Sentence examples for criminal behind from inspiring English sources

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Maria trusted the government when she applied for DACA, and didn't think twice about helping the L.A.P.D. put a criminal behind bars.

By Kirk W. Johnson September 13, 2017 Maria trusted the government when she applied for DACA, and didn't think twice about helping the L.A.P.D. put a criminal behind bars.

But the vast majority of misconduct by law enforcement is motivated not by spite but by the belief that the end justifies the means — that it is fine to play fast and loose with the facts if doing so will put a dangerous criminal behind bars.

So when the Globe and Mail's Lysiane Gagnon writes that "the public now sees a criminal behind every politician, and has completely lost faith in the political process," I think she's mistaken is using the word "now" instead of "still," and in leaving out the words "long ago" in the second clause.

James E. Johnson, the undersecretary for enforcement at the Treasury Department, called this effort "finding the criminal behind the criminal".

The high point of a "Major Crimes" episode will have police and prosecutors working together to put a criminal behind bars by way of a deal.

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To cement the arrest, you must approach the downed criminal from behind and interact with them using the 'F' key.

"You know, there are criminals behind this," he added darkly.

Who are the criminals behind these international networks?

The United States attorney's office in Manhattan is not focused solely on putting criminals behind bars.

By Friday, researchers said the criminals behind Kelihos.b had already abandoned the botnet and moved on.

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