Grid risk stage codes

ACC

Accuse

A claim that someone or some organization has been involved in wrongdoing; usually reserved for accusations by formal government authorities but can also include accusations by one individual or organization against another.

ACQ

Acquit, Not Guilty, Pardon

To relieve/free someone from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty; found not guilty, pardoned.

ACT

Disciplinary, Regulatory Action

Used as a sub-event category for formal actions taken by regulating authorities; frequently seen paired with the risk code "REG."

ADT

Audit

An official examination of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.

ALL

Allege

A claim or assertion that someone has done something illegal or wrong.

APL

Appeal

To apply for a review of a case or issue to a higher tribunal, court, or judging authority.

ARB

Arbitration

The hearing and determining of a dispute or the settling of differences between parties by a person or persons chosen or agreed to by them.

ARN

Arraign

Call or bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge; appeared in court.

ART

Arrest

To seize a person by legal authority or warrant; take into custody; arrest warrant issued.

ASC

Associated with, Seen with.

Used when an individual or entity is associated with or close to a government official. For criminal, regulatory, or sanctions associations, used to denote association of an individual or entity not directly implicated in the activity but mentioned in the same article or document as the directly implicated entity and explicitly linked to the implicated entity.

CEN

Censure

To express severe or vehement disapproval of someone or something, typically in a formal statement.

CHG

Charged

In a criminal case, the specific statement of what crime the party is accused or charged with contained in the indictment or criminal complaint, summoned and cited.

CMP

Complaint Filed

The initial pleading that starts a lawsuit and sets forth the allegations made by the plaintiff against the defendant and the plaintiff's demand for relief; also, a document sworn to by a victim or police officer that sets forth a criminal violation and serves as the charging instrument by which charges are filed and judicial proceedings commenced against a defendant in court.

CNF

Confession

In the law of criminal evidence, a confession is a statement/admission by a suspect of a crime. This code will rarely be used. By the time something is reported in the Media, in most cases, law enforcement will already be investigating or have made an arrest.

CSP

Conspire

An agreement between two or more persons to engage jointly in an unlawful or criminal act, or an act that is innocent in itself but becomes unlawful when done by the combination of actors. Conspiracy is a crime separate from the criminal act for which it is developed. For example, one who conspires with another to commit burglary and actually commits the burglary, can be charged with both conspiracy to commit burglary and burglary.

CVT

Conviction

To find guilty of a crime after a trial; convicted; found guilty.

DEP

Deported

Expel (a foreigner) from a country, typically on the grounds of illegal status or for having committed a crime.

DMS

Dismissed

The termination of a legal proceeding by the judge, before a trial or hearing, typically on the grant of a motion to dismiss by the adverse party, or because the claimant failed to proceed with the action or comply with an order of the court, or because the claimant has agreed to end the proceeding.

EXP

Expelled

To dismiss or send away by authority; deprive of rights, membership, such as being expelled from membership in an organization or profession.

FIL

Fine - Less than $10,000 USD

For fines levied against individuals or organizations of less than $10,000. If the currency noted in a media article is anything but US dollars, use a currency converter to determine the US dollar amount. Lawsuit settlement with fine or penalty.

FIM

Fine - More than $10,000 USD

For fines levied against individuals or organizations of more than $10,000. If the currency noted in a media article is anything but US dollars, use a currency converter to determine the US dollar amount. Lawsuit settlement with fine or penalty.

GOV

Government Official

Used only for PEP records, for individuals holding senior political positions (PEP/GOV).

IND

Indict, Indictment

To charge with the commission of a crime or to make a formal accusation against a person or entity based on positive legal evidence usually said of the action of a grand jury.

LIN

Lien

A claim on the property of another as security for the payment of a just debt.

PLE

Plea

The response of a defendant to criminal charges, such as a plea of guilty or a plea of not guilty.

Guilty plea examples:

Not guilty plea.

PRB

Probe

Official investigation by government, law enforcement, or regulatory agency or body.

RVK

Revoked Registration

To take away someone's registration or privileges within an organization or by a regulatory body.

SAN

Sanction

Used largely with the WLT or REG risk code to denote a formal action by a government authority as a penalty for wrongful action.

SET

Settlement or Suit

An agreement that resolves a dispute or a lawsuit action brought to resolve a dispute, lawsuit filed/ sued for.

SEZ

Seizure

The forcible taking of property by a government law enforcement official from a person or organization suspected of violating the law or known to have violated the law.

SJT

Served Jail Time

Previous incarceration in a government-run prison or jail.

SPD

Suspended

Suspensions from licensed activities, regulated duties, or official positions, as a precursor to criminal charges or because of wrongdoing.

SPT

Suspected

A person or organization suspected to have committed a crime and who is, therefore, being investigated by a law enforcement organization or a regulating authority.

TRL

Trial

A judicial examination and determination of facts and legal issues arising between parties to a civil or criminal action. Can be used when a trial date has been scheduled, or a trial date will be scheduled at a later date only when no other code will fit.

WTD

Wanted

Generally used only with the FUG risk code for individuals who are wanted for a crime; a public announcement by a law enforcement agency that they desire to question or arrest some person.