Sentence examples for investigators off from inspiring English sources

"These four churches were burned as a diversion, to throw investigators off," Mr. Johnson wrote in his affidavit.

Not only did firing Comey not get investigators off Trump's back, but the investigation into possible ties between Russia and his campaign also includes a close adviser, the Washington Post reported, citing unnamed officials.

The U.N. court investigating the 1994 genocide in Rwanda said Monday that it has taken four investigators off its payroll because they are suspected of war crimes.

He wants to throw the investigators off".

And did Trump or others break the law to throw investigators off the trail?

But it could also be a red herring designed to put investigators off the scent.

A reasonable finding could be made that the April 2011 disclosures had omissions (discussed above) and half-truths that would have thrown a reasonably diligent investigator off the trail or led it not to inquire at all— rather than the opposite.

It is common practice, then, that through the available legal norms, principal investigators sign off their rights to the work they were hired to do (often including off-work hours).

Investigators sealed off the scene and prepared to disarm the unexploded missile.

The investigators sealed off the warehouse, and obtained a search warrant.

As the buyer came into focus, investigators backed off other leads.