'Big Papa' Accused of Giving Stolen Gift
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MERRILLVILLE, Ind. - Instead of impressing "Honey Bunny" on Christmas morning with a 42-inch plasma television, "Big Papa" is facing a charge of theft.
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A top Democratic fundraiser wanted as a fugitive in California turned himself in Friday to face a grand theft charge.
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A longtime pastor charged with embezzling &#36;500,000 in parish funds allegedly spent the money on vacations, cars and gifts to friends, including a church worker who was given a BMW and whose mortgage, taxes and utilities were paid.
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A Gardena man is among 11 people charged in a federal investigation that led to the seizure of $87 million in counterfeit computer software, prosecutors announced Thursday.
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A man who inadvertently left Â£1,200 in an item of clothing he gave to a charity shop is told the money has been banked.
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Contractor charged with defrauding the company of $10 million. Also: Mass. man allegedly uses false identities to order parts.
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Take it to your mountaintop fortress, pop open some Chateau Lafite and hang it next to your other stolen masterpieces? Whenever a high-profile art theft occurs, rumors circulate that a scandalously rich collector has commissioned the crime.
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A man who purported to offer rare sports cards including that of baseball legend Mickey Mantle has been charged with defrauding eBay (EBAY.
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GREENSBURG, Pa. - A man accused of theft arrived for a preliminary hearing Thursday wearing a cardboard box on his head in an effort to conceal his identity.
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Police are trying to find the owner of more than 60,000 euros sent to a boy in Norfolk by mistake.
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Suspect accused of stealing and distributing source code over the Internet.
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ERIE, Pa. - A man on probation for stealing $361,000 from a business he co-owned has stolen from his new employer, police said. Patrick J. Leighton, 59, of Erie, stole $2,621 from a veterinary clinic while he was working as a manager in November, according to state police.
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By SEAN YOONG  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Two college students believed to be over-exuberant fans of "The Simpsons" stole a life-sized figurine of Homer Simpson from a cinema, but police tracked them down and forced them to return it Thursday.
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If the Goldman family has its way, it may soon own the sports memorabilia O.J. Simpson is accused of committing armed robbery to recover for himself. One man charged along with the former football star said Tuesday that the Las Vegas hotel room dispute seemed like a setup.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - Two brothers claiming to be faith healers were charged with grand theft for allegedly convincing clients they were cursed and would die unless they paid for expensive cleansing rituals, authorities said.
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Authorities announced one of the biggest counterfeit luxury-goods busts in U.S. history on Thursday, with the arrests of three New Yorkers on charges of importing fake items from China worth about $100 million had they been real.
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A German grandmother landed her 19-year-old grandson in trouble at the weekend by sending him a fake 100-euro note which he tried to spend, police said on Monday.