1.   Jones and Smith looks like a simple theft case and the defendants should be so charged.

2.   Is there a moral difference between the spoils of war and art that has been acquired through corruption or intimidation or simple theft?

3.   FBI and Justice Department officials are still trying to determine if a federal statute has been violated or if it points to a state violation such as simple theft.

4.   If charged with simple theft Raven faces a maximum three years jail term or a fine.

5.   Prosecutors were considering whether to charge him with simple theft, or with theft and causing bodily injury.

6.   Many people blame police inefficiency for the upsurge of mob justice, saying the police do not act quickly enough to stop armed robberies or simple thefts.

7.   Punishment is draconian and ranging from a few months for a simple theft to seven years for burglary.