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petit larceny

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Recent Examples of petit larceny On Wednesday, according to WTVR-TV, the Commonwealth’s Attorney urged the judge to deny bond citing Coleman’s criminal history of drug possession and selling convictions, petit larceny conviction, and several failures to appear dating back to 2002. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026 On October 11, 2023, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) charged him with felony grand larceny, petit larceny and reckless driving. — Dan Gooding billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025 Meanwhile, the felony burglary and petit larceny charges were both dismissed without prejudice. — Caroline Blair, People.com, 23 June 2025 On April 25, the New York City Police Department arrested Pineda-Mogollon for petit larceny, DHS said. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 15 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for petit larceny

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Cops described him as emotionally disturbed, although his only prior interaction with NYPD cops was an arrest for petty larceny last month in the Bronx, officials said.

— Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026
Officers with the New York Police Department (NYPD) were initially attempting to arrest the man on charges of petty larceny in Harlem, the NYPD told Fox News Digital.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026

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Daniel Elie Bouaziz, who owned two galleries in Palm Beach County, had pleaded guilty to a single count of money laundering, while prosecutors agreed to drop 16 other counts related to fraud and embezzlement.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Earlier this month, Horton pleaded guilty to wire fraud, embezzlement, and tax charges stemming from his time at District 65.

— Lauren Victory, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

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