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the action of forging or producing a copy of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art. http://news.wsiu.org/post/marion-police-search-forgery-suspect#stream/0

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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) -- Mark Whitaker will see no jail time for felony forgery.

The Portsmouth councilman went before a judge Wednesday morning for a sentencing hearing. This comes after a jury convicted him in July on three counts of felony forgery.

Prosecutors said he forged loan documents for $35,000 to demolish a drug-infested apartment complex across from New Bethel Baptist Church where Whitaker is a pastor.

Judge Harold Burgess Jr. upheld a jury's verdict that Whitaker is guilty of three felony counts of forgery.

Whitaker's legal team had asked for the verdicts to be set aside and dropped because they argued the jury got the law wrong that led to conviction.

The jury recommended $2,500 for each of the three felony convictions, so on Wednesday, Judge Burgess sentenced Whitaker to pay $7,500, but spared him any jail time.

Councilman Whitaker was first indicted in April 2017, and Wednesday it came full circle. He is required by a new state law to be suspended from city council pending his appeal. His pay goes into an escrow account.

10 On Your Side asked Whitaker what he plans to do about his suspension, "I plan on living the way I live, and I will be at the next city council meeting. I most certainly will, and I will serve until I am told by my lawyers otherwise."

10 On Your Side was first to report his name has been removed from the city website as a councilman.

He is also on the ballot and is running for re-election, but efforts are already underway to let voters know due to his felony convictions he is no longer eligible to hold elected office.

His legal team disagrees and insists it will be easy for Whitaker to get his civil rights restored. He remains on the ballot, and insists he will win.

Whitaker stood in front of the Portsmouth Judicial Center with his family after the judge's decision, "I want to make sure I am clear about this in letting you know what we have done, we will continue to do, and that is stand for what is right. This is all about trying to silence my voice, and my voice will not be silenced, and I am not intimidated. As I have told you on council I am not intimidated by white supremacy nor by black inferiority."

Whitaker left the courthouse defiant, and maintaining he did nothing wrong.

"In no regard am I deterred from doing what I am doing, or going through this. I feel a sense of righteousness and in that sense I have stood for the truth."

A diverse jury of his peers disagreed, finding Whitaker guilty of forgery. "There was no forgery in this case. There were no victims in this case. What we did was to improve our community to take blight out of it, to use funds that were appropriate to use from our credit union ... we were cleaning up drugs in the neighborhood and prostitution," Whitaker said.

Whitaker named names in who he blames for his legal predicament.

Their goal was to remove me from council, and the investigation began with his political enemy, former Sheriff Bill Watson.

According to Whitaker's attorney Jon Babineau, the official noting of the felony convictions will likely be next week, "Once the judge signs the order and it is entered on the record in the clerks office of the Circuit Court then the conviction is memorialized, so between now and then there is no conviction order in place."

How does this impact Whitakers November re-election bid?

"Since Dr. Whitaker is not sentenced to any incarceration, he is not on probation, so he can have civil rights resorted immediately which means he is eligible to be in elective office, and to run for elective office," Babineau said.

Whitaker also noted the possible plea agreement that would have made all this go away.

"They went from 20 felonies to one misdemeanor. I rejected it because I refused to admit to something I know I didn't do."

Whitaker says he is also buoyed by the support he sees in the community, "I have been in the mall, in the store, black, white, Jew, gentile, protestant, Catholic they all come up to me and say 'thank you for what you are doing,' and I will continue to do that."

Whitaker says that feedback plays into the November election, which he says will take care of itself.

"I am going to continue to move forward. This does not dishearten me. In fact, it empowers me. I must have been a major threat for this type of action.

Whitaker stood for 23 minutes taking questions talking about being a family man, alongside his son behind him, and his father, Bishop James Whitaker, to his right who stood up for his son.

"I am so glad he has not bowed or bend and stands up for righteousness, segregation, and wickedness and we are going to fight and stay on the battlefield as long as God gives us breath," Bishop Whitaker said.

His son, Mark Whitaker, responded, "amen, amen."

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Mark Whitaker to serve no jail time for felony forgery

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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) -- Mark Whitaker will see no jail time for felony forgery. The Portsmouth councilman went before a judge Wednesday morning for a sentencing hearing. This comes after a jury convicted him in July on three counts of felony forgery.

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theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one's trust or belonging to one's employer. http://catholicherald.co.uk/news/2018/08/08/trial-postponed-for-priest-accused-of-embezzling-more-than-5-million/

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A person commits burglary when without authority he or she knowingly enters or without authority remains within a building, housetrailer, watercraft, aircraft, motor vehicle, railroad car, or any part thereof, with intent to commit therein a felony or theft. This offense shall not include the offenses set out in Section 4-102 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. http://www.davidshapiro.com/burglary

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STEVENS POINT - Charges were filed this week in Portage County Circuit Court against two teens suspected of burglarizing the same Plover convenience store twice in three days.

Thie S. Tomarkin and Brodie L. Eide, both of whom are 17 and living in a group home in Plover, also destroyed a dumpster when Tomarkin burned their clothes after the first burglary, according to court documents.

Eide used a rock to break a window in the door at Plover Express Mart, 2621 Plover Road, at 12:40 a.m. Sept. 15, according court documents. The two teens then went into the store, went behind the counter and took cartons of cigarettes and put them in their bags, according to records, and also took a couple of bottles of alcohol.

An employee of the business called police when he arrived at Plover Express Mart at 3:55 a.m. and found the glass in a door broken. Police watched a video of the burglary and learned it took about a minute for the two teens to break into the store, get the items they wanted and leave, according to court documents.

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The two teens used another rock to break the glass in the Plover Express Mart's second door at 1:21 a.m. Sept. 17, according to court documents. Eide and Tomarkin again took cartons of cigarettes and bottles of alcohol, according to documents. They also took beef jerky and a pair of sunglasses from the business.

A store manager was able to identify Eide and Tomarkin from the store's surveillance video, according to court documents. The store manager said the first burglary cost the business $1,127.12.

When police talked to Eide, he said, after the first burglary, he gave Tomarkin a can of lighter fluid Eide had bought about a month earlier. Tomarkin took the clothes the two teens had worn when committing the first burglary two a nearby dumpster and burned them, according to court documents. The fire destroyed the $600 dumpster and damaged the asphalt underneath it, according to court documents.

Eide and Tomarkin both are charged with two counts of burglary, two counts of misdemeanor theft, two counts of being a party to the crime of criminal damage to property and one count of being a party to the crime of arson of property other than a building. If convicted of all counts, both face a maximum sentence of 31.5 years in prison.

Portage County Circuit Judge Thomas Eagon set a $2,500 signature bond for each of the teens on Sept. 19. They are scheduled to make their next court appearances Monday.

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Two Plover teens charged with burglary, arson

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STEVENS POINT - Charges were filed this week in Portage County Circuit Court against two teens suspected of burglarizing the same Plover convenience store twice in three days. Thie S. Tomarkin and Brodie L. Eide, both of whom are 17 and living in a group home in Plover, also destroyed a dumpster when Tomarkin burned their clothes after the first burglary, according to court documents.

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A person commits arson when, by means of fire or explosive, he or she has the intent. https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/arsonist-martin-pang-to-be-released-a-q-and-a-about-arson-that-killed-four-seattle-firefighters/841240851

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(a) Robbery. A person commits robbery when he or she knowingly takes property, except a motor vehicle covered by Section 18-3 or 18-4, from the person or presence of another by the use of force or by threatening the imminent use of force. https://nypost.com/2018/06/22/bank-robbery-suspect-might-be-the-dumbest-crook-ever/

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Two suspects were arrested on suspicion of armed robbery Wednesday night, according to Lt. Todd Kleisner.

Police responded at 9:47 p.m. Wednesday to the Dollar General at 2200 W. Court St. Two masked suspects entered the store and pointed guns at the clerk demanding money. The robbers made off with some cash, according to Lt. Kleisner.

Police made a traffic stop later last night and determined one of the passengers was a suspect after investigation. The suspect was taken into custody.

According to police, the other passengers implicated another suspect who was also arrested.

Both suspects were taken to Rock County Jail. The investigation remains on-going.

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Traffic stop leads to armed robbery arrests

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Two suspects were arrested on suspicion of armed robbery Wednesday night, according to Lt. Todd Kleisner. Police responded at 9:47 p.m. Wednesday to the Dollar General at 2200 W. Court St. Two masked suspects entered the store and pointed guns at the clerk demanding money. The robbers made off with some cash, according to Lt.

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Action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property. https://www.wsaw.com/content/news/2-months-since-vandalism-in-Merrill-cemeteries-and-still-no-arrests-494432211.html

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the practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats.
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Jonathan Todd Jackson, 41, is due back in court Oct. 29.

The man accused of trying to extort Kevin Hart with a sex tape made without the actor's knowledge pleaded not guilty to the charges on Monday, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office.

Jonathan Todd Jackson, 41, was charged in May with one felony count each of attempted extortion and extortion by threatening letter.

The charges stem from Jackson allegedly trying to extort the actor and comedian for an undisclosed amount between Aug. 25 and Aug. 30 of last year.

Jackson, according to authorities, allegedly possessed a videotape of the actor engaged in sexual activities with a woman - not his wife - in Las Vegas. When Hart refused to pay, Jackson allegedly tried to sell the recording to numerous celebrity news websites, prosecutors said.

Following the incident, Hart posted an apology video on Instagram: "I'm at a place in my life where I feel like I have a target on my back. And because of that, I should make smart decisions. And recently, I didn't. I'm not perfect."

Jackson is due back in court Oct. 29. If convicted as charged, he faces a possible maximum sentence of four years in county jail.

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Man Charged in Extortion Plot Against Kevin Hart Pleads Not Guilty

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The man accused of trying to extort Kevin Hart with a sex tape made without the actor's knowledge pleaded not guilty to the charges on Monday, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office. Jonathan Todd Jackson, 41, was charged in May with one felony count each of attempted extortion and extortion by threatening letter.

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Theft of personal property.
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