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felony

noun as in crime

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A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted James, a Democrat, on charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution, both felonies, according to court documents.

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Sanchez is being charged with a level five felony of battery involving serious bodily injury and three misdemeanors — battery resulting in injury, unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication.

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Los Angeles police arrested Jackson on suspicion of felony assault last month, but he was released on $50,000 bail.

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Three of the alleged attackers have been charged with felony assault and special allegations of a hate crime, prosecutors said.

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On June 8, 2023, he was indicted on 37 felony counts in federal court in Miami.

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