1.   If accepted by the jury, the allegations could lead to the first criminal charges against the industry relating to smuggling.

2.   Widespread allegations of corruption led to increasing factionalism within his government and party.

3.   Allegations of corruption led to the dismissal of at least one compensation judge.

4.   Her allegation led to the resignation of Jerry Franzmeier, a Peoria fire captain accused of sparking the scandal by setting up the camera.

5.   His allegations led to the resignation of Auburn coach Pat Dye and a two-year NCAA probation for the school.

6.   If the allegations against Spagnolia lead to his dismissal, they will punctuate an unconventional priestly career that has little regard for hierarchy in a supremely hierarchical institution.

7.   It may indeed be past his time, but it would be unfortunate if these allegations lead to the end of an era.

8.   Legal experts here had said that such uncorroborated allegations rarely lead to convictions.

9.   Nor did he know the troubled histories or backgrounds of lying about sex-abuse of some of the other children whose allegations led to arrests.

10.   That allegation could lead to the broadest examination yet of campaign finances in both parties, if Reno chooses.