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Rappa has been charged with two counts of embezzlement or misapplication by a fiduciary, two counts of larceny over $1,200, and the unauthorized practice of law.—
Riley Rourke,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026 -
He and his business partner had been locked in a blistering dispute about embezzlement.—
Kate Crane,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
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Cadaveric bones have also been recycled in dental grafts.—
Theara Coleman,
TheWeek,
7 Apr. 2026
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The investigation began in October 2025 when Cooper reported that a large number of Medtronic Infuse bone graft devices and other medical supplies were missing.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Rappa has been charged with two counts of embezzlement or misapplication by a fiduciary, two counts of larceny over $1,200, and the unauthorized practice of law.—
Riley Rourke,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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He was arrested earlier this year for larceny, Us Weekly and TMZ report, and in 2024 for a misdemeanor DUI.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Gastineau raises several claims, including breach of contract and misappropriation of his NIL.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Jurors in that case were told about the Lion Air misappropriation.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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But the Knicks went 1-3 against the Pistons last year before beating them in six games in the first round last season — a series the Pistons remember vividly as a robbery of epic proportions.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Alexander William Schecter, 26, was charged with kidnapping to commit another crime, first-degree residential robbery, two counts of forcible oral copulation and forcible rape, all of which are felonies, according to a news release shared by the DA's Office.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Rappa has been charged with two counts of embezzlement or misapplication by a fiduciary, two counts of larceny over $1,200, and the unauthorized practice of law.—
Riley Rourke,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Teams are required to demonstrate that there was a misapplication of the official playing rules, as opposed to an error in judgment by game officials, according to the NBA.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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Critics singled out her performance as scene-stealing.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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By this token, the politician who steals scraps of another’s rhetoric (even if the actual stealing is performed by speechwriters) is derided as if he had been found watching pornography.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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Planning and thievery on this scale bespeaks a ring of metal poaching.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Unlike Coop, whose thievery is driven by financial desperation, Hamm’s hypothetical motivation is pure mischief.—
Ryan Brennan
April 1,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Peculation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculation. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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