felony
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Six defendants, including then-congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh, were indicted on felony charges in October.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong, 64, of Marina del Rey agreed to plead guilty to one felony count of paying a person to register to vote, prosecutors announced Monday.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
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
“Reckon it be a felony, Mr. Van Dyke.”
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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