Theft Of $2 Bottle Of Ketchup Leads To $200 Fine
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Theft Of $2 Bottle Of Ketchup Leads To $200 Fine
A former school board trustee has been fined $200 for the theft of a $2 bottle of ketchup.
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (May 27, 2009)--A former school board trustee from Santa Ana, Calif. has been fined about $200 for stealing a $2 bottle of ketchup from a college dining area, and he has also been sentenced to two years of informal probation.

Steve Rocco was convicted of misdemeanor petty theft for stealing a 14-ounce bottle of ketchup from a Chapman University dining area.

He says he'll appeal.

He said authorities planted the ketchup near his bicycle to make it look like a theft when, really, he was just recycling the bottle.

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