say aver assert plead maintain contend claim contended conspired accuse complaint indicted investigating prosecute charged questioned lied deny filed convicted arrested claimed implicate extorted lawsuit fact party pleading evidence alleges alleging asseverate wrongdoing accused alleged prosecutors allegations allegedly defrauded suing defendants bribed prosecuted lawyers denied charges accusations attorneys plaintiffs investigated accusing claiming sued falsely implicated coerced prosecution contending argue fraud bribing claims contends acquitted complain misled bribes guilty lawsuits wrongfully criminal wrongly investigators cite complicity improperly indictments allegation implicating systematically defrauding collusion convictions pleaded indicate abuses suggest suspects prosecuting knowingly unlawfully fraudulently assertions kickbacks extortion suspected bribery conspiring denounce accusation