federal investigator

collocation in English

meaningsoffederalandinvestigator

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federal
adjective
uk
/ˈfed.ər.əl/us
/ˈfed.ɚ.əl/
relating to the central government, and not to the government of a region, of some countries such as ...
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investigator
noun[C]
uk
/ɪnˈves.tɪ.ɡeɪ.tər/us
/ɪnˈves.tə.ɡeɪ.t̬ɚ/
a person whose job is to examine a crime, problem, statement, etc. in order to discover ...
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(Definition offederalandinvestigatorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The targeted special agent was the leadfederalinvestigatoron many of the federal cases.
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Jimmy has no choice but to find a way to hand out the cash, and afederalinvestigatorreminds him that using lottery to give the 1000 dollars is illegal.
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He was convicted in 2010 of one count of lying to federal investigators.
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She subsequently gave contradictory accounts of this to federal investigators.
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The second step would compile reports from local, state, and federal investigators into one report the city could work from, to last approximately four months.
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This has been the subject of several subpoenas from federal investigators.
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Two employees are charged with obstruction of justice and for lying to federal investigators.
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New interviews were conducted following a fresh inquiry by a committee which included state and federal investigators.
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Federal investigators ultimately found no evidence of criminal activity.
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But federal investigators stepped in, and eventually a congressional subcommittee called a hearing.
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Federal investigators reported that they could find no evidence linking him to the letters.
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Then she says he told her to make up stories and lie to federal investigators about the true nature of their relationship.
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As of 2014, there are 1,100 federal investigators for 135 million workers in more than 7 million businesses.
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Acxiom's quick response in contacting federal investigators after determining there had been a network intrusion should serve as a model for others in similar circumstances.
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Holder said that the current laws placed major constraints on the ability of federal investigators and prosecutors to assist in these types of cases.
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Gremillion steered federal investigators away from the company, which he declared sound.
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