Ga. man sentenced for stealing from Building 19
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THE REGION A Georgia man was sentenced to three years of probation, fined $5,000, and ordered to perform 150 hours of community service for his involvement in a scheme to steal more than $4 million from Building 19, a discount retail chain based in Hingham. Michael Brown, 63, pleaded guilty to six counts of larceny and three counts of conspiracy ...
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INDIANAPOLIS -- A man who hit former Indiana Pacers guard Stephen Jackson with a car during a fight outside a strip club last fall was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison.
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A Portland man was sentenced to six months in federal prison for breaking into a NASA computer systems in 2001 and causing more than &#36;200,000 in damage.
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NORCROSS, Ga. - A man robbed a bank armed with a broken beer bottle, then stole a car and caused at least five accidents Tuesday as he was chased toward Atlanta along Interstate 85, Gwinnett County Police said.
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By ANN SANNER  WASHINGTON - A 59-year-old man was sentenced Monday to 8 1/2 years in prison on charges stemming from his use of stolen identities in an attempt to acquire more than $100,000 in payments intended for victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
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Police say they found $19 million in cash under the floorboards of a house in Cali on Saturday.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jan. 31--DURHAM -- A man was arrested Monday night and charged with robbing the downtown Mechanics & Farmers Bank last week.
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MILWAUKEE - This thief may want to rethink his approach. Police arrested a 49-year-old man for allegedly stealing several large pieces of equipment from a lumber yard after detectives followed drag marks to his house...
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CLEVELAND, Tenn. - Stolen: A cardboard likeness of President Bush and a bottle of Jack Daniel's whiskey.  Kevin Hair reported to police that he returned to his apartment Sunday and first noticed some furniture had been rearranged.
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The former chief executive of Brocade Communications Systems Inc. was sentenced on Wednesday to 21 months in prison for orchestrating a scheme to tamper with financial records of stock options the company offered.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - A thief used a hook and line not to snag fish, but to remove bags of cash from a bank's night deposit box, police said.  Police would not say how much money they believe was taken, but think the thief made off with 11 deposit bags, Bloomington police Sgt.
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Two former employees were arrested Wednesday for allegedly stealing more than &#36;1.9 million from the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce though a check-altering scheme.
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A former Lockheed Martin Corp. employee who stole $160,000 from the company's political fund was sentenced Tuesday to 16 months in prison.
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ZAGREB, Croatia - A man who robbed 26 stores and betting offices over a nine-month period was tracked down by police because he was nice to his victims.
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GREENWOOD, Ind. - Police were searching for a man who gave a $20 tip to a gas station clerk he had just held up. Police were distributing surveillance camera photographs taken during the Nov. 4 robbery of the gas station convenience store in Greenwood, just south of Indianapolis.
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NOVATO, Calif. - A man was convicted of various theft charges, after prosecutors say he stole computers from the courthouse while he was on trial for computer theft.
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A German banker who stole money from  rich clients to help poor ones has been sentenced to two years  and 10 months in prison, a court said Thursday. The  45-year-old, dubbed by German media as a modern day Robin Hood,  diverted 2.1 million euros ($2.79 million) to clients he felt  were needy while holding a senior position at a savings bank in  the southern region of Tauberfranken.