Here's how indictments work in the United States' legal system.
Briefly

An indictment, whether it is handed up in federal or state court, is a formal accusation not a conviction and it is among the first moves a prosecutor can make to bring a case to trial.When a person is indicted in a criminal court in the United States, it means that a grand jury composed of residents chosen at random believed there was enough evidence to charge that person with a crime.
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