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petit larceny

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Recent Examples of petit larceny Roman Amatitla, 38, is facing multiple charges, including murder, arson, assault and petit larceny, police said. — Katie Houlis, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026 On April 25, the New York City Police Department arrested Pineda-Mogollon for petit larceny, DHS said. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 15 June 2025 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 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 See All Example Sentences for petit larceny

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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
Triana has four prior arrests on record, with charges including criminal mischief, petty larceny, criminal contempt and assault, cops said.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026

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Le Pen was sentenced in March 2025 to four years in prison, with two suspended, and a five-year ban on running for office, over her National Rally party’s alleged embezzlement of European Union funds.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2026
Turner was charged with three felony counts of embezzlement of more than $100,000 from L-Town Charities, based out of Denver, North Carolina.

— Mark Price July 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026

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