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Legalbrief   |   your legal news hub Wednesday 01 July 2026

Identical twins face embezzlement charges

Identical twins have been charged with stealing thousands of dollars from separate employers during roughly the same two-year span, notes a report in The Washington Post.

A judge sentenced Patricia Young-Rynearson to three years in prison for embezzling about $70 000 from her employer, Sofa Select. Kathleen Young-Eperjesi, meanwhile, faces an October 22 trial on counts of forgery and theft. She has pleaded not guilty to charges that she stole more than $54 000 from Granger Irrigation Inc. Young-Rynearson struggled to answer when the judge repeatedly asked her why she started stealing money from the furniture and interior design store. Prosecutors say Young-Eperjesi, of Lakeville, who had done most of the bookkeeping for Granger Irrigation, wrote more than $40 000 in cheques to herself for her own personal expenses, without the company\'s consent. Full report in The Washington Post