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• That's not what makes a person go out and commit a crime.
  — Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2022
• McGee is the latest person to be accused of using Grindr to commit a crime.
  — Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2021
• He is charged with 24 counts of animal cruelty and one count of threats to commit a crime.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2021
• But did Tosa — the Croatian who won tens of thousands from the Ritz and other casinos — even commit a crime?
  — Longreads, 14 Apr. 2023
• If someone tries to commit a crime, presumably the video camera will see all.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021
• The two teens were charged with armed robbery and threat to commit a crime, according to Boston Police.
  — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 28 July 2024
• Using a computer to commit a crime is a felony punishable by up to four years in prison and/or a $5,000 fine.
  — Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 19 Apr. 2024
• Among the charges were conspiracy to commit a crime and assault with a deadly weapon.
  — Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
• If that gun is used to commit a crime before the person turns 21, the co-signer would only be able to be held civilly liable.
  — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2022
• Muldoon has been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, threats to commit a crime and disturbing the peace.
  — David Matthews, New York Daily News, 26 Nov. 2024
• Where is the line between being determined to commit a crime and just wondering about the nature of crime?
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
• In the first dark hours of June 14, prosecutors say, the pious Boelter, 57, set out to commit a crime that would break a commandment.
  — Dan Barry, Twin Cities, 21 July 2025
• This year, he was charged with threatening to commit a crime with intent to terrorize.
  — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
• Any parting advice for collectors, or warnings for those in the art space who may be inclined to commit a crime?
  — Matt Stevens, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
• Were someone to commit a crime and blame an implant, how would the legal system determine fault?
  — New York Times, 12 May 2022
• More opportunities to earn a source of income would mean less of an urge to commit a crime to survive, Ardnt said.
  — Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 30 Sep. 2022
• Despite its law-breaking history, there’s no need to commit a crime to get your hands on this Streamline Moderne home.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
• The three were booked into jail on suspicion of burglary and conspiracy to commit a crime.
  — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2024
• At least, this is the argument given by Sorokin’s lawyer Todd Spodek, who in his opening statement claimed that Sorokin was not intending to commit a crime.
  — Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 11 Feb. 2022
• Whether Trump changed the status of the documents as president and therefore didn't commit a crime later is a question for a jury, Schultz said.
  — Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2024
• Burglary under state law requires a person to enter and remain in a building with an intent to commit a crime.
  — oregonlive, 21 July 2021
• It was found that Hessler did not commit a crime under Maryland law, according to the release, and he will not be prosecuted.
  — Kiersten Hacker, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2024
• Police searched the suspect’s apartment and car and arrested Reviere, 18, who in court Monday faced charges of murder and using a firearm to commit a crime.
  — Tim Chitwood Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, al, 15 Aug. 2022
• Dorantes was charged with burglary and conspiracy to commit a crime.
  — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
• The prosecution argued that there is no proof Arbery had committed or planned to commit a crime.
  — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 24 Nov. 2021
• The jury found Cobbs, the youngest defendant, not guilty of 24 of the 25 charges, convicting him only of conspiracy to commit a crime of violence.
  — Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 13 June 2023
• Under Colorado law, that means understanding the difference between right and wrong and being able to form the intent to commit a crime.
  — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 9 May 2023
• Green and Bivins were also charged with conspiracy to commit a crime and street gang conspiracy.
  — Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2022
• On June 13, she was charged with four counts of making a false report of a felony; six counts of using a computer to commit a crime; four counts of lying to a peace officer; and two counts of stalking.
  — Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 15 Aug. 2025
• Conspiracy charges mean that two or more persons agreed to commit a crime (in this case, wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering) and the defendant joined, knowing the purpose of the scheme and intending to help accomplish that purpose.
  — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025