out of intensive care - ally 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Much of this country exhaled a collective “Whew!” this month after its narrow escape from yet another electoral nightmare: a wave of spurious challenges to various elections, and trumped-up charges of fraud. Opinion | This Thanksgiving, we are grateful for the wisdom of voters 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Ziane was an outspoken critic of Moroccan public authorities and has defended many journalists taken to court in what human rights advocates have called trumped-up charges. Morocco arrests former human rights minister 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z He was already facing 11 and a half years in prison on a range of charges, including for fraud, which he said are trumped-up. Navalny: Russian opposition leader Navalny moved to solitary confinement 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z To the Civilian Oversight Commission, one member of which he had investigated on trumped-up — pun intended — charges. Column: If California finally starts cracking down on rogue sheriffs, thank Alex Villanueva 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z "The UK government needs to act fast as these trumped-up charges against Jagtar carry the death penalty" Jagtar Singh Johal: Trial date for Scot facing murder and terrorism charges 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z Several other members “faced trumped-up charges” and harassment for doing their work, she said. Rights group: 59 lawyers slain in 6 years in Philippines 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z Put on trial on trumped-up charges of tax evasion, Mr. Bialiatski was sentenced to four and a half years in jail. The Belarusian laureate is a longtime pillar of Eastern Europe’s human rights movement. 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Both Namazis were sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran on what the U.S. and U.N. say were trumped-up spying charges. Oman thanks Iran for ‘delivering’ detained Iranian-American 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z The most lethal strike landed on Friday in Zaporizhzhia, one of four Ukrainian areas that the Kremlin claimed in its trumped-up annexation. Ukraine Forces Retake Lyman, a Strategic City, as Russians Retreat 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z His victory was also tied to the fact that Lula, the front-runner then as now, was arrested on trumped-up charges and prevented from competing. Experts warn Brazil’s democracy is at risk after far-right Bolsonaro “weaponized Trump’s playbook” 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Radical union organizers such as Joe Hill were executed on trumped-up murder charges, imprisoned like Eugene V. Debs, or driven, like Haywood, into exile. On strike for a better world: Labor conflict is coming — and the ruling class will fight back hard 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z “Myanmar’s military has a notorious track record of arresting and jailing people on politically motivated or trumped-up charges.” Myanmar jails Britain's former ambassador and spouse for a year 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z The new complaints add to a torrent of recent FBI whistleblowers whose allegations range from trumped-up domestic terrorism cases to FBI leaders inaccurately labeling verified evidence against Hunter Biden as disinformation. Whistleblowers describe a culture of corruption at FBI field offices: ‘Completely out of control’ 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z Anti-choice activists have started to invite Proud Boys to join as "security," using trumped-up claims of supposed threats from pro-choicers as a justification for violent posturing. Women are voting — and the GOP is scared 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z Strips citizenship and disenfranchises immigrant citizens, mainly persons of color, on trumped-up charges. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z "There is no physical evidence to support these trumped-up political charges. This is self-evidently arbitrary detention." Scot held in India since 2017 faces conspiracy to murder charge 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z U.S. officials said Heath was not sent by Washington and accused Venezuela of holding him on trumped-up charges. U.S. delegation fails to secure release of Americans in Venezuela visit 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Otero got five years for similar trumped-up offenses, as well as “insulting national symbols,” an apparent reference to his use of the Cuban flag in his performances. Opinion | With the world distracted, Cuba cracks down on dissident artists 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z Supporters of Ms. Nguy, Vietnam’s first recipient of the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize, say the tax evasion charge is a trumped-up one — punishment, they say, for her dogged campaign against coal. She Spoke Out Against Vietnam’s Plans for Coal. Then She Was Arrested. 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z He said that the men were on trial for “trumped-up charges” and suggested they be returned to Ukraine as soon as possible, possibly through a prisoner exchange. Separatist court gives death sentences to Britons, Moroccan who fought for Ukraine 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z However, although attention focused on the camps, thousands of Uyghurs still languish for years or even decades in prison on what experts say are trumped-up charges of terrorism. Uyghur county in China has highest prison rate in the world 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z In 2019, he was arrested on trumped-up drug charges, beaten and jailed. To Keep Putin and His Oligarchs Afloat, It Takes a System 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z She remained determined to fight Putin’s system of repression, even after being jailed six more times since the summer, each stint for 15 days, always on trumped-up charges aimed at stifling her political activism. Leader of Pussy Riot band escapes Russia, with help from friends 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z American officials have long accused Russia of detaining people on trumped-up charges. Why Brittney Griner Could Be the Last American Basketball Star in Russia 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z Marine, on what his family considered to be trumped-up charges of assault. U.S. Government Says Brittney Griner Was ‘Wrongfully Detained’ 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z She said she’s the victim of an overzealous prosecutor and trumped-up charges. Finnish prosecutor revives ‘Bible Trial’ hate speech charges against Christian politician 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z He testified that Ms. Ray described her father as “a hero” in prison on “trumped-up charges.” At Sarah Lawrence Cult Trial, Bronx Siblings Describe Their Ordeal 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z According to form, Putin is attempting a trumped-up ideological task — “denazification” — with high explosives. Opinion | What Zelensky can teach Biden about fighting on the side of good 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z In recent years, U.S. officials have accused Russia of detaining and sentencing American citizens on trumped-up charges. Brittney Griner, Star W.N.B.A. Center, Is Detained in Russia 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z We created trumped-up claims against the Iraqi regime. Opinion | There is something familiar about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z She now is in prison after being convicted of what her supporters call trumped-up charges. Gambia urges UN court to continue Rohingya genocide case 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z In December, a puppet court in northern Russia extended the prison sentence of Yuri Dmitriev to 15 long years on trumped-up charges. Opinion | Putin is reading from Stalin’s playbook. Here’s how the West should handle him. 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z She now is in prison after being convicted on what her supporters call trumped-up charges. Myanmar seeks to have Rohingya case thrown out of U.N. court 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Army regiment in Texas, including six Medal of Honor recipients, based on trumped-up charges. Opinion | Teddy Roosevelt’s legacy, and complexities, are with us still 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z Giertych called this absurd and said the financial wrongdoing investigation was trumped-up, that a Poznan court had already dismissed it for lack of evidence. AP Exclusive: NSO spyware hacked Polish opposition duo 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z Yet Mr. Putin’s trumped-up demand for security guarantees — at the point of a gun — is one that Mr. Biden cannot, indeed, dare not meet, lest he destabilize all of Europe to autocratic Russia’s advantage. Opinion | The U.S. must stand firm for Ukraine — and international law 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z Every time some crazy, trumped-up nonissue appears to subside, it turns out just to have mutated, as when cancel culture gave way to its shockingly contagious variant: critical race theory. Opinion | I thought we were getting past the Trump and covid eras. I was wrong. 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z "We don't have time to be wasting on these phony trumped-up culture wars, this fake outrage that right-wing media peddles to juice their ratings," he said Saturday. Joe Biden calls out Glenn Youngkin for trying to distance himself from Trump: “Is he embarrassed?” 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Both Namazis were sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran on what the United States and United Nations say were trumped-up spying charges. American-Iranian man detained in Iran undergoes surgery 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z It had extra resonance, having been written from a jail cell where she has spent more than four years on what she calls “trumped-up charges.” ‘Chito’ Gascón, Philippine human rights activist, dies at 57 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z Obama also slammed the Republican for fanning “phony trumped-up culture wars” by stoking conservative anger over what’s taught in public schools. Obama casts Virginia fall election as a historic turning point, but can his energy get enough Democrats to the polls? 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z He survived because the radicalized Republican Party had succumbed to hubris and tried to remove a popular president on trumped-up charges. Democrats don't have to save themselves. Donald Trump is still here to help 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z Stoianoglo was detained and charged with helping criminal groups, which he says is an trumped-up accusation to force him out of office. Moldova replaces prosecutor general 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z Both Namazis were sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran on what the United States and United Nations says were trumped-up spying charges. Son demands Iran free ailing father for urgent medical care 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Mistreatment of detainees in government custody continued, many of them arrested on trumped-up charges. Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, Egyptian general and placeholder for military rule, dies at 85 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Navalny spent months recovering in Germany, only to be arrested on trumped-up charges when he returned to Russia in January. Column: Why Vladimir Putin can't keep Alexei Navalny down 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z But he decided to leave the country with his three young children, after being detained for two weeks in June on what he said were trumped-up charges. Treated like a 'toy': Another Belarusian athlete on life under Lukashenko 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Khodorkovsky, once considered Russia’s richest man, became a critic of the Kremlin and served nearly a decade in jail on what critics said were trumped-up charges of fraud and embezzlement. Dismantled oil giant Yukos wins $5 billion judgment against Russia 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z In this case they’ve also sought to defuse it by treating Bill’s narrative centrality as a point of subversion, a means of rejecting the trumped-up myth of American exceptionalism that he represents. Review: Matt Damon is a man on a Marseille mission in the uneven but surprising 'Stillwater' 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z U.S. officials say both men were convicted on trumped-up charges in unfair trials. Biden to confront defiant Putin on tally of Moscow’s malign actions 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z Last month, two lawyers who are outspoken critics of Giammattei’s administration were arrested on what they say were trumped-up charges aimed at silencing them. Harris visits Latin America to tackle migration, corruption 2021-06-06T04:00:00Z He was jailed in February in Russia on what he called trumped-up charges. World Digest: May 9, 2021 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z From her patronage perch in the State Department during the Bush-Cheney years, she bolstered her father’s trumped-up case for an invasion of Iraq. Opinion | Liz Cheney and the Big Lies 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z The 44-year-old opposition politician was arrested in January and sentenced to jail for parole violations he called trumped-up. World Digest: May 7, 2021 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z "The charges against the bison are trumped-up and best characterized as fake ecological news." National Park Service calls for volunteers to kill bison at Grand Canyon 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z “The EU has no legal or moral prerogative for its decision and has merely invoked trumped-up charges to harass Eritrea for other ulterior motives,” said a statement published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Eritrea says EU sanctions on security agency are ‘malicious’ 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z “It is obvious that the two Michaels were arrested on trumped-up national security charges days after we fulfilled our extradition treaty responsibilities toward our ally, the United States,” he said. Canadians Alarmed by Trial of Businessman Accused of Spying in China 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z She already faces up to seven years in jail for a conviction on trumped-up “cyber-libel” charges. Opinion | An online assault on a female journalist in the Philippines is a worldwide warning 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z “It was a failure of my imagination to think they wouldn’t go as far as arresting me on trumped-up charges,” Ressa said. No one in the Philippines would air a documentary about press freedom. So Frontline is doing it itself. 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z After elections in 2013 ushered too many critics of the regime into government, the regime dissolved their party and prosecuted its leaders on trumped-up charges. Opinion | Cambodia’s crackdown on the free Internet is a threat to the whole world 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z Navalny was detained on his return to Russia last month and sentenced to jail on Feb. 2 for parole violations on what he said were trumped-up charges. Russia increases fines for protest violations after Navalny rallies 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z The two Namazi men were sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran on what the United States and United Nations says were trumped-up spying charges. Family of Americans held in Iran want any deal to free them 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z He was jailed on Feb. 2 for violating parole on what he and the Western countries said were trumped-up charges. Only 'language of power' and sanctions can free Navalny, ally says 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z He calls the allegations trumped-up charges for political ends. Questions abound as Ecuador heads to presidential runoff 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z He was jailed on Feb. 2 for violating parole on what he said were trumped-up charges. Russians set for candle-lit Valentine's Day protests after Navalny jailing 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z He was jailed on Feb. 2 for violating parole on what he says was a trumped-up charge. "Face control": Russian police go digital against protesters 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z He says it is a trumped-up case designed to silence him, and called on his supporters to protest. Alexei Navalny: Dozens detained in protests in eastern Russia 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z He says it is a trumped-up case designed to silence him. Russia detains Navalny aides as protests go viral 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z “The Coordination Council is grateful to brave Belarusians that don’t stop despite intimidation and trumped-up accusations in order to draw nearer a life in Belarus that we dream of and deserve,” the statement read. Rights group: 13 detained during rallies in Belarus 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z White supremacists also used it to exert control, executing as many as 50 Black men on trumped-up looting charges, according to Tulane historian Andy Horowitz. Trump loyalists harboring martial law fantasies don’t know their history 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Americans in all these countries have been jailed on trumped-up charges, with the expectation they can be used as pawns in dealings with Washington. Opinion | Trump has pressed hostile regimes to release American prisoners. His favorite dictators, not so much. 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z In an interview, Haql accused local authorities of making numerous arrests of local residents, including minors, on trumped-up charges. Yemen is collapsing. That may be its salvation 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z Iranian reports provided few details about the three men, who the semiofficial news agency Fars described as “an economic activist and two Iranian nationals detained abroad on trumped-up charges.” Iran releases British Australian academic in prisoner swap 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z On its Telegram channel, the Iranian semi-official news agency Fars said Moore-Gilbert was exchanged for “an economic activist and two Iranian nationals detained abroad on trumped-up charges”. Kylie Moore-Gilbert released from Iran jail in prisoner exchange 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z Over the coming hours, the men would be briefly jailed in Philadelphia on trumped-up charges, released and then forced to stop on the highway as they tried to drive home to Meridian. AP Road Trip: In Mississippi, Black voters face many hurdles 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z Morales was barred from running in the election, and he faces prosecution on what are seen as trumped-up charges of terrorism if he returns home from exile in Argentina. World Digest: Oct. 19, 2020 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z “The trumped-up charges brought against Trevor are clearly politically motivated,” the lawmakers said in a statement. Trevor Reed’s mother makes emotional plea with lawmakers for her son’s release from Russian prison 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z Mr. Navalny announced plans to run against Mr. Putin in the 2018 presidential election, but the authorities blocked his candidacy by entangling him in a criminal case involving corruption charges widely seen as trumped-up. Aleksei Navalny Hospitalized in Russia in Suspected Poisoning 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z The reality of Hillary Clinton was always more traditional, more Methodist than radical, than the trumped-up fantasies about her. Review | Hillary Clinton, America’s scapegoat 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Supporters of the group say they have been framed on trumped-up charges and were provoked by police. Russian facing extremism charges alleges police torture 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z A Meduza correspondent was held by police in Moscow for two nights on trumped-up drug charges last summer. While America Looks Away, Autocrats Crack Down on Digital News Sites 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z Susana Prieto, a Mexican attorney representing workers in maquiladora factories near the U.S. border, accused the Mexican government of seeking to intimidate her with a prosecution on trumped-up charges. As economy reels from pandemic, Trump and Mexican president mark start of 3-nation trade pact 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z In a 2006 interview with Birmingham station WBRC-TV, he claimed the government used trumped-up evidence and lies to gain his conviction. Thomas Blanton, KKK bomber of 16th St Baptist Church 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z “This seems more than anything like scare tactics and trumped-up charges by the federal government.” Federal charges in NYPD firebombing case called draconian 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z At least five other Americans are held on trumped-up charges in Egyptian prisons, according to the Freedom Initiative’s estimate. American schoolteacher imprisoned in Egypt is released 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z The GOP should stop its barking on this trumped-up issue and move on. Editorial Roundup: North Carolina 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z “These trumped-up charges were always a sham — a blatant attempt by the Trump administration to prevent more automakers from joining California and agreeing to stronger emissions standards,” he said in a statement. Justice Department Drops Antitrust Probe Against Automakers That Sided With California on Emissions 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z His wife described the charges as trumped-up and said that nothing attributed to him by China’s entirely state-run media should be believed. Wife: China’s ex-Interpol boss jailed for reformist views 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z But the deeper I plunged, the clearer it became that the radical cabal that ousted that college president, on trumped-up “communist” charges, wasn’t actually that radical at all. The Backstory: Let’s hope we learn from the lessons of the last ’20s decade 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z In March 2019, the association alleged, she was hit with a “trumped-up employee complaint” charging her with reverse racism, age discrimination and retaliation. Struggling L.A. Trade Tech headed for fresh start with new president 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z She claimed the trial was held in “total secrecy” and she was not able to “answer the trumped-up charges … which were based on fabricated documents.” Isabel dos Santos slams Angolan court for seizing $1 billion 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z Threats against journalists are rising, and journalists worldwide increasingly are being imprisoned on accusations — often trumped-up and bogus — of disseminating false news. 'Fake news' has killed Nigerians. Can a bill stop the violence? 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z More recently, the group was activated to secure the release of Joshua Holt, a Utah man arrested and held for almost two years on what were widely seen as trumped-up weapons charges. Maduro’s foes balk at UN-backed deal to rebuild power grid 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Ellis alleges his superiors are trying to discharge him on trumped-up medical issues and deny him retirement benefits in retaliation. Guard whistleblower: Air Force leader won’t halt discharge 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z It was the 1970s, and 32-year-old Fonda — in the throes of a professional, personal and ideological rebirth — had just been booked in a Cleveland jail on trumped-up charges of drug smuggling. Jane Fonda spent a night in jail in 1970. Her mug shot defined feminist rebellion. 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z “We are very concerned that these apparently trumped-up charges may constitute a renewed attempt to stifle dissent,” said Colville. UN calls on Nicaragua to end 'persistent repression of dissent' 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z “In any case, abandoning her now, a victim of American justice or even trumped-up charges, would be unfair,” Bovt wrote. Maria Butina, gun-loving Russian operative, is being deported to Moscow after prison release 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z On another he was arrested on what his family say were trumped-up charges. Oligarchs at war in London over mystery of missing Siberian 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z It may well have been overblown rhetoric stemming from the president’s own trumped-up assessment of himself, but there had to have been a kernel of truth in there, considering he had just been shot. Review | Teddy Roosevelt’s example for America: Sweat and grit 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z A cowboy searches for the culprit responsible for the trumped-up murder charges facing his girlfriend’s father. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z Medical sociologist Robert Bartholomew chalked it all up to trumped-up hysteria. ‘Sonic weapon’ used on diplomats in Cuba may have been pesticide, study finds 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z “This is a completely trumped-up case,” Mr. Pal said in his video statement, referring to Mr. Ustinov by a nickname. In Rare Show of Defiance, Russian Celebrities Rally Behind Jailed Actor 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z Dozens of Crimean Tatar activists were arrested on trumped-up charges of inciting a riot, and racketeering, and most of them were charged with being members of a banned organization, Hizb ut-Tahrir. The Release of Oleg Sentsov and the Plight of Those Left Behind 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z He said his wife was convicted of assembling a crowd to disturb public order, calling it a trumped-up offense. China’s Prisons Swell After Deluge of Arrests Engulfs Muslims 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z In another blatant attempt at harassment, Azerbaijan’s Supreme Court on Aug. 7 upheld trumped-up charges of tax evasion against her. Opinion | A journalist exposed corruption in Azerbaijan. The country continues to persecute her. 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z Protesters feared this would threaten Hong Kong’s rule of law and freedom of speech, as dissidents and activists are often arrested on trumped-up charges within the mainland Chinese system. Beijing declares support for Hong Kong police and government, condemning protesters in rare press conference 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z Meanwhile he was subjected to multiple trials on a host of trumped-up charges, most recently espionage. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z Then Lula, increasingly divisive but still hugely popular, was sentenced to 12 years in prison on what seemed to be trumped-up bribery charges for which no solid evidence was produced. Review: ‘The Edge of Democracy’ is an edge-of-your-seat dive into Brazilian politics 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z Police in Russia’s capital detained several hundred protesters Wednesday, a day after the authorities freed an investigative journalist who was jailed on trumped-up drug charges. World Digest: June 12, 2019 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z Trump reportedly considered handing over McFaul to Russian President Vladimir Putin for questioning on a variety of trumped-up charges last year. President Trump takes public stand against using CIA informants on North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z Now that Ivan Golunov is a free man again, many questions are being asked about how many other people across Russia are languishing in jail on trumped-up drugs charges, but without the same voice. Why this Russian's release from jail matters 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z When Russian President Vladimir Putin asked Trump to hand over McFaul for questioning on a variety of trumped-up charges, the president reportedly considered doing so. Former ambassador Michael McFaul: Trump serves Putin's interests 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z “American Airlines should focus its time and effort to reach contractual agreements with its employees instead of falsely accusing them of trumped-up job action charges,” said Klima. American Airlines mechanics are threatening the “bloodiest, ugliest battle” in labor history 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z In 2017, a former political protégé of his was jailed for what human rights activists considered trumped-up charges of blasphemy. Joko Wins Re-Election in Indonesia, Defeating Hard-Line Former General 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z Maricopa County agreed to pay $8.7 million to settle lawsuits with people who said they were investigated on trumped-up allegations. Feds seek to end retaliation settlement involving Arpaio 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z One day, some people will do something to us and they will succeed, because those in charge failed in their duties to protect us, distracted as they were by trumped-up battles with make-believe enemies. To those who lost loved ones on 9/11, Ilhan Omar is simply not worth such outrage | Alissa Torres 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Which brings us to the third rule in the dictator’s playbook: Use the trumped-up crisis to enlarge and entrench power. Trump's moves on immigration are straight from the dictator's playbook | Robert Reich 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z The latest season of "Servant of the People," shown just days before the election, opens with Holoborodko thrown into prison on trumped-up charges fabricated by his pitiless foes. Ukrainian comedian a step closer to taking office for real 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z The latest season of “Servant of the People,” shown just days before the election, opens with Holoborodko thrown into prison on trumped-up charges fabricated by his pitiless foes. Ukrainian comedian sure of victory in presidential runoff 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z The latest season of “Servant of the People,” shown just days before the election, opens with Holoborodko thrown into prison on trumped-up charges fabricated by his pitiless foes. Ukrainian comedian sure of victory in presidential runoff 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Six executives with the oil company are jailed in Venezuela on what their families say are trumped-up corruption charges. Vice President Pence to give Venezuela speech in Houston 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z On Monday, the courageous man who replaced Estemirova as the representative of the Memorial Human Rights Center in Chechnya, Oyub Titiev, was sentenced to four years in a penal colony on trumped-up drug charges. Opinion | The brutal leader of Chechnya goes after another monitor of his torture and abuse 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z “It is a blatant attempt to scare and pursue critics on completely trumped-up, fanciful conspiracy theories.” Turkey escalates crackdown on dissent six years after Gezi protests 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Now it is subjecting the victims to a trial on trumped-up charges. Opinion | Saudi female activists finally get a day in court. They deserve freedom. 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z Amnesty International Philippines said Ressa’s arrest was based on a “trumped-up libel charge.” After libel arrest, Phillipine journalist Maria Ressa urges others: Do not be silent 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Plainclothes government security officers entered the newsroom today and served her with an arrest warrant on trumped-up defamation charges from a government determined to silence her. Opinion | The U.S. is silent as the Philippines arrests a leading journalist 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Amnesty International Philippines said Ressa's arrest was based on a "trumped-up libel charge." Philippine journalist critical of President Duterte arrested 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z López was later jailed on what were widely viewed as trumped-up charges of inciting violence, but he was released to house arrest in 2017. The accidental leader: How Juan Guaidó became the face of Venezuela’s uprising 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Al-Araibi was given asylum in Australia in 2014 after fleeing his home country where he was persecuted for his beliefs, tortured in prison and convicted on a trumped-up vandalism charge. 'Please help me': refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi tells of his Thai jail ordeal 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z “Declaring a trumped-up national emergency in order to skirt Congressional approval is wrong,” Reed said in a statement. Trump has threatened to declare a national emergency to get his border wall — but will that work? 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z Shame on him for jeopardizing America this way in order to fund his wall – which is nothing but a trumped-up solution to a trumped-up problem designed only to fuel his base. America’s new year’s resolution: impeach Trump and remove him | Robert Reich 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z Opposition parties have complained of violent attacks against their workers by ruling party activists and the arrests of candidates on what they say are trumped-up charges during the election campaign. Masked youths attack Bangladeshi journalists covering election... 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z In September, on the day before he was due to be sentenced on trumped-up charges, the administration released $1.2 billion in new aid to Egypt. Opinion | Trump gives American hostages held abroad hope — and also takes it away 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z She now faces trumped-up charges that carry a prison sentence of up to ten years. Time’s Person of the Year Honors Jamal Khashoggi and the Guardians of the Truth 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z He said the Russia probe is focused not on collusion, but on "perjury traps and trumped-up process crimes." Major Mueller sentence filings imminent in Manafort, Cohen cases, as Comey girds for testimony before House GOP 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z This week, British academic Matthew Hedges was sentenced to life in prison in Abu Dhabi on what critics call trumped-up charges of spying for Britain. Khashoggi killing casts spotlight on array of human rights abuses by Saudi Arabia — and West's willingness to overlook them 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z Many critics called it a dangerous surrender to the forces of religious extremism and hatred against minorities, who are often targeted on trumped-up charges of blasphemy against Islam. After slaying of ‘father of Taliban’ in Pakistan, mourners underscore complex legacy 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z Southerners sought to replace slave labor by jailing African-Americans on trumped-up charges and turning them over to, among others, sugar cane plantations in the region once known as the Sugar Bowl of Texas. Opinion | A Fate Worse Than Slavery, Unearthed in Sugar Land 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z Trump was also responsible for getting several prisoners released who were being held in Venezuela on trumped-up charges. Kentucky editorial roundup 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z It recently was revived after a decade hiatus to secure the release of Joshua Holt, a Utah man held for two years in a Venezuelan jail on what were widely seen as trumped-up weapons charges. APNewsBreak: US mediation expert to push Venezuela talks 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z But he's also faced criticism for wielding his power arbitrarily and failing to release dozens of activists jailed on what the opposition considers trumped-up charges. Venezuela's prosecutor rejects calls for independent probe 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z But he’s also faced criticism for wielding his power arbitrarily and failing to release dozens of activists jailed on what the opposition considers trumped-up charges. Venezuela’s prosecutor rejects calls for independent probe 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z One worry among Twitter employees was that Mr. Dorsey would bow too far toward Republican lawmakers’ trumped-up charges of bias against conservatives. What Jack Dorsey and Sheryl Sandberg Taught Congress and Vice Versa 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Using blackmail by holding an American citizen as a prisoner on trumped-up charges, he has tried to put a nail in the remnants of democracy in Turkey. Opinion | Rising Tensions Between U.S. and Turkey 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z The Trump administration slapped economic sanctions on two senior Turkish officials Wednesday, escalating a clash over an American pastor being held by Ankara on what U.S. officials say are trumped-up terrorism charges. U.S. sanctions Turkey for Andrew Brunson’s detention 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z A court in Turkey Wednesday released American pastor Andrew Brunson to house arrest, following nearly two years in prison on trumped-up terrorism charges. Erdogan and Pastor Brunson 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z "The charges were trumped-up", explains Ms Arrington adding that "the government underestimated the extent to which the imprisonment would be a rallying-cry and actually increase Sinn Fein's political power". First woman MP honoured in Westminster 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z A political prisoner, the Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov, who is serving a twenty-year sentence in a Russian prison colony on trumped-up terrorism charges, is in the second month of his hunger strike. Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Triumph of Nothing Over Everyone 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z Senator Leila de Lima languishes in prison on trumped-up narcotics charges after daring to investigate his dealings with the Davao Death Squad. A new book explores the myths and reality of Rodrigo Duterte’s life 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z It likely made more than a few people feel vaguely ill with the knowledge that trumped-up scandals like Benghazi would be the norm if Clinton were elected, as was the intention all along. Inspector general’s James Comey report: Another pro-Trump conspiracy theory falls apart 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Dunham is also accused of filing trumped-up charges and a false incident report. North Carolina policeman target of excessive force lawsuit 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z They are also more protected in Israel against the threat of extradition, for real or trumped-up charges. Abramovich is latest Russian oligarch to move to Israel 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z An autocratic politician emerges from retirement at age 92 to defeat his handpicked but appallingly corrupt successor, and to clear the way for a former deputy he had imprisoned on trumped-up charges. Opinion | The Promise of Malaysia’s Old-New Leader 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, her brother was prosecuted and sentenced to prison on trumped-up charges in 2013. Opinion | Hear China’s totalitarian cruelty in this widow’s sobs 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z President Clinton pardoned Henry O. Flipper, the first black officer to lead the Buffalo Soldiers cavalry regiment during the Civil War, who had been convicted of trumped-up embezzlement charges. Trump considers pardon for boxing legend Jack Johnson after call from ‘Rocky Balboa’ 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z His supporters call it a trumped-up charge to derail the couple’s marriage in the courts by making it seem that her conversion was part of a larger jihadist plot. Couple Can Reunite in ‘Love Jihad’ Case, India’s Supreme Court Rules 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z He also said his trip included a visit with Joshua Holt, who has been jailed in Caracas for nearly two years on what the U.S. considers trumped-up weapons charges. US senator meets with Venezuelan president, jailed Utah man 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z Durbin is in Venezuela to push for the release of a Utah man, Joshua Holt, who has been jailed in Caracas for nearly two years on what the U.S. considers trumped-up weapons charges. Texas Republican made secret peacemaking trip to Venezuela 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z Higuita was subsequently arrested and imprisoned on what were rumoured to be trumped-up charges of mediating in the ransom negotiation of a kidnapping. World Cup stunning moments: Andrés Escobar's deadly own goal | Barry Glendenning 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z President Putin: I arranged for my only serious political adversary, Alexei Navalny, to be convicted on trumped-up charges of embezzlement so he would be banned from running against me. When Trump called Putin: You done good, Volodya 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z In other cases, the falsehoods appear aimed at convicting people — who may or may not have committed a crime — with trumped-up evidence. ‘Testilying’ by Police: A Stubborn Problem 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z Journalists who investigated allegations of official wrongdoing were arrested on trumped-up charges. Cancún: from tourist beach paradise to hotbed of Mexico's drug violence 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z For over a year, he’s been building a movement to challenge Maduro in presidential elections, but earlier this year was barred from holding office on what supporters consider trumped-up charges. Aides: Venezuelan police arrest Chavez’s ex spy chief 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z The mayor alleges former Tallahatchie County Sheriff Clarence Strider rounded Loggins and Collins up and locked them up in Charleston on trumped-up charges and under aliases, so they couldn’t testify at the Till murder trial. Village fights railroad for taxes that could save its future 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z Republicans held Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. in contempt when they were pursuing their trumped-up investigation of the “Fast and Furious” gunrunning scheme. Opinion | Hope Hicks’s resignation caused a stir. But what she did first is more important. 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z The Bahrain Center for Human Rights - of which Nabeel Rajab is president - said he was convicted on "trumped-up charges" following "a trial that was by itself a mockery of justice". Bahrain activist jailed over tweets 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z They haven’t, in part because foreign investors continue to shy away from a country where corruption is rampant and Western passport holders are liable to be jailed on trumped-up charges. Opinion | The nuclear agreement is ‘the worst deal ever’ — for Iran 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z Ms. de Lima is in prison awaiting trial on what she says are trumped-up bribery charges. Duterte Draws Fire for Crude Threat to Female Rebels in Philippines 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Kelly wants to exit the nuthouse and he sees this as his best excuse, trumped-up though it is. Kelly Says He’s Willing to Resign as Abuse Scandal Roils White House 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z His conviction on trumped-up charges of terrorism was one of those that the Supreme Court overturned. The president of the Maldives has lost all legitimacy but kept his job 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z The group — led by Senator Marco Rubio of Florida and Representative Christopher Smith of New Jersey — called the case against the three activists “trumped-up charges.” Hong Kong’s Courts Have Defended Its Freedoms. Is Beijing Changing That? 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z Uber’s attorneys are brushing off the allegations as trumped-up claims designed to thwart a rival. The Latest: Google spinoff and Uber trade jabs in court 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z But many of those refugees worry they would be jailed on trumped-up charges if they returned home. Rwanda, Uganda trade claims over treatment of refugees 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z He had been critical of official roadblocks to formally getting on the ballot, including a suspended jail sentence for what he said were trumped-up charges. Egypt's presidential election looks set to be a one-man affair 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z Instead of trumped-up nuclear threats, there’s endless propaganda about terrorist attacks. How Electric Dreams updates Philip K. Dick’s Cold War stories 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z Indeed, practically every aspect of the president’s trumped-up excuse is demonstrably foolish. Trump falsely blames Obama for his London fiasco 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z If the trumped-up case is not overturned on appeal, he is disqualified from running. A clutch of challengers could shake up Egypt’s presidential race 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Advocates for women say the protections included in the vetoed bill are better than the status quo and dismiss Hogan’s privacy concerns as trumped-up. Can employers ask why you’re taking sick leave? That’s key in Maryland debate. 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z On the death of the queen in 1603, he was tried for high treason on trumped-up charges and imprisoned in the Tower of London. The 100 best nonfiction books: No 99 – The History of the World by Walter Raleigh (1614) 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z Venezuela this month brought trumped-up weapons charges against Josh Holt, a Mormon missionary arrested 17 months ago — the same week two relatives of President Nicolás Maduro’s wife were sentenced on drug charges in New York. Opinion | How Trump can put America first: Get innocent U.S. citizens freed from foreign jails 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z Expect more trumped-up charges and long rides in patrol cars. Cuba’s Communists bar “alternative” candidates from local elections 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z The party in power is demanding the investigation and possible prosecution of its defeated political rival on trumped-up claims of wrongdoing. Opinion | Trump pulls another stunt of cynical distraction 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z It was then that his career was ruined and he was eventually arrested on trumped-up crimes while going on holiday with his family. Family feud in Ukraine turns ugly, showing shades of James Comey’s FBI 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z Azerbaijan’s independent Turan news agency suspended activities last month after its bank accounts were frozen and its director arrested on tax evasion charges that rights groups call trumped-up. French journalists in court accused of defaming Azerbaijan 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z With his accounts frozen, passport revoked and facing trumped-up charges in both civil and military courts, Mr Chaturon still remains optimistic in one way. In Thailand, civic life is suffering under the junta’s tight grip 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Navalny himself is barred by law from seeking office until 2021 because of convictions on what he called trumped-up fraud charges. Small town miles from Moscow sees a political awakening 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Maricopa County paid $8.7 million to settle lawsuits filed by county officials who claimed Arpaio had launched criminal investigations against them on trumped-up allegations. Critics: Pardon would nix chance to hold Arpaio accountable 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z Mr Gayoom, in turn, joined forces in March with Mr Nasheed, his former nemesis, who lives in exile after being sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment on trumped-up terrorism charges. The government of the Maldives is struggling to stay afloat 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z Others have been put on trial on trumped-up charges. Congo tensions rise with election delays 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z Krauss is a ringleader of violence that also sees more than a half-dozen black men and two white women thrown against a wall and beaten in a trumped-up search for a gun. For John Boyega and Will Poulter, the challenge was getting inside 'Detroit' as outsiders 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Maricopa County agreed to pay $8.7 million to settle lawsuits by people who said they were investigated on trumped-up allegations. Tactics, events that defined Joe Arpaio’s career as sheriff 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z Until recently, Luisa Ortega was seen as a hardline loyalist of the socialist administration, responsible for dozens of arrests on trumped-up charges against anti-government protesters. Once-loyal prosecutor emerges as hero in Venezuela protests 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z It is heartening that red states have joined blue in resisting the attempt by Trump’s trumped-up “voter fraud” commission to assemble a national list of voters. Opinion | Our #FakeHero president is an insult to our Founders 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z On the day the union released the report, a spokesman for Rawlings-Blake called it a “trumped-up political document full of baseless accusations, finger-pointing and personal attacks.” Baltimore businesses destroyed during riots sue city officials for failing to prevent violence 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z Pay us by freeing any U.S. citizen you arrested on trumped-up charges to annoy Barack Obama and to intimidate human rights activists. Welcome to the United American Emirate 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z “We maintained that it was from rehashed, trumped-up charges aimed at undermining the duly constituted government,” Mr. Abella said in a statement. Philippines Kills Impeachment Complaint Against Rodrigo Duterte 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z An internal State Department security report says 16 Americans have been detained on trumped-up subversion charges in the past decade. North Korea travel warnings issued to Americans 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z Since then, Erdoğan has used one trumped-up enemy after another to justify his drive for absolute power. Turkey’s Vote Makes Erdoğan Effectively a Dictator 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z Leila de Lima, a senator and former rights commissioner who was jailed in February on what she says are trumped-up charges, said Mr. Duterte’s pledge to free the police officers was “extremely disturbing.” Philippines Leader Vows to Pardon Police Accused in Mayor’s Death 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z The outgoing Obama administration announced sanctions against Gen. Alexander Bastrykin, a close Putin confidant who heads the state investigative committee — the instrument used to persecute opposition activists with trumped-up criminal charges. Opinion | For this Russian dissident, holding Putin accountable was almost deadly — twice 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z His supporters insist that he is innocent and say he was jailed on trumped-up, politically-motivated charges. Leopoldo Lopez: Venezuela court upholds 14-year prison sentence - BBC News 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Disputes over back taxes and other kinds of trumped-up environmental or criminal charges were used to justify the retaking of assets. Another possible reset with Russia? Trump should consider perils of Big Oil diplomacy first 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z If anything, her bristling humour and intellect made it seem in retrospect as though she had been rather slumming it in those trumped-up B-movies. Carrie Fisher obituary 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z If the story of His birth is merely a fabricated or trumped-up legend, then so is the rest of what Scripture tells us about Him. 3 religion and ethics headlines for your Thursday 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Talk of impeaching the next president on trumped-up charges is becoming routine. Will Republicans respect democracy? 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z It’s hard to say, at this point, which is more astonishing: the volume of Trump’s trumped-up statements or their scale. How Can Americans Trust Donald Trump? 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Local and foreign journalists are routinely banned, detained, beaten and forced to face trial on trumped-up charges. The $100bn gold mine and the West Papuans who say they are counting the cost | Susan Schulman and Kate Hodal 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z She noted that Mrs. Clinton, after years of enduring attacks and scandals she regarded as trumped-up, had a tendency to be stubborn about acknowledging error. WikiLeaks Lays Bare a Clinton Insider’s Emphatic Cheers and Jeers 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z Mrs. Clinton assailed his economic policies as favoring wealthy Americans, calling them “trumped-up, trickle-down,” and then made the first of several attempts to bait Mr. Trump into an overreaction. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Press Pointed Attacks in Debate 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z Are Trump and Pence even aware that Putin sent his most powerful political opponent, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, to Siberia for 10 years on trumped-up tax charges? Trump’s comments show he’s a threat to rule of law 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z Back in 2011, when several opposition journalists were arrested on trumped-up charges, I was writing in protest, tweeting in anger and taking part in demonstrations for free speech. Turkey’s repression is destroying my courage — and my health 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z As Mr. Kerry famously commented in 2014, “You just don’t in the 21st century behave in 19th century fashion by invading another country on completely trumped-up pretext.” Vladimir Putin mops the floor with Obama, John Kerry in the Middle East 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z The most recent example was the sentencing Sept. 22 of a human rights lawyer, Xia Lin, on trumped-up charges. In China, repression buries rule of law 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z She seemed to hesitate before speaking that line; it sounded about as spontaneous as her apparent new catchphrase “trumped-up trickle-down.” The Reverse-Gaslighting of Donald Trump 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z She called his tax plan “trumped-up trickle down.” Clinton outscores Trump — but the campaign isn’t over yet 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z “I call it trumped-up trickle down,” she says, before pivoting to painting Trump as a spoiled rich kid. What You Missed While Not Watching the Debate 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z "The union leadership's claims about jobs, pay, safety are trumped-up make believe," said passenger services director Angie Doll. Southern Railway travellers face more strikes - BBC News 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Muckraking journalists, rights advocates, opposition politicians, government whistle-blowers and other Russians who threaten that image are treated harshly — imprisoned on trumped-up charges, smeared in the news media and, with increasing frequency, killed. More of Kremlin’s Opponents Are Ending Up Dead 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z Human rights groups have accused Beijing of ramping up its assault on civil rights activists after a respected lawyer was jailed for 12 years on what they claim were trumped-up charges. China: lawyer for Ai Weiwei jailed for 12 years in 'severe retaliation' 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Relatives of several of the other prisoners arrested on what their families and governments consider trumped-up charges are also making public appeals. Relatives of Western prisoners in Tehran try to lobby Iranian president at the U.N. 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z The question was first asked by former Secretary of Labor Ray Donovan after he was acquitted of trumped-up fraud charges in 1987. Les Hinton’s Vindication 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z You will also need the money to buy your freedom from the police when they arrest you on trumped-up charges. Can Buhari get Nigerians to queue again? - BBC News 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Many villagers believe Lin is the victim of trumped-up charges. Protest at Chinese Village Ends With Arrests and Lockdown 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z Leaked recordings proved they were impeaching the elected president on trumped-up, non-impeachable offenses in order to prevent her from investigating actual corruption they are involved in. “Parliamentary coup”: Impeachment of Brazil’s President Rousseff hands power to corrupt, unelected right wing 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z Muckraking journalists, rights advocates, opposition politicians, government whistle-blowers and other Russians who threaten that image are treated harshly: imprisoned on trumped-up charges, smeared in the media and, with increasing frequency, killed. More critics of Kremlin find speaking out can be deadly 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z Russian prison culture dates back to the purges under Josef Stalin in the 1930s when millions of Soviet citizens were thrown into prison and labor camps under trumped-up charges. Imprisoned Russian draws life behind bars for messaging app 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z Monsour is one who is pursuing a federal lawsuit alleging their complaints prompted supervisors to retaliate with trumped-up accusations of wrongdoing that forced them to be placed on paid leave. NY caretakers say they are being punished for complaints 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z Americans shouldn’t fall for the brash billionaire’s trumped-up rhetoric and accusations. Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z The regime's response to his effrontery was to put him in jail for two years on trumped-up charges. Iraq Chilcot inquiry: Bitterness in Baghdad - BBC News 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z Had we not invaded Iraq on trumped-up charges, there would be no Islamic State. Mr. McCain went too far 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z His supporters insist he is innocent and say he was jailed on trumped-up, politically-motivated charges. Cuba will never rejoin OAS over Venezuela row, says Castro - BBC News 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z For the past 16 months, Ms. Ismayilova has been jailed in Baku on trumped-up charges of tax evasion and illegal business activities linked to the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty bureau she headed. The Global Magnitsky Act will help protect human rights activists worldwide 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Presumably that endeavor, and the defense of the Gulf states by the U.S. military, is not consistent with the abduction, torture and trial on trumped-up charges of U.S. citizens. The American ally that tortures American citizens 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z Kiss professed his innocence, saying that his conviction came at a show trial based on trumped-up charges. Laszlo Kiss, coach of Hungary's national swimming team, has resigned after it was revealed that he was one of three men convicted in a 1961 rape case 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Not long after his initial election, Erdoğan’s agents embarked on a large and sinister campaign to destroy his political opponents, jailing hundreds—journalists, university rectors, military officers, aid workers—on trumped-up charges and fabricated evidence. Erdogan’s March to Dictatorship in Turkey 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z The young Senate legislative aide wrote that too often senators hid behind false attacks on trumped-up charges when their real motive was simply the political blockade of an opposing president’s choice. Why Sen. Mitch McConnell won’t budge on the Supreme Court nomination 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z Djivanovic spent 18 months in jail awaiting trial for abuse of power — a trumped-up charge, he insists — after acting as an advisor to Belgrade on financial legislation and debt restructuring in the mid-2000s. Film buffs stage a sit-in, 15 months and counting, to save a Belgrade cinema 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z A number of opposition leaders are in jail on what they say are trumped-up charges while the government argues that they are dangerous individuals who incited deadly violence. Venezuela students protest against Supreme Court ruling - BBC News 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z Two of his children—Mehdi and Faezeh, who is also a former member of parliament—were sentenced to jail terms on trumped-up charges. Iran’s Voters Sent a Message to the Hard-Liners 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z According to Human Rights Watch, most of Burundi’s independent journalists and human rights defenders have fled the country in the wake of death threats, beatings and possible prosecution on trumped-up charges . Uganda’s longtime leader wins reelection in a vote that hardly looked fair 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z But Hun Sen will be welcomed in Sunnylands even though the opposition’s leader, Sam Rainsy, remains in exile after being sentenced to prison on trumped-up charges. Mr. Obama should not remain silent on human rights at the ASEAN summit 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z The rest is trumped-up rubbish – a garish spectacle that the NBA puts on only because they have Super Bowl envy. Why Sting, not Drake, should play the NBA all-star game 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z His family and The Post had called the charges trumped-up accusations leveled against a journalist just doing his job. Rezaian and Kerry speak at opening ceremony for Post headquarters 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z An opposition leader, Vladimir Kozlov, is in jail on trumped-up charges of fomenting that turmoil, which prompted a massive crackdown on the political opposition and independent media. Drift and dissent 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z His brother, Oleg, is in jail now, on, critics say, trumped-up charges as a political hostage. Alexei Navalny: 'Putin is the Tsar of corruption' - BBC News 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z His family and supporters denounced what they called trumped-up charges. Four Iranian-Americans freed under prisoner swap deal, Iran media reports 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z China's nationalist newspaper Global Times slammed the bookshop in an editorial Monday for "profiting on political rumors" and selling books with "trumped-up content." Wife of 1 of 5 missing Hong Kong booksellers drops police report after letter claims he's OK 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z Senior members of the agency have been arrested and prosecuted on apparently trumped-up charges, anticorruption activists say, in retaliation for its investigations. Indonesian Speaker’s Downfall Sets Precedent in a Corruption-Addled Nation 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z As I and others noted, the email didn’t actually contradict Panetta, and the whole thing was trumped-up nonsense. They have no shame: It’s confirmed, Fox News lied egregiously (again) in its latest Benghazi “bombshell” 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z None said anything about trumped-up negative reviews, but fabricated raves are nearly as bad — or perhaps just as misleading, though perhaps not quite as malicious. All the Product Reviews Money Can Buy 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z In fact, this wasn’t the first time a British doctor had gone to the media with trumped-up claims of vaccine-related harm. What the hell’s wrong with us? Autism, vaccines and why some people believe Jenny McCarthy over every doctor 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z The sham trial and conviction of Anwar Ibrahim on trumped-up and politically motivated charges is just one glaring example of the regime's desperation. What Obama Must Do in Malaysia 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Its first African American mayor was slung into jail in 1982 on trumped-up charges by a white establishment trying to hold back the civil rights tide. Poorest town in poorest state: segregation is gone but so are the jobs 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z The country was in flames, thousands of Americans were dead, and Chalabi was seen as the man most responsible for delivering the trumped-up intelligence that helped start the war. Postscript: Ahmad Chalabi 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Critics accused Mr Erdogan of using the judiciary to silence political opponents, and there were many allegations of trumped-up charges. Recep Tayyip Erdogan - Turkey's bruised battler - BBC News 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z "The Egyptian government tends to charge and arrest lawyers on trumped-up charges with the sole purpose of preventing them from working on critical cases," said Mohamed ElMessiry, Amnesty International's Egypt officer. Special Report: Egypt locks up lawyers in Islamist fight 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z The Nevada Gaming Control Board has used the trumped-up scandal as a pretext to ban daily fantasy sports, which are competition for Silver State bookies. Fantasy Moneyball ‘Scandal’ 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z The police would sit outside the store she runs with her husband waiting for customers to come out, then impound their cars on what advocates said were trumped-up charges. Has Obama administration's stepped-up pressure on police departments worked? 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z An honest Roman citizen, resident in Sicily, had been accused on trumped-up charges by a rogue governor of the island. Ancient Rome and Today’s Migrant Crisis 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z The Iranian government has never provided proof of the trumped-up espionage and other charges against Jason, so today’s vague statement on a purported verdict, while certainly disappointing to our family, is not surprising.” Iran says verdict reached on Washington Post correspondent 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z “This is a pattern where whistleblowers who disclose wrongdoing often face trumped-up charges but where employees who put vets’ health at risk or engage in misconduct that endangers vets are going unpunished,” Lerner said. He blew the whistle on the VA — and then was almost sacked for eating stale sandwiches 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z In February, the country’s opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, was imprisoned on blatantly trumped-up charges, just under a year after the coalition Mr. Anwar led won the popular vote in national elections. Malaysia’s prime minister is a questionable ally 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z As far as trumped-up celebrity profile encounters go, skeet shooting proved almost comically apt. Michael Fassbender, Nobody’s Fool 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Renfrow said the next day, he was placed in solitary confinement for what he described as a trumped-up drug charge and spent 15 days there. Inmate Speaks Out About ‘Beat Up Squad’ Abuse as Family Sues Over Death 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Just four years after this portrait, though, Hyde left the country for France, under the cloud of a possibly trumped-up financial scandal. Precious Objects From Vanishing Estates on Long Island 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z MOSCOW—A Russian military court Tuesday sentenced a Ukrainian film director to 20 years in prison on terrorism charges that Ukraine and Western capitals say are trumped-up. Ukrainian Filmmaker Sentenced to 20 Years by Russian Court 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Separately, a Russian prosecutor requested a 23-year sentence for a Ukrainian film director on terrorism charges that Western capitals say are trumped-up. Russian Court Sentences Estonian Security Officer on Espionage Charges 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z The trumped-up bidding process was labeled a “sports tournament,” with an assortment of rounds and a “trophy.” Petrobras Oil Scandal Leaves Brazilians Lamenting a Lost Dream 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z The ordeals of those interviewees who dared publicly remember veered from the Kafkaesque to the Orwellian, including trumped-up jail terms and forced “holidays” accompanied by members of the security apparatus. Louisa Lim: 'I wanted to discover how Chinese people became complicit in an act of mass amnesia' 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z A spokesman for Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake rejected the evaluation by the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3, which represents more than 2,500 officers, as a "trumped-up political document." Baltimore police union slams Freddie Gray riot response 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Each of the investigations collapsed, and county taxpayers had to pay $8.7 million in lawsuits to the people who said they were investigated on trumped-up allegations. Trial to examine retaliation charge against Arizona sheriff 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z Opposition activists and human rights campaigners accused the government of trying to silence critics ahead of the games by jailing them on trumped-up charges. European Games come to a close in Azerbaijan 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z Regular demonstrations in Shiite areas are put down by force; activists are arrested and often tortured; and opposition politicians and human rights monitors are prosecuted on trumped-up charges. Bahrain’s rulers now flout the U.S. openly 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z Defense lawyer Daniel Maynard calls it a trumped-up case based largely on an unreliable snitch. Man Charged in Texas Shooting Wanted to Attack Super Bowl, Prosecutors Say 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z In a statement, Kevin Harris, a Rawlings-Blake spokesman, said: "This report is no more than a trumped-up political document full of baseless accusations, finger pointing and personal attacks." Baltimore police union slams Freddie Gray riot response 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z “What happens now is someone is kidnapped and then sent to court later on trumped-up charges.” Egyptian groups: Government has been kidnapping students, activists 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z These allegations are vague, trumped-up and of the kind often used in political persecutions. China exports repression beyond its borders 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z Ms. Laney, the chief financial officer at the Phoenix VA medical center, said rival administrators subjected her to sexual accusations, a trumped-up police investigation and racial smears for two years. Phoenix VA hospital troubles persist a year after phony wait times scandal 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z He was barred from competing in the November poll on what many viewed as a trumped-up pretext of registration irregularities. Moldova Eyes Russia’s Embrace as Flirtation With Europe Fades 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Imagine how people would react if such a trumped-up arrest ended in the death of the person being arbitrarily detained. Freddie Gray never had a chance 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Often, those who complain or pose a threat to the status quo are silenced, either through violence or legal action on trumped-up charges. Searching for Peace and Justice in Guatemala 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z In January officials at Delhi airport used trumped-up charges to stop an Indian woman leaving the country. How to damage India’s reputation 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z The law’s defenders say it’s a trumped-up attack. Health care at the high court: 5 ways this time is different 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z The law's defenders say it's a trumped-up attack. Health care at the high court: 5 ways this time is different 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z University of Missouri-Kansas City Chancellor Leo Morton’s public apology for the submission of trumped-up ratings data in the Henry W. Bloch School of Management’s entrepreneurship program was welcome but belated. Recent Missouri Editorials 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Fed up with what he believed were trumped-up charges, McGuire resigned to coach the NBA's Philadelphia Warriors and their young center, Wilt Chamberlain. Dean Smith dies at 83; North Carolina basketball coaching legend 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z He was accused of inciting perjury when he was a lawyer representing a regional politician in a Constitutional Court case in 2010 — a trumped-up charge, say both the KPK and civil-society figures. 100 Days of Jokowi 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Eventually, Iran hopes, foreign businesses bombarded by trumped-up stories of an investment stampede, will conclude that they might as well get ahead of the game. Don't Buy Tehran's Claims of Booming Western Business in Iran 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z Throughout the trial, according to the New York Times, state prosecutors attempted to paint Combs as spiteful and was arresting Bailey on a trumped-up charge. Mistrial Declared in Case of South Carolina Cop Who Killed Unarmed Black Man 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z In opening statements on Wednesday, Prosecutor David Pasco said Combs tried to arrest Bailey “on a trumped-up warrant.” White chief who shot black man said he feared for his life 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Navalny, the opposition movement’s de-facto leader, was sentenced to indefinite house arrest, largely banned from using the Internet, and swamped with trumped-up criminal charges. The Man to Take on Putin 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z The makers of the new movie “Selma” apparently just couldn’t resist taking dramatic, trumped-up license with a true story that didn’t need any embellishment to work as a big-screen historical drama. The movie ‘Selma’ has a glaring flaw 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z She said she was reprimanded for being an obstructionist, reduced to part-time hours, investigated for what she called trumped-up charges and transferred to a clerk’s job. Military Hospital Care Is Questioned; Next, Reprisals 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z Then, on Dec. 5, she was arrested and ordered held for two months in pretrial custody on patently trumped-up charges that she nearly drove a man to suicide. Azerbaijan imprisons an investigative journalist 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Most declined to comment, but those who did said they believed the defendants were the victims of trumped-up charges. 5 students plead not guilty in sex assault case 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z Perhaps with real threats back in the news—beheadings by ISIS, mysterious contagious illnesses, riots in the Midwest—the trumped-up rhetoric lost all appeal. Let's Start A New Season Of Treating Women Like Grown-Ups 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z Scores of secular Egyptians who led the fight to create a liberal democracy in 2011 and 2012 have been imprisoned on trumped-up charges. Stop U.S. support for the repressive regime in Egypt But will these be real probes or trumped-up witch hunts? TIGTA Must Disclose More About Investigation Of Possible IRS Release Of Koch Industries Return Information 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z The lawsuit contended that the company didn’t need such permission and alleged that the archdiocese is making a trumped-up allegation in order to seize the company’s lucrative business. Company seeks $250M from Los Angeles archdiocese 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Franz Ehrlich had been interned as a communist on trumped-up charges of treason. Ten objects that made modern Germany 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Rights groups say the charges are trumped-up and the conviction amounts to political scapegoating. Chinese Uighur Leader Sentenced to Life on Separatism Charges 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z But Benghazi is different – its memory is kept determinedly alive by conspiracy-minded Republicans and conservatives who see the potential for political gain in the trumped-up scandal. Fox’s crazy new Benghazi blitz: Why it’s desperately clinging to its favorite conspiracy 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z Last week marked the 75th anniversary of the start of World War II. On September 1, 1939, the Germans invaded Poland on a trumped-up pretense, and the rest as they say, is history. How To Lead With Blood, Toil, Tears And Sweat 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z Many were arrested or fined on trumped-up charges of “hooliganism” or protesting without a permit, and journalists were threatened or blackmailed by the government. Putin Risks Popularity With Ukraine Invasion 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z “The primary basis of these laws is a trumped-up ‘threat’ from ‘radicalized’ Muslims returning from Iraq or Syria,” the statement said. Australia cites reporter’s killing in law reforms 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z Activists are commonly prosecuted on trumped-up charges such as assaulting a policeman or planning riots. There's a New Terror Threat Emerging in Western Sahara, and the World Isn't Paying Attention 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z Charney's backers contend he was pushed out on trumped-up misconduct allegations so the board could sell the beleaguered company. For better or worse, Charney's ouster is felt at American Apparel 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Last week marked the 75th anniversary of the start of World War II. On September 1, 1939, the Germans invaded Poland on a trumped-up pretense, and the rest as they say, is history. How To Lead With Blood, Toil, Tears And Sweat 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z But he roused Putin's ire by refusing to stay out of politics and served 10 years in jail in what were widely seen as trumped-up charges. Russia ordered to pay $50bn in damages to Yukos shareholders 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z I was sentenced to five years in prison with hard labor after being found guilty in absentia of a trumped-up felony. Branded a felon by Egypt, I’m in legal limbo in the U.S. “Meanwhile, authorities continue to arrest and imprison protesters and dissidents on trumped-up charges and violently break up peaceful demonstrations, especially in Western Sahara.” Morocco’s King Slow to Deliver on Pro-Democracy Vows 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z On a tour of Washington last week, the 38-year-old self-styled socialist conceded with a shrug that he may well be tried on trumped-up financial charges when he returns home. A solitary voice against Putin Then, in October 1960, Martin Luther King Jr. was jailed in Georgia on a trumped-up charge. Jackie Robinson and Nixon: Life and Death of a Political Friendship 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z In August 1980, Anna Walentynowicz, a diminutive dockworker at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk, was fired on a trumped-up charge of theft. Wojciech Jaruzelski, Poland’s last communist leader, dies It was already headed in the other direction when President George W. Bush ordered the Pentagon into Iraq less than two years later on trumped-up claims that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction. The U.S. Military: Sidelined by a Fatigued Nation 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z Republicans say the wage gap is a trumped-up issue Democrats are using to bolster female support for the midterm elections. Obama Eyes Equal Pay For Women Amid Election-Year Push 2014-04-08T17:25:11Z Many believe he was convicted of tax violations and other crimes and sent to prison on trumped-up charges. Russia Preparing Counterproposals Over Ukraine 2014-03-11T03:01:47Z “You just don’t in the 21st century behave in 19th century fashion by invading another country on a completely trumped-up pretext.” Propaganda and nonsense: Even more New York Times hypocrisy 2014-03-06T17:28:00Z “Russia chose this brazen act of aggression and moved in with its forces on a completely trumped-up set of pretexts, claiming that people were threatened,” Kerry said on CBS. Kerry to visit Ukraine on Tuesday, threatens sanctions if Russia doesn’t pull forces back 2014-03-02T21:31:50Z Russia’s “incredible act of aggression” amounts to “a stunning willful choice” by Putin to invade another country on a “trumped-up pretext,” Kerry said. Kerry: Western powers are prepared to sanction Russia for its “incredible act of aggression” 2014-03-02T16:22:00Z The former oil tycoon spent 10 years in jail on what the West considers trumped-up political charges by President Vladimir Putin’s government. Khodorkovsky Vows to Help Free Political Inmates 2013-12-22T14:05:23Z And furthermore, with each case of trumped-up charges or selective coverage, the Chinese government decreases the extent to which its citizens believe what they say. China State Broadcaster's Attack On Foreign Brands Fuels Citizens' Skepticism Of Government 2013-12-17T13:30:00Z In the summer, Putin tried to correct failures in the legal system with an amnesty for entrepreneurs, many of them jailed on trumped-up charges stemming from business disputes. European rights body urges Russia to reform judiciary 2013-11-12T14:49:08Z Human rights groups say the 42-year-old was imprisoned on trumped-up charges. Jailed indigenous teacher freed under new Mexican pardon law 2013-10-31T21:36:41Z Human rights groups say he was imprisoned on trumped-up charges. Mexico's president to pardon indigenous teacher under new law 2013-10-30T04:29:36Z The opposition accuses him of targeting political rivals over relatively small amounts of money on trumped-up charges, while turning a blind eye to massive looting of public funds by his high-ranking "Chavista" allies. Venezuela politics soiled by sordid claims, gay slurs 2013-08-15T19:47:56Z In the past, some rivals of Chavez were jailed or forced into exile on what they say were trumped-up corruption charges. Analysis: Under fire, Venezuela's Maduro vows new graft crackdown 2013-08-14T17:41:40Z The release followed a series of other such cases, as Mexican courts strive to enforce due process more strictly in a country where forced confessions, torture and prolonged detention on trumped-up charges are common. Mexican Tied to Killing of D.E.A. Agent Is Freed 2013-08-10T00:47:18Z Thirteen people have been freed so far as part of an amnesty for Russia's jailed entrepreneurs intended to correct failures in Russia's legal system, which has often seen entrepreneurs jailed on trumped-up charges. European court says Russia's Khodorkovsky case not political 2013-07-25T10:00:44Z He rejected the corruption and murder cases as trumped-up and demanded to see senior leaders. Disgraced Chinese Official May Go on Trial Soon 2013-07-24T12:54:42Z He was later detained by Russian police for illegal possession of weapons - though Ermakov said police had planted a grenade on him to support a trumped-up charge. Ex-Soviet states return people to torture in Central Asia: Amnesty 2013-07-03T13:43:40Z Entrepreneurs are often jailed by corrupt judges on trumped-up charges brought by crooked investigators and judges, with echoes of the repressive justice of the Soviet era. Russia passes amnesty for economic crimes in boost to business 2013-07-02T17:15:31Z He fled into exile, accused of racial incitement and destruction of property — trumped-up charges that are politically motivated, he insists. Cambodia Election Campaign, Little Change 2013-06-28T05:05:24Z The jailing of entrepreneurs - often on trumped-up charges pressed by corrupt investigators and judges - harks back to the repressive justice of the Soviet era and is a glaring example of Russia's poor investment climate. Russia eyes amnesty for economic crime - but selectively 2013-06-21T17:35:14Z Or his brother-in-law, who on June 9 was sentenced to 11 years in jail in what many suspect is another trumped-up conviction? Viewpoint: Why Surveillance Outrage Falls Flat In China 2013-06-19T07:20:34Z He said the controversies enveloping the White House were the result of Republican lawmakers’ trying to “drag Washington into a swamp of partisan fishing expeditions, trumped-up hearings and false allegations.” White House Told in April That Audit of I.R.S. Completed 2013-05-20T03:33:32Z What they want to do when they are lacking a positive agenda is try to drag Washington into a swamp of partisan fishing expeditions, trumped-up hearings and false allegations. White House accuses Republicans of 'fishing expeditions' 2013-05-19T19:23:40Z He was kidnapped in Beijing by the Yuncheng police and jailed on a trumped-up charge. China's citizen journalists finding the mouse is mightier than the pen 2013-04-11T14:28:05Z He said his nephew, Chen Kegui, was sentenced to more than three years in prison on what Chen called “trumped-up charges” after trying to defend himself against government-sanctioned thugs. Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng wants secret accords revealed 2013-04-09T19:51:05Z Given Iran’s history of trumped-up confessions, skepticism is more than justified. Spy Fail: Why Iran Is Losing Its Covert War with Israel 2013-02-13T08:35:21Z “Two undercover policemen claimed that women had called out to them, but that is just a trumped-up pretext,” said one of the protesters, all of whom declined to be named. Turkey Cracks Down on Legal Brothels 2013-01-24T00:24:32Z Jared Polis proclaiming that "the charges were ridiculous and trumped-up" and labeling Swartz a "martyr" for the evils of minimum sentencing guidelines, while Rep. Carmen Ortiz and Stephen Heymann: accountability for prosecutorial abuse 2013-01-16T11:40:43Z Dozens of others have been detained on trumped-up charges. The End of Putinomics 2012-12-30T05:00:00Z For good measure, he’s prosecuted posthumously for a list of trumped-up crimes. Sergei Magnitsky Lives 2012-11-26T06:00:00Z Last year, Dadkhah was sentenced to nine years in prison on a trumped-up charge of “attempting to overthrow the ruling Islamic system.” Iran’s Latest Crackdown 2012-10-26T18:25:00Z Once, the dominant theme was hardline secularists selectively interpreting the country's laws to try perceived Islamist opponents on trumped-up charges of insulting "Turkishness" or the army, or of inciting religious hatred. Tweeting pianist Say denies Turkish religious insult charge 2012-10-18T19:40:56Z But the Polish resistance hero was crushed by the post-war communist regime — tried on trumped-up charges and executed. Poland searches for Auschwitz hero 2012-08-30T15:30:00Z Cherney fears he might not get a fair trial or be arrested on "trumped-up charges" orchestrated by Deripaska if he returns to Russia – where, he's also argued, he faces the risk of assassination. Paul Tucker gets a chance to explain himself 2012-07-07T23:03:25Z In 2006, after Mr. Chen angered local authorities by bringing a class-action suit alleging forced sterilizations and abortions, he was sent to prison for four years on what many observers called trumped-up charges. Chen Guangcheng Is Safe in New York, but Thinks of China 2012-06-19T00:01:09Z After four years in jail on what he and his supporters say were trumped-up charges designed to end his activism, Chen Guangcheng was released in 2010 and put under house arrest. Blind Chinese activist's brother says officials destroyed abuse evidence 2012-06-08T09:04:36Z Ibrahim spent three years in Tora, sentenced on trumped-up charges he says were the result of a vendetta touched off by an article he wrote asserting that Mubarak was readying Gamal to succeed him. Egypt comes to terms with Mubarak in jail 2012-06-05T16:45:09Z Chen was jailed for a little more than four years starting in 2006 on what he and his supporters say were trumped-up charges designed to end his advocacy. China activist worried about nephew's legal plight 2012-05-23T21:00:59Z Something more damaging may, however, remain: the ongoing persecution of anarchists and activists with entrapment, intimidation and trumped-up charges. Chicago braces for last day of large NATO protests 2012-05-21T17:27:00Z He was jailed in 2006 on charges of property destruction and organizing a mob to disrupt traffic, which his supporters say were trumped-up. From China's State Press, a Not-So-Fond Farewell to Activist Chen Guangcheng 2012-05-21T12:06:33Z He was jailed for a little more than four years starting in 2006 on what he and his supporters say were trumped-up charges designed to end his rights advocacy. Blind Chinese activist arrives in New York 2012-05-20T00:10:55Z Even in 2010, after he was released from jail on trumped-up charges of “disturbing traffic” and “destroying property,” Chen and his wife disappeared into house arrest in their stone farmhouse. Bound for America: After Seven Years of Abuse, Activist Chen Set to Leave China 2012-05-19T10:05:38Z In 2006 he was sentenced to a four-year prison term on charges of disturbing public order and disrupting traffic, which his supporters say were trumped-up. Can Activist Chen Guangcheng Find Justice in China? 2012-05-09T10:05:47Z In 2006, he was sentenced to more than four years in jail on seemingly trumped-up charges of “damaging property and organizing a mob to disturb traffic.” Blind Chinese Activist Missing After Reportedly Escaping From House Arrest 2012-04-27T08:06:00Z But he was a gentleman, and would have died before he would have saved himself by a lie--by a trumped-up tale. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z These are no trumped-up tales after the prediction had been fulfilled. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z Clergymen, lawyers, members of Congress, and of various state legislatures, all permit their portraits to appear, advertising the merits of some trumped-up cure for catarrh or rheumatism. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z The Magyar nobles were now systematically spoliated on trumped-up charges of treason; hundreds of them were ruined. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z On his return from this trip Balboa was arrested by Pedrarias on a trumped-up charge of treason, and in the forty-second year of his life was beheaded, while declaring his entire innocency of all treachery. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z Planned Parenthood is currently being investigated under what many consider to be trumped-up charges by House Republican, Rep. Three Important PR Lessons From This Week's Komen, Sierra Club Scandals 2012-02-03T04:10:15Z Iranian gay men are typically tried on other trumped-up charges. Islam and homosexuality: Straight but narrow 2012-02-02T16:03:12Z Meaning that ISPs are that much more likely to simply take all complaints at face-value, leading to even more easy censorship of the Internet with nothing more than a trumped-up trademark claim.” ACTA Moves Forward In Europe Despite Protests - What It Means For Our Freedom Online 2012-01-27T18:03:07Z “He was, on a trumped-up charge, and he was promptly dismissed by me.” Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z Chen was jailed for four years on what his supporters said was a trumped-up charge of "damaging property and obstructing traffic." U.S.-trained Chinese official seen behind blind activist's 2011-12-30T04:52:24Z “We are concerned that Mr. Assange, if extradited to Sweden, could subsequently be extradited to the United States to face trumped-up charges arising from the work of the WikiLeaks website,” Ludlam said in a statement. WikiLeaks’s Assange to Fight Extradition at U.K. Top Court 2011-12-05T15:52:02Z Yes," snorted the chief, "and be laughed out of court on some trumped-up story framed by a well-paid lawyer. On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents 2011-11-26T03:00:14.947Z For my own part, I choose utterly to discredit this trumped-up tale. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z “But this is no trumped-up charge,” he declared. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z The purpose of the first provision is to prevent interference with members in the discharge of their high and responsible duties, through arrest for trivial offenses or trumped-up charges. Government in the United States National, State and Local 2011-11-16T03:00:28.590Z Alongside pictures of a 7-year-old Knox smiling in a Minnie Mouse birthday hat, parents compiled links to evidence that they say show how trumped-up the charges against her were. Amanda Knox: How Her Family Held Together During Her Imprisonment 2011-10-05T18:35:33Z A cadet’s life might be made a burthen to him by his being placed in arrest day after day offences which were “trumped-up” by a corporal. The Gentleman Cadet His Career and Adventures at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich 2011-08-31T02:01:40.423Z The 'Little Susan' is in the hands of a sheriff's posse, and David Massingale is under arrest on some trumped-up charge—selling ore for his individual account, or something of that sort. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z Here was Ralegh, coming to report a successful and daring exploit, suddenly obliged to defend himself against a trumped-up charge. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Since she must go in to the jeweller's on Lady Henrietta's trumped-up errand she might as well take it with her. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z It sacked her on trumped-up charges after she accused two doctors of moonlighting. Let the law save whistleblowers, not silence them 2011-07-09T23:04:13Z Rights groups say hundreds of jailed politicians, students and activists were convicted on trumped-up charges to justify their incarceration. Australia's Rudd says Suu Kyi will tour outside Yangon 2011-07-02T16:07:52Z The detention of Mr Ai on what supporters called trumped-up charges prompted a global campaign for his release. Ai Weiwei associates 'also freed' 2011-06-25T08:52:30Z Why should they be expected to believe in a trumped-up story, when the vessels were full of Spanish apparel and Spanish merchandise and unmistakable pirates, and why should they be deprived of their proper spoil? Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Crime stalked abroad in the new republic; unoffending citizens were cast into prison or beheaded on the trumped-up charge of treason. The Friars in the Philippines 2011-06-17T02:00:20.100Z Now, Shylock, after deducting the bonus and all trumped-up charges, how much did you loan?” The Best Policy 2011-06-13T02:00:32.860Z The ostensible justification for such an odd system is to minimize the possibility of one party unfairly turning the other into a target with trumped-up charges. City Room: An Ethics Bill at Last (Fingers Crossed) 2011-06-09T12:32:03Z They've gone to work and given him ninety-five demerits in a week on trumped-up charges. A Cadet's Honor Mark Mallory's Heroism 2011-05-15T02:00:10.653Z He arranged for ruses to search Zazi's rental car at a fake drug-screening checkpoint and then an impoundment lot, where traffic police towed it on a trumped-up infraction. How the G-Man Got His Groove Back 2011-04-28T08:35:00Z And if I refuse, I suppose you are going to bring all these trumped-up charges against me. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z "He won't be going – it's not an international, it's an invented game, a trumped-up game," Richardson told Rugby League Week magazine. England's Australia-based players set to miss June game against Exiles 2011-03-29T20:16:43Z "I would arrest the leaders, sir, on a trumped-up charge, and get the evidence out of them that way." The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike 2011-03-06T03:00:22.017Z I threw him my thanks in a trumped-up smile, which he returned with such sweet encouragement as to nearly unman me. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z “If you are looking for accessories in this trumped-up case, you have one ready to hand,” he exclaimed. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z Mr. Jones and his supporters said the charges were trumped-up and retaliation for his complaint. Acquittal After Reporting Black Doll Head on Police Car 2011-01-15T01:34:48Z Will GOP bust budget protecting selves from trumped-up threats? Will GOP bust budget protecting selves from trumped-up threats? 2011-01-13T16:10:00Z "You see, your precious husband has been making trumped-up charges against me, on your account, which are highly unpleasant." Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy 2011-01-13T03:01:14.887Z He is accused of attacking police officers, although his family and friends believe this is a trumped-up charge initiated because of his political activism. Speaking out 2011-01-06T00:12:43Z In addition to tossing Mr. Khodorkovsky in jail on trumped-up charges, the Russian authorities also brought bogus tax claims against Yukos itself, shoving it into bankruptcy. Talking Business: Guilty Verdict for a Tycoon, and Russia 2011-01-01T01:16:26Z The year in trumped-up pseudo-scandals Every day, right-wing blogs and Fox News are abuzz with hysterical reports of partly or wholly invented scandals that, in their fevered imaginations, threaten to once-and-for-all destroy the Obama administration. The year in trumped-up pseudo-scandals 2010-12-24T13:30:00Z In 1989, she was detained on trumped-up national security charges and put under house arrest. Venezuela congress grants Chavez decree powers 2010-12-17T22:28:00Z "Because, I believe, he holds the only piece of evidence which could appear to substantiate Darcy's trumped-up lie." Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy 2011-01-13T03:01:14.887Z Instead, officials charge protection money in return for not closing down your business, not imprisoning you on a trumped-up charge or not confiscating your assets on a pretext of a tax investigation. Witness: Two deaths and four years in Putin's Russia 2010-10-14T10:05:00Z “This just supports our contention from the beginning that this is all a farce, a politically motivated trial and trumped-up charges,” Mr. Anwar said after the hearing was adjourned. Rumored Affair May Disrupt Anwar Trial in Malaysia 2010-08-02T13:51:00Z She filed a federal lawsuit this week against the university, arguing administrators "intentionally trumped-up the allegations" against her. NCAA penalizes Ball State women's tennis program 2010-07-14T19:17:00Z There was no comparison between this election and the previous, trumped-up ones, many residents said. Conakry Journal: As Guinea Moves Forward, Some Defend the Old Order 2010-07-08T23:50:00Z But once the name "climategate" was affixed to the trumped-up non-scandal and printed in large type in a major newspaper, it didn't matter what the emails said. Newspaper retracts "climategate" story, months too late 2010-06-25T21:15:00Z Diplomats from Sweden, Germany, Poland, Hungary and Britain visited his home with journalists last year to show their unhappiness with Ferrer's arrest, which they viewed as political persecution obscured by trumped-up criminal charges. Cuban dissident leaves jail in case that irked EU 2010-06-22T21:48:00Z The crucial thing that Kobach revealed in this email is that questioning people with brown skin under essentially trumped-up pretexts isn't just a bug in the law. Email reveals Arizona law was designed to maximize harassment 2010-05-03T13:30:00Z The leading Sunni candidate was arrested this month on what supporters call trumped-up terrorism charges. With Options Dwindling, Iraqi Sunnis Pin Their Hopes on Elections 2010-02-26T23:37:00Z Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has refrained from criticizing China, even for the arrest of an Australian mining executive on what many observers see as a trumped-up spying charge. The West Now Ignores Human Rights 2010-02-20T02:33:00Z De Villepin's acquittal will allow him to redouble his opposition to Sarkozy — and claim he survived the president's attempt to eliminate him with a trumped-up court case. 2010-01-28T16:35:00Z He made a brief and indignant address to the magistrate on the way in which the sanctity of Mr Huish’s home had been invaded, and a gentleman dragged off to answer this disgraceful trumped-up charge. A Double Knot The happy boy pays over all his savings to the agent, and suddenly finds himself discharged on some trumped-up charge, or comes down-town next day to find the office locked and employer and "business" flown. Harper's Round Table, October 22, 1895 His father-in-law, becoming jealous of Balboa's brilliant prospects, enticed him back to Darien by a treacherous message, seized him, and had him publicly executed, on the trumped-up charge of high treason, in 1517. The Spanish Pioneers After recapitulating a demand for certain documents,—so vaguely worded as to seem a mere invented and trumped-up request,—it went to speak of great services unrewarded, and honorable zeal not only neglected but persecuted. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience A trumped-up charge of extortion was now brought against Rutilius, and he was tried and adjudged guilty. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. The commissaire is not the man to believe a trumped-up tale of the sort; besides, you are well aware that you are responsible for these "rats" of yours. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune “I wondered if he could be the Slavin who invented the new wireless telephone–” “They got him into jail on a trumped-up charge,” said Charlie. A Campfire Girl's Happiness Notice, the shrewdness of the trumped-up charge against Paul and Silas. Bible Studies in the Life of Paul Historical and Constructive On your silence as to this trumped-up charge of a secret marriage, and also of wrongs pretended to be done by my hands, depends the comfort of Lovelace Ellsworth. Dainty's Cruel Rivals The Fatal Birthday |
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