Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Theft
(Court opinion corrected 10/18/12.) Defendants were convicted of two counts of theft of over $100,000 from their employer; common allegation in counts was that Defendants intended to permanently deprive their employer of the use or benefit of funds it paid for the elevator work, from a company which Defendants had formed, without disclosure to employer. Whether a Defendant has that intent is determined only by the Defendant's actions, intended or performed, toward the owner's property, and does not depend on any value or ultimate pecuniary loss that Defendant gives or intends to give the owner. (McLAREN and ZENOFF, concurring.)