Notable Cases
In 1897, accused murderer, Lizzie Borden again got media attention when she was accused of shoplifting.
In 1937, French writer and political activist Jean Genet was arrested for shoplifting a dozen handkerchiefs from the department store Samaritaine, in Paris. Genet frequently stole from shops throughout his life, including alcohol, bolts of linen, books and suits.
In 2001, actress Winona Ryder was arrested for shoplifting at Saks Fifth Avenue department store in Beverly Hills, California. Ryder was eventually convicted of misdemeanor theft and vandalism and will be eligible for expungement of the conviction after finishing probation. Ryder was originally convicted by a jury of felony larceny/vandalism and was sentenced in a nationally televised California Superior Court proceeding in December 2002.
In August 2010, Rudy Giuliani's daughter Caroline was arrested for stealing five beauty items worth about $100 from a Sephora store in Manhattan. She was later offered a dismissal in return for a day of community service and six months without a further offense. Ironically, Rudy Giuliani - a former Republican candidate for President, former Mayor of New York City, and former United States Attorney - is known in the law enforcement community for being a proponent of zero tolerance, where police are told to arrest petty criminals as a way to deter major crimes.
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