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Organized Crime In The New Millennium

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Aggravating circumstances (10 to 20 years): when the consequences are<br />

extremely grave and affect public institutions or the material stolen is worth over<br />

200,000 RON (approximately US$80,000).<br />

United Kingdom<br />

England and Wales<br />

<strong>In</strong> England and Wales, theft is a statutory offence, created by section 1(1) of the <strong>The</strong>ft<br />

Act 1968. This offence replaces the former offences of larceny, embezzlement and<br />

fraudulent conversion.<br />

<strong>The</strong> marginal note to section 1 of the <strong>The</strong>ft Act 1968 describes it as a "basic definition"<br />

of theft. Sections 1(1) and (2) provide:<br />

1.-(1) A person is guilty of theft, if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to<br />

another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it; and "thief" and "steal"<br />

shall be construed accordingly.<br />

(2) It is immaterial whether the appropriation is made with a view to gain, or is made for<br />

the thief’s own benefit.<br />

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