immunity deals
Charges dropped agreements
Immunity deals are agreements in which prosecutors promise not to charge someone with crimes in exchange for their cooperation—typically testimony against others or information about criminal activity.
The witness accepted an immunity deal to testify against the cartel.
Such arrangements are common in cases involving organized crime, political corruption, or corporate fraud, where lower-level participants trade their knowledge for legal protection.
- plea bargainNegotiated criminal case resolution
- queen for a dayBrief spell of indulgence
- witnessOne who attests
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
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- Iran-ContraIran-Contra, Contras, Reagan, arms sales, Nicaragua
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Government's legal action against accused
indictment · conviction · criminal charges · criminal liability · standing trial
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