Sentence examples for charges of plundering from inspiring English sources
PAUL BURRELL, former butler to Princess Diana, after he was cleared of charges of plundering her estate.
Another brother, Peter, was arrested this month and remains in custody on charges of plundering the New York docks.
Later she became founding director of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, where her work led to the arrest, in 2001, of Philippine president Joseph Estrada on charges of plundering the country's coffers.
They included the cancellation of a proposed law that would ban demonstrations, faster prosecution of those responsible for killing hundreds of protesters in January and February and trials for the Mubarak family on charges of plundering national wealth.
Royal word that maybe the butler didn't do it after all saved the former manservant of Diana, Princess of Wales, today, when he was cleared of charges of plundering her estate.
Charges of plundering Diana's estate were dropped on Friday after the court was informed that the queen had remembered being told by Mr. Burrell that he intended to keep some of the princess's goods for safekeeping.
Under heavy guard against possible street protests, the former president of the Philippines, Joseph Estrada, was arraigned today on a charge of plundering the country while in office.
Barbara Crossette (NYT) PHILIPPINES: SUPPORT FOR EX-PRESIDENT Tens of thousands of predominantly poor people rallied in Manila in support of former President Joseph Estrada, who was arrested and jailed Wednesday on a charge of plundering the economy.
Mr. Estrada's impeachment trial was suspended, but his criminal trial on charges of plunder began here Oct. 1.
Later that year Estrada was brought to trial on charges of plunder (large-scale corruption) and accused of having procured more than $80 million through bribes and corrupt dealings.
Bhutto and her husband, Asif Zardari — widely known as "Mr. 10%" — faced allegations of plundering the country; charges were filed in Pakistan, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
