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The welfare scandal came to light in 2020 when the former director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services, John Davis, was indicted on fraud and embezzlement charges alongside several others, including DiBiase's brother, former pro wrestler Brett DiBiase.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
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He was convicted in 2020 of charges including prostitution mediation and embezzlement.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
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But Magyar, a former Fidesz insider who has won over voters angered at a lack of growth, failing public services and a series of graft and child protection scandals, has built his brand with tours of town and village squares.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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The resulting collapse of campaign finance rules has combined with a resurgence in the sort of high-level self-dealing that was pervasive during the Gilded Age, when bribery and graft were common, and corporations used their wealth to secure monopolies, government subsidies, and other benefits.—
Daniel Weiner,
Time,
9 Mar. 2026
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If convicted, Brown faces up to four years in prison for each count of using a financial transaction device without consent, up to four years for larceny and up to four years for stealing a financial transaction device.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Maclean was arrested again on March 9 after police obtained a warrant charging her with first-degree computer crime and first-degree larceny.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 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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There is a direct line of misappropriation from the theory of natural selection to the eugenics of Nazism and Jim Crow.—
Charles Finch,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
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Forhan, who was the initial victim of the robbery, has been charged with firing a missile into a building and culpable negligence for inflicting harm.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Set during the Song Dynasty, the film stars Liu Fengchao as Xue Buyi, a disciplined but rigid constable who becomes the target of a conspiracy after being framed for a robbery.—
Faye Bradley,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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And such a misapplication cheapens it and robs it of its spiritual beauty and impact.—
James Coffin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
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This might trouble some as a misapplication of government authority — especially those who hold that property rights are too crucial to liberty to be violated.—
Kerry Jackson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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The Bible teaches that lying, stealing, adultery and coveting your neighbor’s property are sins.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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Base running isn’t confined to base stealing, either.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The ball pressure and thievery of Tomczak was crucial in Sandburg’s half-court pressure that generated more turnovers for Andrew with 16 than made baskets with 12.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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But Sweeney’s raid of the Toronto Maple Leafs of Minten and a 2026 first-rounder for Brandon Carlo may become his highest act of thievery.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Peculation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculation. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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