felony
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Police said Holloway also will be charged with failure to affix a tax stamp, another felony.
From Los Angeles Times
Paul Regan pleaded guilty to three felony charges of securities fraud following a series of Wall Street Journal articles in 2024 on the international financier and his mysterious high-yield investment offerings.
“She illegally re-entered the U.S. — a felony,” Homeland Security said.
From Los Angeles Times
Kirk was charged by federal prosecutors with a felony but offered a misdemeanor plea deal before the case went to trial.
From Los Angeles Times
Three grand juries declined to indict Reid for felony assault.
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