They were charged with property destruction, looting, and criminal association.

He has not been charged with a crime, but is suspected of corruption and criminal association, prosecutors said.

Having criminal associations or a history of domestic violence almost always lead to a licence being declined.

Aldrete was convicted of criminal association in 1990 and jailed for six years.

This was the first time that a band had been called a criminal association by the highest federal court.

As a result, many judges had not considered the Mafia a criminal association.

"And would this condition explain his recent criminal associations?"

Investigations have been opened into nearly 80 members for suspected criminal association.

Two days later in Paris he was charged with criminal association and arms offences.

The group are expected to be placed under judicial investigation for "criminal association with a terrorist organization."