Saturday, October 25, 2014

You steal money then buy a house with the stolen money. The house is in your name according to county records. Can you be charged with recei...

Question

You steal money then buy a house with the stolen money. The house is in your name according to county records. Can you be charged with receiving stolen property for living in or owning the house or just charged with theft/embezzlement of the money itself?



Answer

You didn't steal the house, you stole the money. So, the theft would be of the money. Of course, the house would now be subject to forfeiture.



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