This week, at a hearing in Washington, he accused federal regulators of ignoring his state's predicament.

In a British parliamentary inquiry in 2012, the Environmental Audit Committee accused European regulators of ignoring evidence of imidacloprid risk to bees.

The critics have accused regulators of exceeding their authority in completing the transactions and substantially increasing the amount taxpayers will have to pay.

Some banking experts stop short of accusing regulators of bending the rules to avoid closing banks.

Greenpeace, for instance, has accused medical officials and Federal regulators of not keeping close track of people with plutonium-powered heart pacemakers.

These supporters have accused regulators of acting capriciously in unveiling their proposals, and limiting or even eliminating the public comment period.

Mr. Keating, who has accused regulators of having a vendetta against him, faces several lawsuits and investigations.

But some members of Congress criticized Cravath's fees today and accused regulators of wasting taxpayer money.

Last week, Sir Philip said that he had not acted improperly during his tenure at the company and he accused British regulators of violating his rights.

Carl Sandburg, then better known as a journalist than a poet, wrote an angry account accusing regulators of turning a blind eye to safety issues.