unindicted coconspirator
noun
: a person who is named in an indictment as one who took part in a conspiracy to commit a crime but who is not charged in the indictment
The most famous, of course, is the Watergate grand jury's naming of President Richard Nixon as an unindicted co-conspirator in a conspiracy to cover up the Watergate burglary.—
James B. Jacobs
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The saga ended with a 2 1/2-year prison sentence for Avenatti, with federal prosecutors at one point identifying Geragos as an unindicted coconspirator.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2025
Clark was also listed as an unindicted coconspirator in the election fraud case against Trump in Washington, D.C.
Newsweek sought email comment from the Trump campaign, Clark, and Cannon's office on Tuesday.
—Sean O'Driscoll, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Federal prosecutors at the time named Banks an unindicted coconspirator.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2024
Trump is named as an unindicted coconspirator in a state-level indictment brought in that matter in April.
—The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2024
Waldron was listed as an unindicted coconspirator in Trump’s Georgia election-interference case.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2024
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2025
Clark was also listed as an unindicted coconspirator in the election fraud case against Trump in Washington, D.C.
Newsweek sought email comment from the Trump campaign, Clark, and Cannon's office on Tuesday.
—Sean O'Driscoll, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Federal prosecutors at the time named Banks an unindicted coconspirator.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2024
Trump is named as an unindicted coconspirator in a state-level indictment brought in that matter in April.
—The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2024
Waldron was listed as an unindicted coconspirator in Trump’s Georgia election-interference case.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2024
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“Unindicted coconspirator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unindicted%20coconspirator. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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