The directives mentioned also destroy jobs and constitute a theft of public property for the benefit of private interests.

Tymoshenko's group lost the elections precisely because ordinary people had had enough of widespread corruption and the theft of public property by certain public officials.

Vandalism for Profit A boom in scrap metal has brought a surge in theft of public property, from copper wiring to aluminum highway guard rails.

May 1971 - Iuliana Funzinschi - aggravated theft of public property and aggravated theft of private property.

The Court said then that citizen rights to honest government were too "intangible" to be covered by Federal fraud laws unless theft of public property, usually taxpayer funds, was involved.

These were replaced on March 1, 2011, with 22 charges, including aiding the enemy, wrongfully causing intelligence to be published on the Internet knowing that it was accessible to the enemy, theft of public property or records, and transmitting defense information.

If any one convict in a court of law a stranger or a slave of a theft of public property, let the court determine what punishment he shall suffer, or what penalty he shall pay, bearing in mind that he is probably not incurable.