They waged a bloody war against him and his associates in the early 1990s.

As he began to win convictions, other men involved in corruption decided to testify against their associates.

Still, he was not sure if lawsuits against the governor and his associates had much potential.

Afterwards, they also began to be used against Greene and his associates.

Meanwhile, though, the corruption in City Hall led to a recall movement against him and his close associates.

At this time, Gravano decided to become a government witness and testified against his former associates.

Mr. Hussein will not go on trial until the cases against his associates have been completed.

The indictment was part a widening case against the Tollman family and its associates.

A special man, called an oblačar, would fight against them and their associates.

Their description of him as a subject but not a target in the inquiry suggests that they are trying to build a case against his associates.