felony
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Eileen Wang, 58 - the mayor of Arcadia - agreed to plead guilty to the felony count and Arcadia City Council said she resigned from her post on Monday.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
She added more that 2,000 years to the sentence -- the maximum allowed for each felony he was charged with.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Just this past week, Hsiung’s profile grew when a California appeals court reversed his 2023 felony conviction for helping to take 37 hens from an egg farm.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Despite already being on felony probation, Mattson was released from custody less than two hours later after the Sacramento County probation department declined to issue a hold on him, authorities said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
He would be told that, if he pleads guilty to a felony, he will be deemed “unfit” for jury service and automatically excluded from juries for the rest of his life.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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