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While in court, Finn was concurrently charged with two counts of shoplifting, theft at a dwelling and possession of methamphetamine utensils, according to The Press.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025 -
But some of the initial videos posted to the app, including one that depicts OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shoplifting, have sparked debates about its utility, potential for harm and legality.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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In a high-profile, three-month-long trial, prosecutors alleged that Sarkozy funneled millions of dollars from the Libyan government into his campaign coffers; he was acquitted of further charges of embezzlement and corruption.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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According to the criminal complaint, on June 28, 2024, someone from Ruder Ware Business Attorneys contacted the Marshfield Police Department about the possible embezzlement of money from Ronald McDonald House Charities of Marshfield by Pederson.—
Karen Madden,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Hamas later released footage of his kidnapping.—
Itay Stern,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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These tendencies are most consequential in the kidnapping scene, a gnarled set piece that, in its planning and execution, seems to defy even dream logic.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
8 Oct. 2025
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The story is based on the true case of the abduction in Israel of a seven-year-old Jewish boy, Yossele Schumacher, by his ultra-Orthodox grandfather in the early 1960s, to prevent him from being raised as a secular Jew by his parents.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
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The sequence that ends in her abduction and killing is entirely fabricated by the show.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Pilferage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilferage. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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