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"If Mr Hearn can be charged with a felony for touching the Reflecting Pool, every American is at risk", said Norm Eisen, one of Hearn's attorneys, speaking outside the courthouse on Thursday.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

Voting in an election when the voter is ineligible is a second-degree felony under Texas law and is punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

Hearn was charged with felony destruction of property over $1,000 in the Superior Court of D.C.; he faces a sentence of 10 years in prison if convicted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

A former US Olympian accused of vandalizing Washington's newly renovated Reflecting Pool was charged on Thursday with a felony and could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted, a federal prosecutor said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

But then the day before they will call and tell me don’t come in—because you have a felony.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

The titular crime in “The Kidnapping of Arabella” isn’t exactly one of history’s great felonies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

Peters, 70, was convicted on multiple criminal counts, four of them felonies, for conspiring to let an unauthorized person access supposedly compromised voting equipment.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

Such charges are often treated as misdemeanors rather than felonies, meaning lighter sentences if convicted.

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

Menkem pointed out that under Cameroonian law, the minimum sentence for felonies such as murder and arson is 10 years.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

Restorative justice is sometimes used in Alameda County as an alternative to criminal court for juveniles accused of felonies, a process known as diversion because the accused is diverted away from criminal court.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater