open a formal investigation into(James Brown Lawyer Speaks Out Amid Potential Death Investigation Buddy Dallas, former attorney for the late singer, released a statement after an Atlanta prosecutor said they were considering opening a formal investigation into Brown's death.4uzhoj)
bring criminal charges(The department of justice in the US is still reviewing whether to bring criminal charges over the Deepwater Explorer accident in which 11 oil workers were killed and miles of coastline polluted.В.И.Макаров)
bring a criminal case(в отношении – against: The OFT [the Office of Fair Trading] has brought a criminal case against four British Airways executives (three no longer with the airline), accusing them of dishonestly conspiring with Branson's Virgin Atlantic to fix the price of fuel surcharges – by Alistair OsborneTamerlane)
lay criminal charges(We also refer investigations to the Queensland Police Service where appropriate, which may result in criminal charges being laid.4uzhoj)
open a criminal investigation(Prosecutors in Moscow have opened a criminal investigation into anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny, in what the blogger said was revenge for his exposes of alleged fraud at Russian state companies. TG Alexander Demidov)
